I wanted to clarify the discussion of the Confederate Flag in our recent CNN interview. Myself, the past and present members (that are from the South), are all extremely proud of our heritage and being from the South. We know what the Dixie flag represents and its heritage; the Civil War was fought over States rights.
We still utilize the Confederate (Rebel) flag on stage every night in our shows, we are and always will be a Southern American Rock band, first and foremost. We also utilize the state flag of Alabama and the American flag, ‘cause at the end of the day, we are all Americans.
I only stated my opinion that the confederate flag, at times, was unfairly being used as a symbol by various hate groups, which is something that we don’t support the flag being used for. The Confederate flag means something more to us, Heritage not Hate…
-Gary Rossington
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Members: Gary Rossington
Johnny Van Zant
Rickey Medlocke
Peter Keys
Johnny Colt
Michael Cartellone
Mark Matejka
Dale Krantz Rossington
Carol Chase
Genre: Southern Rock, Blues Rock
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
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