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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant had his appendix removed in emergency surgery Thursday night, the band's manager said.


Van Zant, 46, came out of surgery at Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif., around 10 p.m., said manager Ross Schilling. His condition was not immediately available.


"He had been feeling bad the past couple of days," Schilling told The Associated Press. "He had performances Tuesday and Wednesday and sucked it up last night as far as performing with some pain."


On Thursday morning the singer went to see a doctor, who determined through an ultrasound that the appendix was severely inflamed and emergency surgery was needed, Schilling said.


Van Zant is expected to need at least a week to recover, forcing the cancellation of three shows: Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif., on Friday; the U.S. Marine Corps base at Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Saturday; and Sunset Station Casino, Henderson, Nev., on Sunday.


He also won't attend Tuesday's Academy of Country Music awards, where he and his brother, Donnie, are nominated for duo of the year for their work performing as "Van Zant."


Their brother Ronnie Van Zant was a founding member of the Southern rock group best known for songs like "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird."


Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines were killed in a plane crash in Mississippi in 1977. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March.



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He is a big talent.  Glad everything went OK for him.  Let's play a song, shall we? 

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Glad he is okay...gotta love Southern Rock and the guys that bring it to us

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And I highly recommed the "Van Zant" albums, to anyone who doesn't have them.  Great stuff in the southern rock vein.

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They dont get alot of radio play up this way anymore...

But I do like Van Zandt and quite a few Southern Rockers...

Atlanta Rhythm Section
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Molly Hatchett

Just to name a few

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I saw Atlanta Rhythm Section years ago- good stuff!

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They've had a couple roster changes...but still sound good...I saw them last summer and even though they play smaller venues now...still sound very tight.

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Dylan wrote:

They dont get alot of radio play up this way anymore... But I do like Van Zandt and quite a few Southern Rockers... Atlanta Rhythm Section Lynyrd Skynyrd Molly Hatchett Just to name a few

I have heard (on occasion) a Van Zant song play on a country station.  Johnny was always my favorite Van Zant brother.


 



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I think that is one of the big reasons for satellite radio to thrive...more variety and more choice...so if you want to hear Southern Rock or California Rock or Grunge or whatever...there is a staion for you...for $12.95 a month

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