Happy Birthday To Johnny Van Zant - Born On This Day Back In 1959

Johnny Van Zant (pictured below with Gretchen Wilson) was born on this day back in 1959 in Jacksonville, Florida. As the younger brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd co-founder and former lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and .38 Special founder Donnie Van Zant, Johnny's been part of Southern Rock royalty his entire life.

Ten years after the tragic death of brother Ronnie, Johnny took the reigns as the lead singer of Skynyrd and remains in that role today. Many younger country fans know Johnny as part of Van Zant, a country music duo Johnny formed in 1985 with brother Donnie. Van Zant had their big country breakthrough with their top ten hit Help Somebody back in 2005. Join me in wishing Johnny a Happy Birthday!



Watch the video for Help Somebody after the jump.




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