Johnny Van Zant
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About
Country singer who became the lead singer of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1987. He has released solo albums, including Brickyard Road.
Before Fame
He started his first band, The Johnny Van Zant Band, in the 1970s. The band used to be called The Austin Nickels Band.
Trivia
He had his appendix urgently removed in May 2006, a day before a huge music festival called The Bone's Bone Bash 7.
Family Life
His older brother was , the first lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd who died in a plane crash.
Associated With
He and Larry Junstrom have both performed with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
