Biography

In the 1970s, brothers Donnie, Ronnie, and Johnny Van Zant of Jacksonville, Florida, oversaw a veritable Southern rock dynasty. Ronnie played in Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny ruled the Van Zant Band, and Donnie purveyed tough, low-slung boogie as the vocalist and guitarist in .38 Special. The band's no-frills blues-rock appealed to AOR listeners, and the band had several radio hits in the late '70s and early '80s. Their definitive song from that era is the straight-ahead rockin' bit of love advice, "Hold on Loosely," but the band continued to chart respectably through the late '90s, recording and touring on a semi-regular basis.

Top Tracks

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• Back Where You Belong

• Caught Up In You

• Fantasy Girl

• Heart's On Fire

• Here Comes Santa Claus

• Hold On Loosely

• If I'd Been The One

• Jingle Bell Rock

• One Time For Old Times

• Rock And Roll Strategy

• Rockin' Into The Night

• Rough-housin'

• Second Chance

• Somebody Like You

• Wild-eyed Southern Boys

• You Keep Runnin' Away

Discography

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• Live from Texas

  .38 Special Records

  2011

• Drivetrain

  Sanctuary

  2004

• Live at Sturgis

  CMC International

  1999

• Resolution

  Razor & Tie Music

  1997

• Bone Against Steel

  Charisma

  1991

• Rock & Roll Strategy

  A&M

  1988

• Strength in Numbers

  A&M

  1986

• Tour de Force

  A&M

  1984

• Special Forces

  A&M

  1982

• Wild-Eyed Southern Boys

  A&M

  1981

• Rockin' Into the Night

  A&M

  1980

• Special Delivery

  A&M

  1978

• Wild Eyed & Live

  A&M

  1978

• .38 Special

  A&M

  1977