The tributes to Rossington came pouring in this following the announcement of his death on Sunday.
The band did not say how Rossington died but he suffered from a number of heart problems over the years.
News4JAX anchor Tom Wills, who traveled to Mississippi to cover the crash, also interviewed Rossington at the Amphitheater in St. Augustine in 2017, where they discussed the horrors of Rossington’s experience in the crash. Country musician Travis Tritt wrote, “I’m heartbroken! Gary was not only a friend, but a collaborator that wrote songs with me and played guitar with me in studio recordings and onstage so many times.”
That’s how the crew met and eventually, Rossington, Burns, Van Zant, and guitarist Allen Collins gathered that afternoon at Burns’ Jacksonville home to play music together.
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