“Sorry for the delay getting to the phone, I have a new, little beach house and was doing stuff around here. I’ve already been to the hardware store.”. I called Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant at his home on a July morning to discuss the band’s return to the road with touring mates ZZ Top and Tom Waits of The Babies. They’ll perform September 7 in Virginia Beach at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater.