# Last original Lynyrd Skynyrd bandmember, Gary Rossington, has passed away **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death, music\ **Created:** [March 6, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784 "2023-03-06T15:19:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784/1 "2023-03-06T15:19:13Z")
[I was really hoping someone else would start this thread.](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/entertainment/lynyrd-skynyrd-guitarist-gary-rossington-dies/index.html) because I want to remain respectful and not make a tasteless joke about the longest Final Destination movie ever. Yet here I am. RIP, Gary. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784/2 "2023-03-06T15:29:48Z")
In another life (when I was like 13) I thought Allen Collins and Rossington’s guitar work on “Free Bird” was the greatest thing ever put on a record. My tastes have changed but I can’t say the man or his band never gave me joy. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784/3 "2023-03-06T16:09:09Z")
I used to live in (and still live near) Jacksonville, Fl, hometown of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Needless to say, they and their music have always figured large in these parts (rightfully so). They’ve often been spotted around town, staying close to their roots. Hard to find a biker bar that doesn’t feature Skynyrd prominently on their playlist. Jax mourned long and hard after the plane crash that killed Van Zant, Steve Gaines, and backup singer Cassie Gaines, and seriously injured the rest of the band. Freebird and Sweet Home Alabama are still kick-ass Southern Rock songs! RIP Gary Rossington Here’s a nice tribute to the band: > **[Lynyrd Skynyrd Historic Sites in and Around Jacksonville](https://patfitzhugh.wordpress.com/2020/10/20/lynyrd-skynyrd-historic-sites-in-and-around-jacksonville/)** > > Jacksonville, Florida historic sites associated with the Lynyrd Skynyrd band. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6GxWmSVv-cY/hqdefault.jpg "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GxWmSVv-cY) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QxIWDmmqZzY/hqdefault.jpg "Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird - 7/2/1977 - Oakland Coliseum Stadium (Official)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxIWDmmqZzY) ---
**Author:** ![mtnmatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@mtnmatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mtnmatt)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784/4 "2023-03-06T18:15:33Z")
One More from the Road was huge when I was in 8th grade and I was really into Skynyrd and all the Southern Rock bands that came out of that era, seeing many of them when they came through the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ, but missed Skynyrd (I think I saw Ronnie’s brother front Rossington/Collins band). I thought I knew most of the story, but really enjoyed the documentary on Netflix: > **[Watch If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd | Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/80993413)** > > Using interviews and archival footage, this documentary charts the story of the legendary Southern rockers with a focus on front man Ronnie Van Zant. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784/5 "2023-03-06T20:30:00Z")
Artimus Pyle wasn’t a founding member but he joined in 1974. He went for help after the plane crash. Artimus first session was Saturday Night Special on the third album _Nuthin’ Fancy_. Gary and Ed were fantastic on guitar. Both gone now. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-original-lynyrd-skynyrd-bandmember-gary-rossington-has-passed-away/980784/6 "2023-03-06T23:58:35Z")
We’re all hearing the song in our heads now.