Donnie Van Zant
Donald "Donnie" Newton Van Zant (born June 11, 1952 in Jacksonville , Florida ) is an American southern rock and country singer / guitarist / composer. He became known as a member of the band 38 Special , which he founded in 1975. He is the middle of three brothers, his older brother was Ronnie Van Zant (born January 15, 1948) the original singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd , who lost his life in a plane crash on October 20, 1977 in Mississippi. This also came Steve Gaines (born September 14, 1949), Cassie Gaines (born January 9, 1948), the Roadie coach Dean Kilpatrick and the pilot Walter McCreary and William Gray died. His younger brother Johnny Van Zant is now the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Donnie Van Zant and Johnny Van Zant perform together from time to time as the band Van Zant.
Donnie Van Zant is an avid fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars . He recorded a video with the rest of Lynyrd Skynyrd, which is played at every home game of the team.
Web links
- Van Zant in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- personal homepage
- 38 Special
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| SURNAME | Van Zant, Donnie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Zant, Donald Newton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jacksonville (Florida) , USA |