Happy Birthday Gary Rossington

Lynyrd Skynyrd is today Live@5!

Skynyrd guitarist recovering Lynryd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington is recovering from heart surgery, the band announced. ( Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)

December 04, 2025 at 3:40 pm EST

Lynyrd Skynyrd is sacred here in Jacksonville. The towering sounds are as much a part of the skyline as the Main Street Bridge and the Modis building. One of the major pieces that made that band’s name ring around the World is Gary Rossington. On this day we wish him a big Happy Birthday.

Not long after Gary passed we had his band mates in the studio and this is the interview.

Jake "Tank" Mitchell

If you asked Tank why he got in to radio he will tell you “Some kids wanted to be Zach Morris. I wanted to be ‘Dr’ Johnny Fever.” There isn’t anything else in the world that Tank could see himself doing.