38 Special
"We want people to recognize our songs for years to come. To achieve that you have to have the attitude that you're going to outdo the last project," Jeff Carlisi told Billboard. "We want to be taken seriously and not be seen as a Southern rock band. We worked hard to get out of that categorization. Southern rock is getting dated.
38 Special's concert at Rainbow Music Hall in Denver, CO was filmed for airing on MTV.
38 Special played a concert in Houston, TX on October 31, 1986. It was broadcast live on Westwood One Radio.
Strength in Numbers was promoted with a radio-only CD single of "Like No Other Night." Only 1,000 copies of the CD were made. There was also a promotional video of "Like No Other Night" for MTv.
Music Monitor. Cary Darling. Billboard, October 17, 1981.
38 Special Shooting for New Image, Top 40 Hits. Binda Moleski. Billboard, June 6, 1986, 40.
Featured Programming. Billboard, October 25, 1986.
| Name | Member Years | Instruments |
|---|---|---|
| Don Barnes | guitar, piano, vocals | |
| Donnie Van Zant | vocals | |
| Jack Grondin | drums | |
| Jeff Carlisi | guitar | |
| Larry Junstrum | bass, guitar | |
| Scott Hoffman | 1987-1990 | drums |
| Steve Brookins | 1977-1987 | drums |
| Name | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Don Barnes | 1952-12-03 | |
| Donnie Van Zant | 1952-06-11 | |
| Jack Grondin | 1951-10-03 | |
| Jeff Carlisi | 1952-07-15 | |
| Larry Junstrum | 1949-06-02 | 2019-10-05 |
| Scott Hoffman | 1961-10-10 | |
| Steve Brookins | 1951-06-02 |