Blog: Rock Town Hall

The Most Disappointing Sibling in Rock

Is there any rock sibling more disappointing than 38 Special 's Donnie Van Zandt ? Has any rock sibling brought more shame to his or her family - not to mention an entire region of the United States - than the brother of Southern Rock's leading light, Ronnie Van Zandt ? Think about the pride and identity Ronnie brought to his people, and then think about Donnie's role as leader of a band that the members of REO Speedwagon thought were wimpy. I doubt Donnie got to sit anywhere near Papa Van Zandt at family [...]