Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Medley of “Simple Man” & “Sweet Home Alabama”
Last night (Sunday) on the CMT Awards an all star crew celebrated the 50th anniversary of Skynyrds debut album AND paid tribute to Gary Rossington. It was a good as…
ATLANTA, GA – MARCH 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Lynyrd Skynyrd member Gary Rossington performs at SiriusXM Presents Lynyrd Skynyrd Live at Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta on March 15, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty ImagesLast night (Sunday) on the CMT Awards an all star crew celebrated the 50th anniversary of Skynyrds debut album AND paid tribute to Gary Rossington. It was a good as everyone thought it would be!
It was a star studded night at the CMT awards last night, but everyone's eyes were locked in the the tribute to Gary Rossington. We knew we would get an amazing tribute, but what we got was something many will never forget.
Billy F. Gibbons, Paul Rodgers, Slash, Chuck Leavell, Warren Haynes, Wynonna Judd, Leanne Rimes and Cody Johnson paid tribute with a medley of "Simple Man" and "Sweet Home Alabama".
Here is the video:
Here is more on the historic night:
For fans of Lynyrd Skynyrd, this was truly an end of an era, Gary was the last original member of the band.
AUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 02: (L-R) Cody Johnson, Slash, and Billy Gibbons perform onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
