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    • 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
    Jun 7, 2005
    Lynyrd Skynyrd cancels plans to perform at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville, with Johnny Van Zant suffering from strep throat. He's also a member of Van Zant, currently enjoying its first country hit with "Help Somebody"
    Aug 11, 2005
    Lynyrd Skynyrd announces it's canceling 16 concert dates in the wake of vocalist Johnny Van Zant's inflamed vocal cords. Van Zant is also a member of a country duo that bears his last name
    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
    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
    Apr 5, 2006
    Lynyrd Skynyrd's album "Extended Versions," featuring lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant, is certified gold by the RIAA
    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
    May 6, 2010
    Tim McGraw brings up a surprise guest, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant, for a rendition of "Sweet Home Alabama" at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Auditorium
    May 12, 2018
    A marker is unveiled at 5419 Woodcrest Road in Jacksonville, Florida, recognizing it as the Van Zant house, the boyhood home of Ronnie, Donnie and Johnny Van Zant, associated with Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special and the country duo Van Zant
    Mar 4, 2020
    Chris Young donates $50,000 to tornado relief in Nashville. Lynyrd Skynyrd's Johnny Van Zant chips in $10,000
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