The last of the original members of Lynyrd Skynyrd has died

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• motorhead

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  2 years ago

  I loved the Southern Rock sound of the 70’s
  
  Then MTV came along in the 80’s with urban contemporary and music was ruined forever
• Studme53

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  2 years ago

  Great band. I’ve listened to the Street Survivors album at least 100 times
• 59

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  2 years ago

  I saw them in 2019 and Gary Rossington performed in the concert's entirety. Then in 2022 he only performed in 3-4 songs and it was just a tambourine or harmonica or something simple. The article sheds light, persistent heart issues. RIP.
• crosscheck

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  2 years ago

  With the amount of near death experiences the dude survived over the years I don’t know if he had nine lives, but he certainly had more than one.
• twentyfive

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  2 years ago

  Damn that sucks, he was the Guitar solo on Free Bird, I remember one of the people involved in the the plane crash, that Killed Ronnie Van Zant was shot while hiking to get help, anyone remember that part of the story ?
  R.I.P. Gary Rossington
• rattdog

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  2 years ago

  the all time big 3 of southern rock are probably enjoying a real big jam right about now.
  
  lynyrd skynyrd
  the allman brothers
  the outlaws
  
  
• drewcareypnw

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  2 years ago

  There was a time in America where seemingly every gig, regardless of genre, featured a drunk idiot yelling “freebird” during a quiet moment. While hearing freebird either yelled or played is very very low on my list of priorities, there was a certain stupid predictability and familiar comfort that came with this exhortation.
  
  While I can only relate to this phenomenon in the context of being in a minor touring punk band during the 90s, I can scarcely imagine how this must have grated on the members of the band that unleashed this horror of a song on the world.
  
  RIP Brother musician, you are finally free.