.38 Special

Thursday, August 26, 7:30 p.m.


From 1981 to 1986, .38 Special was a chart powerhouse with three consecutive platinum albums and one gold. Three #1 hits included "Caught Up In You," "If I'd Been The One," and 1989's "Second Chance." .38 Special has sold more than 15 million albums. Vocalist Don Barnes said of their concerts, "We take the crowd for a ride…By the end of the show, they're completely exhausted along with us."

Interesting Factoids: Donnie Van Zant's brothers are the late Ronnie, and Johnny (both of Lynyrd Skynyrd) Donnie and Johnny formed the band Van Zant, with top ten hit "Help Somebody" Chose their name from a raid when the police broke up their garage practices, using .38 Specials Don Barnes' dad was a music director at a Baptist church .38 Special was first named Alice Marr, after a ghost ship Played with Trace Adkins on CMT Crossroads Biography | Website | MySpace Artist Photos: .38 Special

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