38 Special

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38 Special
Appearance on June 25, 2010
Appearance on June 25, 2010
General information
Genre (s) Southern rock , hard rock , country rock
founding 1974
Website www.38special.com
Current occupation
Don Barnes
Vocals, guitar
 Donnie Van Zant
guitar
 Danny Chauncey
Larry Junstrom
Bobby Capps
Gary Moffatt
former members
Drums
 Jack Grondin
guitar
 Jeff Carlisi
Drums
 Steve Brookins
Vocals, keyboard
 Max Carl
Drums
 Scott Hoffman
bass
 Ken Lyons
Drums
 Scott Meeder

38 Special (also known as .38 Special or Thirty-Eight Special) is an American rock band that was formed in Jacksonville , Florida in 1975 . Initially, the band played Southern Rock along the lines of bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Allman Brothers . From the late 1970s to 38 Special on the turned mainstream -oriented rock music and the AOR to. The albums of the late 1990s and 2000s are assigned to pop rock . The group achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1980s.

Band history

38 Special was founded in 1975 by singer Donnie Van Zant, guitarists Jeff Carlisi and Don Barnes, bassist Ken Lyons and drummers Jack Grondin and Steve Brookins. After the label A&M Records signed the group, the debut album .38 Special was released in 1977 , followed by the second album Special Delivery (1978). Although these two albums received little support, the group was able to gain a solid fan base through numerous live performances. Before the third album was recorded, bassist Lyons was replaced by Larry Junstrom. At the same time, 38 Special changed the musical direction from pure Southern Rock to AOR and took the help of third parties with the songwriting . The title track of the 1979 album Rockin 'Into the Night , written by Survivor members Frankie Sullivan and Jim Peterik , became the band's first chart success with number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 . At the same time, guitarist Barnes took over large parts of the vocals. The next album, Wild-eyed Southern Boys , was released in 1981 and brought about the commercial breakthrough. It reached the top 18 of the US album charts and was awarded platinum certification, in turn, written by Jim Peterik Single -Auskopplung Hold On Loosely peaked at # 27 on the Billboard Hot 100th

In the early 1980s toured 38 Special first time through Europe and found his followers through their appointed two drummers sound, but the commercial breakthrough did not succeed there. In the USA, however, the 1982 album Special Forces was certified again with platinum and brought the band their first top ten success with Caught Up in You . The following two albums, Tour de Force (1983) and Strength in Numbers (1986), also achieved high placements on the Billboard 200 . In 1987 Don Barnes and Steve Brookins left the band, Barnes was replaced by guitarists Max Carl and Danny Chauncey. The 1987 best-of- album Flashback initially sold slowly, the focus of the band was on keeping their fans with the next studio album. After Donnie Van Zant and Jeff Carlisli participated as live musicians on Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1988 tour, 38 Special released the next studio album, Rock & Roll Strategy . Although the band managed another top ten hit in the USA with the ballad Second Chance , the album itself marked the band's last commercial success. In 1991 Don Barnes returned to the band and the line-up was expanded to include drummer Scott Hoffman and keyboardist Bobby Capps. Meanwhile under contract with Charisma, the album Bone Against Steel was released in 1991 , which received little attention. The following years, Special toured 38 without releasing a new album. It wasn't until 1997 that CBH released the comeback album Resolution , which was not very successful.

Since the late 1990s, 38 Special released two studio albums and one live album, but they received little attention and focused on performing live. In 2007 the band supported Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr.'s Rowdy Frynds tour . On September 27, 2008, they performed as part of a CMT Crossroads Special with country singer Trace Adkins . In 2009, 38 Special opened for REO Speedwagon and Styx as part of the Can't Stop Rockin 'Tour . In 2010 the live album Live From Texas was released . The group continues to perform. In the fall of 2012, 38 Special was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame .

Discography

Studio and live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1977 38 Special US148 (5 weeks)
US
1978 Special delivery -
1980 Rockin 'into the Night US57 (19 weeks)
US
1981 Wild-Eyed Southern Boys US18th
platinum
platinum

(57 weeks)US
1982 Special forces US10
platinum
platinum

(42 weeks)US
1984 Tour de Force US22nd
platinum
platinum

(39 weeks)US
1986 Strength in Numbers US17th
gold
gold

(31 weeks)US
1988 Rock & Roll Strategy US61 (41 weeks)
US
1991 Bone Against Steel US170 (7 weeks)
US
1997 resolution -
1999 Live at Sturgis -
2001 A wild-eyed Christmas night -
2004 Drivetrain -
2010 Live from Texas -

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1987 Flashback: The Best of 38 Special US35
platinum
platinum

(17 weeks)US

More compilations

  • 2000: The Best of 38 Special
  • 2000: Extended Versions: The Encore Collection
  • 2001: Anthology
  • 2003: The Very Best of the A&M Years (1977–1988)
  • 2011: Icon

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US
1980 Rockin 'into the Night
Rockin' into the Night 		US43 (9 weeks)
US
1981 Hold On Loosely
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys 		US27 (17 weeks)
US
Fantasy Girl
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys 		US52 (10 weeks)
US
1982 Caught Up in You
Special Forces 		US10 (17 weeks)
US
You Keep Runnin 'Away
Special Forces 		US38 (11 weeks)
US
1983 If I'd Been the One
Tour de Force 		US19 (16 weeks)
US
Back Where You Belong
Tour de Force 		US20 (13 weeks)
US
1984 Teacher, Teacher
Teachers (Soundtrack) 		US25 (12 weeks)
US
1986 Like No Other Night
Strength in Numbers 		US14 (16 weeks)
US
Somebody Like You
Strength in Numbers 		US48 (12 weeks)
US
1987 Back to Paradise
Revenge of the Nerds II (Soundtrack) 		US41 (11 weeks)
US
1988 Rock & Roll Strategy
Rock & Roll Strategy 		US67 (8 weeks)
US
1989 Second chance
rock & roll strategy 		US6 (21 weeks)
US
Comin 'Down Tonight
Rock & Roll Strategy 		US67 (7 weeks)
US
1991 The Sound of Your Voice
Bone Against Steel 		US33 (15 weeks)
US

More singles

  • 1981: Wild-Eyed Southern Boys (Wild-Eyed Southern Boys)
  • 1982: Chain Lightnin ' (Special Forces)
  • 1982: Back on the Track (Special Forces)
  • 1986: Heart's on Fire (Strength in Numbers)
  • 1988: Little Sheba (Rock & Roll Strategy)
  • 1991: Rebel to Rebel (Bone Against Steel)
  • 1997: Fade to Blue (Resolution)

literature

  • Holger Stratmann (Ed.): RockHard Encyclopedia. 700 of the most interesting rock bands from the last 30 years . Rock Hard, Dortmund 1998, ISBN 3-9805171-0-1 , p. 414 .

Web links

Commons : 38 Special  Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Stephen Thomas Erlewine: 38 Special - Biography. Allmusic , accessed on May 24, 2013 .
  2. ↑ a b c Holger Stratmann (Ed.): RockHard Enzyklopädie. P. 414.
  3. ↑ Ray Waddell: On The Road: Friday And Saturday Night Special . In: Billboard Magazine . June 2, 2007, p. 16 .
  4. ↑ Jonathan Cohen et al .: Latest Buzz: Don't Stop The Rock . In: Billboard Magazine . March 14, 2009, p. 34 .
  5. ↑ GA Music Hall Of Fame Announces Inductees For 2012. Atlanta Music Guide, September 19, 2012, accessed May 21, 2017 .
  6. ↑ a b c US
  7. ↑ a b 38 Special in the gold / platinum database of the RIAA (USA)