Gary Rossington Dies: Guitarist And Last Surviving Original Member Of Lynyrd Skynyrd Was 71

confirmed to TMZ.Rene said his father was diagnosed in September after being a smoker for over 30 years.He said chemotherapy left holes in his dad’s lungs, prompting him to fly to Utah for emergency surgery.Unfortunately, medics told them there was nothing more they could do.“Today is a very sad day, and this is a very hard video for me to make, I’ve made this video many times already.

receiving the lap dance from the singer during a UK date of his Under The Influence Tour.The TikTok video which has gone viral, seen by almost 22 million people, shows the woman sitting on a chair while Brown, 33, performs a lap dance to his hit song Take You Down.Her distraught boyfriend Dash shared the footage along with the description: “POV: Buying my girlfriend front row tickets to see Chris Brown … I want my £500 [$615 USD] and my girlfriend back.”In a more recent update he revealed he had broken up with his girlfriend over the encounter.“Just to update everyone regarding the Chris Brown concert, I’m no longer with my girlfriend,” he explained in text overlay added to the video, which shows an image of himself at the concert.He added that his girlfriend “doesn’t think what she did was wrong”.Social media users were divided on whether Dash’s girlfriend had crossed a line.One thought it was a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” but others supported his decision to break up with her.“I would leave the concert and wouldn’t even tell her,” one said harshly.Another said “deep down” the woman would know it wasn’t right.“Had it been the other way around …” the person added.

Sheryl Lee Ralph made the shocking revelation that she was sexually assaulted by a “famous TV judge” at a work event — and claimed network executives who witnessed it years ago asked her not to report the attack because it would be “bad press.”“This man walked in, grabbed me by the back of my neck, turned me around and rammed his nasty ass tongue down my throat,” the 66-year-old said on Monday’s “Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast episode. “And everybody at the network saw it.”The “Abbott Elementary” star did not disclose when it happened or the “famous” TV judge’s name, but confirmed that it was not Judge Greg Mathis, calling him “a great man.”“I’m at a very public place.

Summerfest’s truly staggering 2023 lineup made up of over 100 of the biggest artists in country, rock, R&B, hip-hop and EDM.Taking place over three weekends in Milwaukee, WI, just a few of the top spots on the bill this year belong to major headliners like Eric Church, Zac Brown Band, Zach Bryan, Dave Matthews Band and James Taylor with Sheryl Crow.They’ll be joined by heavy hitters like Earth Wind and Fire, The Avett Brothers, Odesza, Imagine Dragons and Elvis Costello.Heck, even a few surprise groups from yesterday like A Flock of Seagulls, Smokey Robinson, Three 6 Mafia, Cypress Hill and Vanilla Fudge will be on hand to celebrate the annual festival’s 55th anniversary.Plus, 38 Special, Spin Doctors, Styx, Smash Mouth and Wang Chung too. Sorry — we couldn’t help ourselves.

Wednesday evening’s show.Nicole whirled the wheel too many times for Sajak, and it seemingly made his head spin. The Georgia native was trying to solve the puzzle under the category “Same Name.”While she guessed most of the letters and every vowel needed, Sajak seemingly urged her to say the answer in full rather than to spin the disk again.

Chris Martin is taking Bruce Springsteen’s advice when it comes to his diet.

It turns out Ariana Madix had Raquel Leviss‘ back… at first!

Once a cheater, always a cheater?

It's a family affair for LeVar Burton and his daughter, Mica Burton, on .The real-life father and daughter share the screen for the first time on the latest episode of the Paramount+ series, «The Bounty,» with LeVar reprising his beloved character, Geordi La Forge, and Mica portraying one of Geordi's two daughters, Ensign Alandra La Forge. (Geordi's other daughter, Ensign Sidney La Forge, mans the controls of the USS Titan and is played by Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut.) The idea for LeVar to don the iconic uniform alongside Mica was an idea borne out of a conversation he had with showrunner Terry Matalas about returning to the franchise, the alum revealed in an interview with ET on Wednesday.

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has nearly 100 tattoos, and among those is one very special piece of ink.On Thursday's episode of the, the social media chef shows off his latest tattoo, which is a portrait of his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. «I actually got my wife's portrait on my arm, that was the last one that I got,» Brooklyn says as he lifts up his sleeve to show off the tattoo on his forearm. «I actually got on the same day, some of the lyrics of the song that she walked down the aisle to.»Brooklyn, 24, and Nicola, 28,tied the knot in front of their family and famous friends in 2022 during a lavish ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida. Hudson asks Brooklyn about his decision to honor his wife by taking on her last name. «It was my idea because I wanted to honor her family's last name as well,» he says. «And I thought when we have kids I think it would be so cute to have little Peltz Beckhams running about.

Wayne Swinny, who was the guitarist for the rock band Saliva, has died. He was 59. The band member died suddenly ahead of a performance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, amid the band's Spring Mayhem Tour 2023.

"Wheel of Fortune" has quickly become a wheel of media headlines, with host Pat Sajak making news once again for his behavior during the game show. Just a day after he went viral for his on-stage tackle of a contestant, Sajak was caught yelling at a contestant to solve a puzzle. "Oh! I'm going to solve," said contestant Nicole from Peachtree, Georgia, during Wednesday's episode when the puzzle had just two unknown letters left.

After its historic Oscars night earlier this month, A24 looks to continue it success in 2023 with several upcoming releases. And be sure that Ari Aster‘s “Beau Is Afraid” and Netflix‘s “Beef,” which had a stellar world premiere at SXSW, will have their fair share of devotees.

By All products featured on Glamour are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission., a holy month celebrated by millions of Muslims worldwide, is upon us this week. It marks the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, lasting between 29 and 30 days and ending when the new moon is sighted.

has demonstrated some, shall we say, interesting social media behavior. First, there was the . Now, the is posting lengthy Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes about the true meaning of “success.” On his Instagram Stories, Brady posted an image of the quotation, adding three red heart emojis.

Prince William is following in his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s footsteps.

The Murder Capital, Fatouma Diawara, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, as well as Charlotte Adigér, Bolis Pupul, Deerhoof, Samia and many more.They join the previously announced King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Future Islands,  Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Wilco, Angel Olsen, Ezra Furman, Arooj Aftab, Greentea Peng and Overmono.The festival is set to return to Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset from August 31 to September 4. Final tier tickets are currently still available – you can buy yours here.On the subject of the 2023 festival line-up, founder Simon Taffe said: “This year’s lineup excites me beyond words.

Lala Kent’s sex life is going just great, finally.

Dope Girls has been developed by the BBC – described as the “spiritual successor” to Peaky Blinders. Dope Girls is new crime series about a female gangster in Soho’s historical wretched neighbourhood. The show will be a six-part series debuting on BBC One, produced by Bad Wolf.

Daredevil: Born Again, photos have emerged of Charlie Cox on set for the series in New York City.Playing the character Matt Murdock, Cox was candidly photographed behind the scenes for the upcoming Marvel project, which is set to premiere on Disney+ in the spring of 2024.The now viral photo provides fans with a glimpse of what they can expect from the Daredevil: Born Again cast, as Cox returns with his infamous red-coloured glasses and white cane.A Daredevil: Born Again twitter account captioned the photo: “Our best look at Charlie Cox & Nikki M. James on the set of “DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN”.

A number of musicians are among a list of celebrities that have been hit with charges from regulators in America over their involvement with a scheme to sell some good old crypto asset securities. Akon, Ne-Yo, Lil Yachty, Soulja Boy and Austin Mahone feature on a list of eight celebs targeted in an investigation carried out by the US Securities And Exchange Commission.The SEC yesterday announced charges against Justin Sun, founder of the Tron Foundation Limited and three of his companies for the unregistered offer and sale of TRX and BTT crypto asset securities.

RELEASESEllie Goulding has released new single ‘By The End Of The Night’ from her upcoming fifth studio album ‘Higher Than Heaven’, which is out on 7 Apr. The track gives a “sense of euphoric, sensual escape”, says Goulding, adding that “we need music that uplifts us and makes us feel good”.Rina Sawayama, who is making her feature film debut in ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’, has also contributed a new song to the movie’s soundtrack.

Minor Conflict have released their latest single ‘Living Statue’, hot on the heels of their recent signing to PRAH Recordings. The band blend post-punk and post-folk, creating a mesmerising sound using harp, bass, drums, trumpet and synths, with dual vocals delivered by Robin Warin and Natalie Whiteland that alternate between deadpan and ethereal.‘Living Statue’ is written from the perspective of a street performer mimicking a statue.

Busted have announced that they are reuniting for a UK arena tour to mark their 20th anniversary. The band have also revealed that a series of new versions of fifteen of their songs will be released in the build-up to the tour.

former president’s own prediction of a Tuesday arrest. “They’re stretching this out like its the finale of ‘American Idol.'”The host then put on his best Ryan Seacrest impression to announce the live finale results: “It’s time to find out whether or not Trump is getting arrested.

With an indictment possibly looming for Trump’s alleged hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, another one of the investigations into the twice-impeached former president appears to have taken a turn he might not like. And at this point, Al Franken feels for Trump’s lawyers — especially considering the fact that this development indicates Trump lied to them.According to ABC News, the investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents — one of at least five investigations into the man — has recently started leading to the conclusion that Trump “knowingly misled his attorneys so that they would file a sworn statement last June that he knew was false.”“Can you imagine being a lawyer for Donald Trump, and finding out he set you up?” Franken joked on “The Daily Show” on Wednesday night.

BMG has announced plans for full-length documentary about Devo, which will also be the first-ever fully authorised film on the group.Directed by Chris Smith, the documentary is produced by Vice Studios and Library Films in association with Mutato Entertainment. Financing is shared by BMG, Fremantle Documentaries – which is also part of BMG owner Bertelsmann – and Warner Music.“Devo was a huge influence on me”, says Smith.

The Sopranos inspired season two of Yellowjackets, showrunners have claimed.Yellowjackets tells the story of a team of talented female high-school soccer players who survive a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to warring, cannibalistic clans, while also tracking the lives they have attempted to piece back together.The series became Showtimes’ highest-viewed new series in six years, with over five million viewers weekly.In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, creators of the show Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickelson discussed how normalising cannibalism, murder, and trauma is connected back to the Italian mob boss.

Chaim Topol, a leading Israeli actor who charmed generations of theatergoers and movie-watchers with his portrayal of Tevye, the long-suffering and charismatic milkman in “Fiddler on the Roof,” has died in Tel Aviv, Israeli leaders said Thursday. He was 87.

Gary Rossington has sadly passed away.

Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 71.As confirmed on the band’s official Facebook page, Rossington passed away on Sunday (March 5). “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the statement began.“Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does.

posted on Facebook.The band announced his death Sunday and no cause was revealed.“Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does,” the band wrote, asking for fans to keep Rossington’s family in their prayers.He was the last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd and leaves behind his wife, Dale Krantz, and two daughters.Rossington was born on Dec. 4, 1951, in Jacksonville, Fla., and was raised by a single mother after his father died after he was born.In 1964, Rossington met drummer Bob Burns and bassist Larry Junstorm, and the trio hit it off over their love of music and baseball.That same year, during a Little League baseball game, Ronnie Van Zant hit a line drive into the shoulder of Burns, and the initial spark of the world-renowned band was born, Rolling Stone reported.Rossington, Burns, Van Zant, and guitarist Allen Collins gathered at Burns’ Jacksonville home that afternoon to jam the Rolling Stones’ “Time Is on My Side.”The boys would go on to adopt the band name Lynrd Skynyrd — as a nod at the name of a coach at Rossington’s high school with a similar name and after a character in the 1963 novelty hit “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp).”In 1973, the band released their debut album “Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd,” which included the now iconic songs “Simple Man,” “Tuesday’s Gone,” and their most notable song “Free Bird,”The rocker, whose remarkable guitar slide helped make the band’s song “Free Bird” an all-time favorite for fans, had cheated death on more than one occasion, Rolling Stone reported.In 1976, Rossington survived a devastating car wreck where he drove his Ford Torino into a tree.

A.D. Amorosi Guitarist and songwriter Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Sunday at the age of 71.  No immediate cause of death was given. Rossington had dealt with serious health issues in recent years, including emergency heart surgery in 2021, almost two decades after undergoing quintuple bypass surgery in 2003. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote on its official Facebook page. “Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in Heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does.”

Tampa Bay Times reported that Rossington had survived quintuple bypass surgery, with Rossington telling the paper, “I’ve had heart attacks on stage a lot.” In 2015, he suffered another heart attack and had emergency heart surgery in 2021.Rossington was the last surviving member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, with whom he played until his death.

has died. He was 71.The news of Rossington's death was confirmed by the band in a statement posted to Facebook on Sunday evening.«It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,» the statement shared.

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington died Sunday. He was 71. The band's representative confirmed Rossington's death with Fox News Digital.