Van Zant | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Orange Park, Florida, U.S. |
Genres | Southern rock, country, arena rock, CCM |
Years active | 1985, 1998–2001, 2005–2007, 2024–present |
Labels | Network, Geffen, CMC International, Columbia |
Spinoff of | .38 Special Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Past members | Donnie 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".