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38 Special is an American rock band. Formed by vocalist Donnie Van Zant in 1975 in Jacksonville, Florida, the band initially had a straight-ahead Southern rock sound, much like Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band of his older brother Ronnie.

By the early 1980s, the band began incorporating elements of blues-rock and arena rock into their sound, kicking off a string of successful albums and singles.

Among 38 Special’s best-known songs are “Caught Up in You” (1982) and “If I’d Been the One” (1983), both of which hit #1 on Billboard magazine’s album rock chart, and “Second Chance” (1989), a #1 hit on Billboard’s adult contemporary chart. Their other hit singles include “Hold On Loosely” (1981) and “Back Where You Belong” (1984).

The current lineup is comprised of vocalist Donnie Van Zant, guitarists Don Barnes and Danny Chauncey, bassist Larry Junstrom, keyboardist Bobby Capps, and drummer Gary Moffatt.

Recently both Donnie Van Zant and little brother Johnnie (front man of Lynyrd Skynyrd Band) have joined forces as Van Zant and have released an album with another in the works.

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1	Hold on Loosely full track	524
2	Caught Up in You	492
3	Second Chance full track	105
4	Back Where You Belong full track	88
5	If I'd Been the One full track	76
6	Fantasy Girl full track	73
7	Rockin' Into the Night full track	72
8	Wild-Eyed Southern Boys full track	43
9	Teacher, Teacher full track	42
10	Back to Paradise full track	40
11	Like No Other Night full track	39
12	Stone Cold Believer full track	36
12	Somebody Like You full track	36
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miguellAngell wrote:
yesterday evening

can t stop rocking in mx?

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Ananda-- wrote:
last month

Caught Up in You (L)

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jb136 wrote:
last month

Love anything having to do with a Van Zant

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Touchmetallic wrote:
last month

A real .38 special is actually a .357 caliber gun. Rockers and gun-makers always exaggerate. :P

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thegr8t1 wrote:
December 2009

I seen these guys open for Skynyrd and they blew them off the stage!!

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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
December 2009

classic southern hard rock at it's best... \m/

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jb136 wrote:
December 2009

Awesome band and music. Definitely underrated!!

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Gilistes wrote:
October 2009

Rebel to rebel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nololob wrote:
September 2009

Klasyka Rocka

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hurricane_mario wrote:
September 2009

what the heck else would they be? they are classic rock.

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Kingsnake77 wrote:
August 2009

excellent band

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BluesRok wrote:
July 2009

If you like movies, you'll love The Movie Group!

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alprax1 wrote:
June 2009

me gustan,por ahora unos temas,avere dnde cojone me bajo halgunos halbunes,,,,,,

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lawlejam2 wrote:
May 2009

Those Southern boys can rock.

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JUICYLIPZ wrote:
May 2009

MY LOVING IS NEVER BAD, THIS SONG ROCKS

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coanta wrote:
May 2009

Rocks!;-)

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IRSARGE wrote:
April 2009

rockin and roll!!!

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Leandra999 wrote:
March 2009

I LUV THIS BAND!

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BigD-idgaf wrote:
March 2009

so caught up in you... little girl

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walkerpark wrote:
December 2008

Sometimes forgotten, but always a good tune!

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