Van Zant (duo)

Van Zant
Donnie and Johnny Van Zant
Background information
OriginOrange Park, Florida, U.S.
GenresSouthern rock, country, arena rock, CCM
Years active1985, 1998–2001, 2005–2007, 2024–present
LabelsNetwork, Geffen, CMC International, Columbia
Spinoff of.38 Special
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Past membersDonnie Van Zant
Johnny Van Zant

Van Zant is an American musical duo composed of brothers Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant. Both are brothers of Ronnie Van Zant, the original lead singer for the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny became the lead vocalist for the reunited Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987. Donnie was the leader and vocalist of .38 Special.[1]

Initially a Southern rock band, Van Zant first recorded in the 1980s on Network /Geffen Records before disbanding. Johnny and Donnie re-established Van Zant in 1998 to record two albums for CMC International, switching their focus to country music in 2005, with two more albums on Columbia Records as a duo. The duo's first Columbia album, Get Right with the Man, produced a top ten country hit in "Help Somebody".

  1. ^ "WhistleStop music 2014: 38 Special". © 2015 Alabama Media Group All rights reserved. 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2015.