<Tr> <Th> Past members </Th> <Td> Ronnie Van Zant Allen Collins Bob Burns Larry Junstrom Greg T. Walker Leon Wilkeson Billy Powell Ed King Artimus Pyle Cassie Gaines Steve Gaines Randall Hall David Bayless Mike Estes Owen Hale Hughie Thomasson Jeff McAllister Kenny Aronoff Ean Evans Robert Kearns </Td> </Tr> <P> The following is a list of current and former musicians who have performed as members of the American Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd since the band's inception in 1964 . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Gary Rossington </Dt> <Dd> Active: 1964--1977, 1979, 1987--present </Dd> <Dd> Instruments: Lead and Rhythm Guitars </Dd> <Dd> Release contributions: all Lynyrd Skynyrd releases </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Active: 1964--1977, 1979, 1987--present </Dd>

Who is the only surviving member of lynyrd skynyrd