38 SPECIAL RELEASES TWO SINGLES FROM LIVE FROM TEXAS CD
“Hold On Loosely” & “Help Somebody” Shipped to Rock & Country Radio
Venerable Southern Rockers 38 SPECIAL recently released their hit-packed LIVE FROM TEXAS cd, and they have now shipped two cuts from the album to radio. “Hold On Loosely,” the band’s breakthrough hit over 30 years ago, has been shipped to Rock stations. “Help Somebody,” which was originally a Top 10 country hit for duo Van Zant and features guest vocalist Johnny Van Zant, has been shipped to Country radio stations.
“‘Hold On Loosely’ will target Classic Rock and Mainstream Rock stations as well as Classic Hits stations which are able to substitute a live cut for a catalog studio oldie occasionally,” said legendary promoter Lenny “Heavy Lenny” Bronstein, who is promoting the single and who also worked at A&M Records when the song was originally released. “Because it is a live release, there will be more features, album cuts and some complete airings of the whole cd as a ‘concert.’ There are over 35 years of radio hits in one of the best live performances recorded in the last 20 plus years for radio to celebrate and share with their fans,” he added.
“Hold on Loosely” was originally released on the band’s fourth studio album Wild Eyed Southern Boys in 1981, and it continues to be a mainstay on Classic Rock radio.The single peaked at #3 and opened the flood gates for a string of hits that are engrained in the fabric of American music.
In 2005, 38′s Donnie Van Zant teamed up with younger brother Johnny – who has been the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd since 1987 – for two country cds on Columbia Records. “Help Somebody” was the first single from the duo’s Get Right With The Man album, and Johnny Van Zant sang on 38 Special’s Live From Texas version. “Help Somebody” is being promoted to Music Row and small market country stations by Regina Raleigh.
In addition to the numerous hits and rock anthems – “Rockin’ Into The Night,” “Caught Up In You,” “Back Where You Belong,” “Fantasy Girl,” and “Chain Lightnin,” – Live From Texas is much more. The album also includes a seven-song medley of other popular cuts, and the band later gets even wilder on a bombastic encore to reveal some past influences, with rousing renditions of “Back In The U.S.A.” and “Travelin’ Band.”
Original lead singers Don Barnes and Donnie Van Zant continue to front the band, and the high-energy compilation is highlighted by the vocals and guitar work of Danny Chauncey, with Bobby Capps on keys and vocals, bassist Larry “LJ” Junstrom holding the bottom together, and drummer Gary Moffatt providing the driving beat.
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