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    Gary Rossington dead at 71: Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist who was the last surviving original member of star-crossed Sweet Home Alabama band passes away
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    Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and songwriter Gary Rossington has died at the age of 71, the band said in a Facebook post, Your Content has learned.

    The band announced the sad news on its Facebook page Sunday evening.

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    ‘Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does,’ the group said in a statement.

    Rossington in 2019 became the last surviving original member of the group,‘according to DEADLINE.

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