Johnny Van Zant

Johnny Van Zant ( born February 27, 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States) is an American rock and country singer. He is the younger brother of the former Lynyrd Skynyrd front man Ronnie Van Zant and the 38 - singer Donnie Van Zant Special.

15 years old Johnny was active as a musician. His first musical steps he started as a drummer, but then decided to pursue a career as a singer. His brother Ronnie was of the opinion that he had the best voice in the family. With his first band, the Austin Nickels band, he played in many bars in the vicinity of his native Jacksonville, Florida. His brother Ronnie supported the band. As Ronnie in 1977 in a plane crash was killed, Donnie Van Zant tried to support his younger brother. The death of Ronnie Van Zant and other members of the band thus made ​​him virtually heir of his brother.

But only in 1980 took Johnny Van Zant on his first album. Under the name Johnny Van Zant band's first album was released with the title "No More Dirty Deals". Here is to be found with the song " Standing in the Darkness" also Johnny tribute to his brother Ronnie.

The Johnny Van Zant band recorded two more albums with the titles "Round Two" (1981) and " Last of the Wild Ones " (1982). As a result, the band moved on to bigger record label Geffen Records, where she recorded in 1985, " Van Zant ".

Although Johnny's career was successful, he noticed for a change in the Southern Rock. In order not to have to change his music, he retired from the music scene and spent several years as a trucker.

He came back with the support of the resurrected Lynyrd Skynyrd. For a tribute tour, he was the singer and remained behind as a permanent member of the band. Although some critics consider this as a kind of grave desecration looked at Ronnie Van Zant, he proved in the following years, his qualities as a singer and songwriter.

Johnny Van Zant took in 1990 the album " Brickyard Road " on, put his solo career but Lynyrd Skynyrd's favor on ice.

In 1998, Van Zant and his brother Donnie CDs " Brother to Brother" and "Van Zant II " on. Published in 2007, the two brothers Donnie and Johnny Van Zant under the name " Van Zant " the album " My Kind Of Country", which is rather attributable to the country-rock genre.

  • Rock musician
  • American musician
  • Born in 1959
  • Man
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