JUST IN | The last founder of the Jacksonville-based rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd has passed, according to a statement put out by the band’s official Facebook account.
in Mississippi that killed six people including three of the band’s members.
News4JAX anchor Tom Wills, who traveled to Mississippi to cover the crash, interviewed Rossington at the Amphitheater in St. Augustine in 2017, where they discussed the horrors of Rossington’s experience in the crash. The Jacksonville-based band that named itself as a mocking tribute to Robert E. Lee High School physical education teacher Leonard Skinner, who hassled Rossington about his long hair, is widely credited as the first band to bring Southern rock music to an international audience.Copyright 2023 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Last Original Member, Dead at 71Gary Rossington, a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd whose ethereal slide guitar helped make the Southern rock band’s song “Free Bird” an indelible anthem, has died at the age of 71
Weiterlesen »
Gary Rossington Dies: Guitarist And Last Surviving Original Member Of Lynyrd Skynyrd Was 71Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, who survived their 1977 plane crash and played with the band until this year, died Sunday. He was 71. “It is with our de…
Weiterlesen »
Fire aboard Spirit plane causes emergency landing, sends 10 to hospitalJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ten people were hospitalized after a Spirit Airlines plane bound for Orlando, Florida, made an emergency landing in Jacksonville due to a fire onboard, according to officials.
Weiterlesen »
‘We love them’: Turkish, Syrian communities in Jacksonville organize festival to support earthquake victimsHOPE & HEALING: If you missed today's festival organized by the Syrian and Turkish communities in Jacksonville, you can still donate to help the victims of the earthquake. Click the story to learn more.
Weiterlesen »
Viral sensation Savannah Bananas playing in JacksonvilleThe Savannah Bananas are in Jacksonville this weekend, playing two rounds of their viral brand of Banana Ball.
Weiterlesen »
JSO K9 escapes kennel, bites three people in Jacksonville neighborhoodA police service dog owned by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office attacked and bit three individuals in a Jacksonville neighborhood, leaving all three victims with non-life-threatening injuries in the 10500 block of Forest Boulevard.
Weiterlesen »