The final original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gary Rossington, passed away at age 71.

 Gary Rossington, the lead guitarist and the final surviving original member of the rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd, passed away on March 5. The group was well-known for songs like "Free Bird" and "Sweet Home Alabama," which helped popularize the sound of the American South. He was 71



Agent Ken Levitan, who confirmed his death, claimed he was unable to share information regarding the circumstances surrounding his passing.


In a statement shared on social media, the band claimed that their "brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist" was now in heaven with his Skynyrd brothers and family and "playing it pretty, as he always does."


One of the original three who started Lynyrd Skynyrd in the 1960s, Robert Burns Jr., died in a collision in 2015 after his car hit a tree. In 1977, an aircraft disaster claimed the lives of guitarist Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines, and another founding member, Ronnie Van Zant. Although being hurt in the collision, Mr. Rossington lived.


According to the band's website, Messrs. Rossington, Burns, and Van Zant met during the summer of 1964. After they met while playing on opposing baseball teams in Jacksonville, Florida, they decided to form a band after a "impromptu afternoon jam session," first going by the moniker My Backyard, then the Noble Five (by this time Allen Collins and Larry Junstrom had joined), and finally the One Percent.In 1969, they finally took on the name Lynyrd Skynyrd. The band's name was partially inspired by Leonard Skinner, a physical education instructor who forbade boys from having long hair.


The group is still on tour. It was scheduled to play at a festival in Florida the following week, but it wasn't immediately apparent whether Mr. Rossington's passing—he was still an active member—would cause that concert to be postponed.



"We're still standing, still keeping the music going," Mr. Rossington was quoted as saying on the band's website. "We wanted to preserve the name proud and do the guys who aren't with us any more proud," said the group.


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