Brother Cane's Tribute to Gary Rossington

0:00It's April 27, Birmingham News Today starts now, AI, Powered and Ready. Brother Cain just dropped their first album in 26 years. Magnolia Medicine and the standout track is Prince Charming, a heartfelt tribute to. Leonard Skinner's Lake Guitar Legend, Gary Rossington, frontman Damon Johnson, who's now full-time with Skynerd, wrote it calling back to Rossington's nickname from the 70s. It channels that Southern Rocksway, like Tuesday's Gone, was slide guitar that hits deep. Johnny Van Zant, Skinnerd's current singer and Ronnie's brother, jumps on co-lead vocals, singing about lost brothers and the pain they carry. Ricky Medlock lays down lyrical slide, and the honkets add those angelic backups. Johnson pulled this together after Rossington passed in 2023 at age 71, marking the end of Skinner's original lineup. Band folks got emotional, quit-basist, Glenn Maxi teared up hearing the acoustic demo, saying it captured Johnson's time with Gary perfectly. Johnson channeled Rossington's style in a solo, and Skinnerd fans wink when they hear it,

1:03feeling Gary right there. It's raw, moving anyone who knows Skinnerd's tragic history from that 77 plane crash. The albums produced by Marty Fredrickson, who helmed their 90s hits, keeping it vibrant with tracks like, if this means war, and funky cuts like. Take a chance. Maxi rejoined up to 28 years away, calling it his happiest return, and now he's the band's spiritual core. Brother Cain's hitting the road hard, headlining Birmingham's Iron City on May 15th, then arenas with Kansas in 38 special. This reunion's got that timeless sudden fire, proving simple rifts and real stories still connect like nothing else.