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Johnny Van Zant
Best known for fronting Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny Van Zant has also enjoyed an
illustrious solo career, in addition to working with his brother Donnie in the
group Van Zant. The youngest brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd founder Ronnie Van Zant,
he was 15 when he first started performing with the Austin Nickels Band, mainly
playing local bars before changing their name to the Johnny Van Zant Band,
releasing their first album No More Dirty Deals in 1980. By then, his brother
Ronnie had already died in a plane crash along with other key members of Lynyrd
Skynyrd and No More Dirty Deals includ...
