Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist Who Co-Wrote ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ Dead at 68

Ed King (R) former member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Derek St. Holmes of the Ted Nujent Band, attend a guitar show in Franklin, Tennessee on March 18, 2017. Rick Diamond/Getty Images

Ed King, former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd and the artist who co-wrote the rock classic “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died.

King died on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to family.