Gary Robert Rossington is an American musician and one of the founding members of ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd,’ a southern rock band. Rossington has been the only consistent member of this band. He plays lead and rhythm guitar for the band. Rossington, along with his former band member Allen Collins, also founded the ‘Rossington Collins Band.’ Though the founder of the legendary ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’ is best known for his talent as a guitarist, he was interested in playing the drums as a teenager. Rossington became popular right after the release of ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’s first album. The album had the hit single ‘Free Bird.’ Starting in the early 1970s, Rossington left a notable legacy in the American musical scene. He continues to play with the reformed ‘Lynyrd Skynyrd’ as its only remaining original member.