Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died, the band announced on their official Facebook page Sunday evening. He was 71. "It is with ...

The band released a statement on Facebook about Rossington’s death. “Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty like he always does,” the statement said.

The guitarist played on several tracks for the Rolling Stones and was one of the "swampers" at the Muscle Shoals studio.

Wayne Perkins, an iconic guitar player who helped influence bands likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd and The Rolling Stones, has died. He was 74. Perkins died on Monday in a Birmingham, Alabama hospital. His ...

Taking a glance at his career as a studio musician, Perkins caught the attention of the Rolling Stones after Eric Clapton ...

They might have been dominating charts since 1964 but some Lynyrd Skynyrd fans still have no clue what the rock band's name actually means. Founded in Jacksonville, Florida, the group initially ...

Lynyrd Skynyrd has added more dates to its 2026 tour, extending its live schedule beyond the previously announced Double Trouble Double Vision Tour with Foreigner. The Southern rock icons will also ...

Before his death in March 2023, Gary Rossington — the last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd — told his bandmates that he wanted the legendary Southern rock group to live on. "He knew his health was ...

The Alabama-born guitarist recorded with Bob Marley and the Wailers on Catch a Fire and Joni Mitchell on Court and Spark ...