Last original Lynyrd Skynyrd member Gary Rossington dies at 71

2019 fIle photo of musician Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Rossington, the last remaining original member of the rock band died on Sunday, the band said. He was 71. Rossington was a founding member of the Southern rock group best known for the 1974 song 'Sweet Home Alabama'. – Photo: AFP

Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member of US rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, died on Sunday, the band said. He was 71.

Rossington was a founding member of the Southern rock group best known for the 1974 song "Sweet Home Alabama."