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Gary Rossington's 1961 Gibson SG returns to the stage for the first time in years
The southern rocker's gear will soon be used onstage by "some very big acts"
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player
Steve Morse almost quit music, twice – Kansas, and then Lynyrd Skynyrd, brought him back
Burnout and a cynical outlook on the music industry left the guitarist on the brink, but two key moments helped change his course
"I took a screwdriver and stuck it under the strings at the nut…" Gary Rossington on how he came up with his sound on Lynyrd Skynyrd's Freebird
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington died in March, 2023. Back in 1999, he told us the weird trick he used for the slide part on Freebird…
How Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and "the Randy Rhoads school of soloing" helped Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde write No More Tears
Zakk Wylde talks through the making of Ozzy Osbourne’s immortal 1991 track, No More Tears
"For slide, I've always used a glass Coricidin bottle, like Duane Allman. He told me that a bottle sounds different than a steel slide, so I copied him": Gary Rossington on the gear – and unlikely household tool – that inspired Lynyrd Skynyrd's Free Bird
It's now the all-time bar band song request, but this classic rock epic was going nowhere until the late Skynyrd guitarist did some wallet-friendly modding...
“Like Neil Young Said, It’s Better to Burn out Than to Fade Away”: Gary Rossington Remained “The Last Rebel” Whose Presence Through Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Many Incarnations Was Essential
When Gary Rossington died, Lynyrd Skynyrd lost its last link to the band’s hell-raising origins. In this tribute, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke recall his music, legacy and southern spirit
Mine the Musical Gold of “Free Bird” and Other Songs From Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘(Pronounced ’Lĕh-’nérd ’Skin-’nérd)’ in This Celebratory Lesson
As Lynyrd Skynyrd’s debut album turns 50, we dive into its guitar stylings, as performed by Gary Rossington, Allen Collins and Ed King
50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why
With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree
