Van Zant asked fans to 'keep saying prayers' for his daughter and that 'it means everything to me and my family.' ...

Gary Rossington, the last living member ... He formed Lynyrd Skynyrd in the summer of 1964 with Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns, Allen Collins, and Larry Junstrom in their hometown of Jacksonville ...

One of the most famous bands in the world, Lynyrd Skynyrd, has been around for over six decades. But some fans are just learning what the band's name means.

"Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does," the wrote in a statement on social media Sunday Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE ...