Rossington did not make any apologies for keeping the group going, years after he became the last original member to be part of the lineup. “Me, Allen [Collins] and Ronnie started this band with ...

Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on August 31, 1991 in Mountain View, California. (Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Gary Rossington, the guitarist for ...

That’s the electric guitar the late musician used to play "Free Bird" right up until Skynyrd's tragic plane crash in 1977, and then during his subsequent tenure with the Rossington Collins Band.

“Just that she’s a great, great singer. Back when we stared the Rossington-Collins Band we didn’t want to get another male singer right off the bat and start playing because it would just be ...

Along with Allen Collins, Rossington formed the Rossington-Collins Band in 1980, releasing the LP Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere that same year, and the follow-up This Is the Way in 1981. The former ...

The band, playing countless bar dates around Florida and eventually beyond, evolved into a seven-piece with three guitars — Mr. Rossington, Allen Collins and Ed King (later replaced by Steve ...

Just being able to talk about Ronnie and Allen (Collins, who died in 1990) and share their music with the audience,” Rossington said. “We had a dream back in the day to be in a big band and ...

Gary Rossington, founding member and guitarist of the iconic Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died. He was 71. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we ...

Rossington rejoined at that time. Rossington also separately formed the Rossington Collins Band with Collins in 1980, releasing two albums. They disbanded two years later over the death of Collins ...

He and guitarist Allen Rossington formed the Rossington Collins Band, which lasted nearly four years and two albums before breaking up in 1982. Skynyrd, meanwhile reformed in 1987, ostensibly to ...