. 38 SPECIAL Founding Members Jeff Carlisi, Donnie Van Zant Take Aim On ‘80s Best; InTheStudio Special Streaming
January 2, 2015, 9 years ago
North American syndicated Rock radio program and website InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands heads south to get the .38 Special story from founding members Jeff Carlisi and Donnie Van Zant on the 35th anniversary of their breakthrough album Rockin’ Into The Night.
Hailing from the southern rock capital of the world, Jacksonville, Florida, and with the connection to Ronnie Van Zant of Southern Rock royalty Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special found themselves in an advantageous position. But after two albums, not much had materialized until the release of 1980’s breakthrough Rockin’ Into The Night and the platinum follow-ups, 1981‘s Wild-Eyed Southern Boys and 1982‘s Special Forces.
Jeff Carlisi shares with InTheStudio host Redbeard how 38 Special drew a bead on the musical bullseye and came into their own with hits including ”Rockin’ Into the Night”,”Hold On Loosely”,”Fantasy Girl”, and “Caught Up in You”.
.38 Special / InTheStudio program is available now to stream at this location..
(Band photo above left-to-right: Larry Junstrom, Jack Grondin, Jeff Carlisi, Don Barnes, Donnie Van Zant, Steve Brookins )
