steel rods in his right arm and right leg). Though in time Rossington fully recovered from the severe injuries sustained in the crash, he battled serious drug addiction throughout the next several years, largely the result of his heavy dependence on pain medication taken during his recovery from the plane crash. Rossington co-founded the Rossington Collins Band with Collins in 1980. The band released two albums, but disbanded in 1982 after the death of Collins' wife, Kathy. Along with his wife, Dale Krantz-Rossington, he then formed The Rossington Band, which released two albums in 1986 and 1988, respectively. To date, Rossington still plays in Lynyrd Skynyrd. With the deaths of keyboardist Billy Powell (2009) and Larry Junstrom (2019), he is the last surviving original member of the band. Personal life Rossington and Dale Krantz-Rossington married in 1982 and have two daughters. Rossington suffered a heart attack on October 8, 2015, after which two Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts had to be canceled. In July 2021, he underwent emergency heart surgery. References External links 1951 births American rock guitarists American male guitarists Lead guitarists Slide guitarists Living people Lynyrd Skynyrd members Musicians from Jacksonville, Florida Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents Capricorn Records artists Guitarists from Florida 20th-century American guitarists Rossington Collins Band members Blues rock musicians