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Gary Rossington

1951 - 2023

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Gary Robert Rossington (December 4, 1951 – March 5, 2023) was an American musician best known as a founding guitarist of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, with whom he performed until his death. Rossington was also a founding member of the Rossington Collins Band, along with former bandmate Allen Collins. Rossington was both the longest-serving and last surviving original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd by the time of his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Rossington is the 1,294th most popular musician (up from 1,386th in 2019), the 6,673rd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,917th in 2019) and the 470th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Gary Rossington ranks 1,294 out of 3,175. Before him are Frankie Laine, Lennie Tristano, Hank Mobley, Barney Kessel, Mark Isham, and Emanuel Ax. After him are Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Neil Murray, Enzo Jannacci, David Amram, Danny Carey, and John Abercrombie.

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Among people born in 1951, Gary Rossington ranks 343. Before him are Barry Van Dyke, John Mellencamp, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Ron Arad, Hans-Jürgen Dörner, and Mark Isham. After him are Tatyana Tolstaya, Luis Llosa, Ryūsei Nakao, Debra Jo Rupp, Richard Thomas, and John Alexander. Among people deceased in 2023, Gary Rossington ranks 320. Before him are Nina Matviienko, José María Gil-Robles, Francesco Alberoni, Trevor Francis, Gérard Latortue, and Dominique Colonna. After him are Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, Melinda Dillon, Renato Longo, Sante Gaiardoni, Argentina Menis, and Murtaza Rakhimov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Rossington ranks 6,675 out of 20,380. Before him are Tara Reid (1975), Mark L. Lester (1946), John Madden (1936), Tina Weymouth (1950), Anna Sui (1952), and Chuck McCann (1934). After him are Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), Jesse L. Lasky (1880), Sylvester (1947), Tracy Chevalier (1962), C. J. Cherryh (1942), and Gailard Sartain (1946).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gary Rossington ranks 470. Before him are Big Joe Turner (1911), Frankie Laine (1913), Lennie Tristano (1919), Hank Mobley (1930), Barney Kessel (1923), and Mark Isham (1951). After him are David Amram (1930), Danny Carey (1961), John Abercrombie (1944), Kenny Burrell (1931), Nancy Wilson (1954), and Bonnie Raitt (1949).

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