.38 Special (Rock)

In the 1970s, brothers Donnie, Ronnie, and Johnny Van Zant of Jacksonville, Florida, oversaw a veritable Southern rock dynasty. Ronnie played in Lynyrd Skynyrd, Johnny ruled the Van Zant Band, and Donnie purveyed tough, low-slung boogie as the vocalist and guitarist in .38 Special. The band's no-frills blues-rock appealed to AOR listeners, and the band had several radio hits in the late '70s and early '80s. Their definitive song from that era is the straight-ahead rockin' bit of love advice, "Hold on Loosely," but the band continued to chart respectably through the late '90s, recording and touring on a semi-regular basis.

• Atlanta Rhythm Section
• Black Oak Arkansas
• Bob Seger
• Charlie Daniels Band
• George Thorogood
• Johnny Van Zant Band
• Journey
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• REO Speedwagon
• Toto

• 13th Floor Elevators
• Atlanta Rhythm Section
• J.J. Cale
• Led Zeppelin
• Steve Miller Band
• The Allman Brothers Band
• The Band
• The Blues Project
• The Eagles (Rock)
• The Rolling Stones
• The Yardbirds
• ZZ Top

• Bobby Bare Jr.
• Derek Trucks Band
• Drive-By Truckers
• Drivin' N' Cryin'
• Gov't Mule
• My Morning Jacket
• North Mississippi Allstars
• The Black Crowes
• The Brought Low

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