Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member, dies aged 71

The only member of the US rock band to appear on all of its albums, Rossington survived the 1977 plane crash that killed several of his bandmates

Gary Rossington, the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and the last surviving original member of the band, has died at the age of 71.

No cause of death was given for Rossington, who died on Sunday, nearly four months before the band was set to embark on their next tour.