* En anglais uniquement
Van Zant is a country-rock duo comprised of Southern rock legends
Johnny (
Lynyrd Skynyrd) and
Donnie (
.38 Special)
Van Zant -- their brother is late
Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman
Ronnie Van Zant.
The name
Van Zant first appeared in 1985, when
Johnny headed an AOR-styled quintet on an album also titled Van Zant. The group disbanded when
Johnny joined
Lynyrd Skynyrd two years later. The
Van Zant group name was revived in 1998 when
Johnny and
Donnie joined forces on what was slated to be a one-off collaboration titled
Brother to Brother and released on CMC International. However, reaction to the record was positive enough to convince the duo to continue pursuing the project; hence, a follow-up,
Van Zant II, was issued in early 2001. The duo's first country album, the gold-selling
Get Right with the Man, arrived in May 2005, followed in 2007 by
My Kind of Country, the latter of which spawned the hit single "Help Somebody." A live album,
Red White & Blue, appeared in 2016, and in 2022 the duo issued the one-off single "Sweet Florida," a tribute to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. ~ Steve Huey