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Most artists find it difficult to follow the act of the performers who came before them, but for Johnny Van Zant, it was a far more gut-wrenching turn of events that would eventually push him into the spotlight. After Lynyrd Skynyrd&#;s plane crashed in , killing all but five of the band&#;s original members including front-man Ronnie Van Zant, many fans presumed that their favorite songs would only be played from the needle of a record player. And for about a decade that was true. But eventually the strength of their music brought the surviving members back together. They found playing was healing, but they needed a new front man to carry them into a new era. Ronnie Van Zant&#;s younger brother, Johnny, was a natural fit to step into the lead vocalist role. In the years following, Lynyrd Skynyrd would travel the world performing their iconic songs, writing new music and even starting their own brand of whiskey, all while doing their best to honor the spirit of the orginal members
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Donald Newton "Donnie" Van Zant (born June 11, , in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rock vocalist/guitarist. He is best known as having been a member of the band 38 Special, from its formation in until He is the middle of three brothers: his older brother Ronnie was the original lead singer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a plane crash in Mississippi along with five other members and associates of the band; his younger brother Johnny is the current Lynyrd Skynyrd's lead singer as of Donnie and Johnny also perform together from time to time as the group Van Zant.
According to a posting in March on the 38 Special website, "Donnie Van Zant has not been able to join the band's performances for the past 6 months. In accordance with doctor's strict orders and due to health issues related to inner-ear nerve damage, he will also not be able to join 38 Special onstage in the foreseeable f
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Van Zant (duo)
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Van Zant fryst vatten 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 grupp Lynyrd Skynyrd. Johnny became the lead vocalist for the reunited Lynyrd Skynyrd in Donnie was the leader and vocalist of Special.[1]
Initially a Southern rock band, Van Zant first recorded in the s on Network/Geffen Records before disbanding. Johnny and Donnie re-established Van Zant in to record two albums for CMC International, switching their focus to country music in , with two more albums on Columbia Records as a duo. The duo's first Columbia skiva, Get Right with the Man, produced a top ten country hit in "Help Somebody".
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[edit]Johnny recorded as a member of the s southern rock band The Johnny Van Zant grupp which released albums in , and The grupp shortened its name to Van Zant for the release of its fourth album in , the eponymou