Survivors formed the Rossington Collins Band, which had several hits before Lynyrd Skynyrd came back together in 1987 for a tribute tour with Johnny Van Zant as the lead singer.

Guitarist and songwriter Gary Rossington, the last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, who survived their 1977 plane crash and played with the band until this year, died Sunday. He was 71. “It is ...

Gary Rossington playing with Lynyrd Skynyrd at the Fox Theater in Atlanta in 1976, a year before a plane crash killed three band members. Tom Hill/WireImage, via Getty Images ...

Gary Rossington, the lead guitarist and the last surviving founding member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, known for hits such as “Free Bird” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” died March ...

WASHINGTON — Gary Rossington, a founding member and guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Sunday at the age 71. The band confirmed Rossington's death on its official Facebook page ...

Gary Rossington, the guitarist for legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 71. The band posted a statement confirming Rossington’s death on its verified Facebook ...