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.
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