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38 Special

An American rock band created in 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida, by Donnie Van Zant and Don Barnes, who lived next door to each other. Donnie was the younger brother of Ronnie Van Zant, the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd. There are two versions regarding the origin of the band's name. According to one, the band received it in honor of a 1938 Buick Special used car that Donnie Van Zant was given for his sixteenth birthday by his parents. According to the other, it was in honor of the popular 38 Smith & Wesson Special cartridge model.