Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington recovering after emergency heart procedure. The last active original member of the classic Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd was recovering Saturday night after recently undergoing an emergency heart procedure, according to the band. Guitarist Gary Rossington, 69, who has been playing with the band since its earliest days in Jacksonville, Florida, was resting at home with his family and expecting "a full recovery," the band wrote Friday in a Facebook post. We wish him a speedy recovery and he is in our thoughts and prayers. Check out the link to read more about this.