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Gary Rossington was a profitable musician who was a founding member of the Southern band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
He was married to his spouse, Dale Krantz Rossington, for over 40 years.
Sadly, the recording artist died on Mar. 5, 2023, as confirmed by the band through a Facebook submit.

The late “Misery Loves Company” hitmaker Gary Rossington was a beloved musician recognized for being a co-founding member of the profitable band, Lynyrd Skynyrd. A number of of the opposite members included the late Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Johnny Van Zant, 63, and lots of others. Although the guitarist was recognized for his music, he additionally spent a lot of his time together with his spouse and collaborator Dale Krantz Rossington, 70. Learn about their marriage, their band, and extra following his passing, beneath.

Gary Rossington’s Wife, Dale Krantz Rossington

Gary and Dale obtained married over 41 years in the past in 1982, practically 20 years after his band was shaped in Florida. During a 2016 interview with Rock Cellar Magazine the just lately widowed partner gushed concerning the time she met her husband. “Oh my goodness, it almost takes my breath away when I think about the first time I saw him. It was the kind of magic that was always on stage with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Every single one of those men were so electric, it was just so amazing to watch and to listen to,” Dale stated on the time.

Later within the interview, the songstress made positive to make clear that Gary was the one who caught her eye. “But of course he was the most beautiful of them all and that didn’t hurt. (laughs) When I first saw Skynyrd, which was the only time I got to see them perform, it was for five shows in the spring of ’77. I was singing for .38 Special and they were opening for them,” she continued. “I was singing with them at the time and oh my God, when I saw them play live it was just mesmerizing.”

In that very same interview, the late 71-year-old famous what drew him to his main woman and the way they got here collectively in a musical approach. “Just that she’s a great, great singer. Back when we stared the Rossington-Collins Band we didn’t want to get another male singer right off the bat and start playing because it would just be like we went on without Ronnie [Van Zant] and we didn’t want to do that at the time,” he defined. “We thought if we got a female lead singer that would change the look and sound of the band so that’s what we did. She was just a great singer and I loved her looks (laughs) and we got along.”

Their Band, The Rossington Band

Dale and her husband’s love for music continued to bond them for many years, as the 2 celebrated their fortieth wedding ceremony anniversary previous to his dying in Mar. 2023. Gary and Allen based the Rossington Collins Band in 1979, following the 1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd aircraft crash that killed three of the members, however that they had a falling out simply three years later. Since Dale was their feminine lead vocalist, it got here as no shock when she and her husband based their very own band, The Rossington Band, amid the previous band’s cut up. Some of their albums embrace Love Your Man (1988), Returned to the Scene of the Crime (1986), and Take It On Faith (2016).

“We were both married earlier to different people and both of our marriages were dissolving so we decided to get together and fell in love through the music, it happened really quick,” Gary stated to the beforehand talked about outlet. Although he revealed they had been each beforehand married, it’s not publicly recognized who their ex-spouses are. The duo launched their ultimate album in 2016, with certainly one of their hit songs being “Take It On Faith”, through which they each starred within the music video for. The couple renewed their wedding ceremony vows in 2012 in entrance of household and associates (watch beneath).

Do They Have Kids?

Not a lot is publicly recognized about Gary’s children, nonetheless, it has been reported that he has one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Rossington. Despite this, it’s not recognized who Mary’s mom is or if she had an in depth relationship along with her father. It has additionally not been reported if Dale has any children of her personal.

Gary’s Death

Sadly, the official Lynyrd Skynyrd Facebook web page confirmed the information of Gary’s dying on Mar. 5, 2023. “It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” the assertion started. “Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does. Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time.”