Some understandably assumed that Lynyrd Skynyrd had finally hit the end of the road following the death of guitarist Gary ... songs you have to do is “Free Bird.” Do you ever get tired of ...

That’s how Lynyrd ... guitar with Skynyrd since 1996; but before that he played drums for the Southern rock heroes from 1971 to 1972 – and was even in on the original sessions for Free Bird ...

Ed King, pictured in 2006, co-wrote the hit song Sweet Home Alabama Former Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King ... three years later after fighting with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant.

Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member of US rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the ... included the nine-minute epic Free Bird - which featured Rossington's distinctive ...