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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington expecting to make “full recovery” after emergency heart operation
Lynyrd Skynyrd is expected to fully recover from a recent emergency heart procedure, the band have said.Last week, the band’s singer Johnny Van Zant told a Minnesota crowd that Rossington had to have an “emergency stent put in his heart,” a procedure used to prevent arteries from closing. Damon Johnson has been announced as a temporary replacement on guitar.In a subsequent social media post, they confirmed that Rossington is now resting after the operation, and hopes to make a full recovery.Our thoughts and prayers are with Gary Rossington as he recovers from emergency heart surgery.