Gary Rossington, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd whose ethereal slide guitar helped make the Southern rock band’s song “Free Bird” an indelible anthem, died Sunday at the age of 71.

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd's last surviving ... Rossington cheated death more than once, Rolling Stone reported. He survived a car accident in 1976 in which he drove his Ford Torino into ...

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd's last surviving ... "Rossington cheated death more than once, Rolling Stone reported. He survived a car accident in 1976 in which he drove his Ford Torino into ...

Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding ... A year before the plane crash, Rossington had also survived a terrible car accident that became the inspiration for the band's song "That Smell." ...

A founder of the legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd—and the last surviving original member—Rossington had cheated ... Not only did he survive a car accident in 1976 in which he ...

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd's last surviving ... Rossington cheated death more than once, Rolling Stone reported. He survived a car accident in 1976 in which he drove his Ford Torino into ...

Guitarist and songwriter Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding ... Before that, Rossington survived a horrific 1976 Ford Torino car accident that inspired their roaring cautionary tale ...

Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving ... Rossington cheated death more than once, Rolling Stone reported. He survived a car accident in 1976 in which he drove his Ford Torino ...

By Neil Genzlinger Gary Rossington ... In 1976 Mr. Rossington smashed his car, with alcohol and drugs contributing to the accident. The crash inspired the band’s song “That Smell,” a ...

In 1976, Gary Rossington suffered a bad car accident while drunk and high, which helped inspire the Lynyrd Skynyrd song “That Smell.” A year later, the band chartered a plane to a performance ...

“Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does.” Rossington cheated death more than once. He survived a car accident in 1976 in which he ...