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    • Jun 11, 1952
    Donnie Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. A brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant, he joins 38 Special in the 1970s and forms a side project, Van Zant, with brother Johnny, making inroads in country music in 2005
    Feb 27, 1959
    Johnny Van Zant is born in Jacksonville, Florida. The brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Ronnie Van Zant and 38 Special's Donnie Van Zant, he joins Skynyrd in the 1980s and also teams with Ronnie to form Van Zant, a duo that nabs a country hit in 2005
    Aug 3, 2004
    Lacy Van Zant dies of a pulmonary illness at his home in Jacksonville, Florida. His son, Ronnie Van Zant, was the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Other sons Donnie and Johnny will soon find success in country music as the duo Van Zant
    Jan 13, 2005
    Columbia announces the signing of Van Zant, featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd vocalist Johnny Van Zant and his 38 Special brother, Donnie Van Zant
    May 10, 2005
    Columbia releases Van Zant's "Get Right With The Man," the first album by brothers Donnie and Johnny Van Zant targeted specifically to country fans
    Aug 26, 2005
    Agents announce that Van Zant member Johnny Van Zant is undergoing vocal surgery, requiring three months of recovery. His primary band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, cancels five weeks of concert dates
    Nov 13, 2005
    The New York premiere of the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk The Line" at the Beacon Theatre draws Kris Kristofferson, Gretchen Wilson, Trace Adkins, LeAnn Rimes, Van Zant, Brooks & Dunn, Billy Currington, Dierks Bentley, Lonestar and Sara Evans
    Mar 13, 2006
    Van Zant's Johnny and Donnie Van Zant attend as Lynyrd Skynyrd joins the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, along with Blondie, Black Sabbath and A&M founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss
    May 18, 2006
    Johnny Van Zant has an appendectomy at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California. He's forced to cancel a week of appearances, including three shows with Lynyrd Skynyrd and a visit to the Academy of Country Music awards with Van Zant
    Jun 26, 2006
    Van Zant's album "Get Right With The Man" is certified gold by the RIAA
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