Zac Brown: Biography

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• Discography
• Biography
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Genres:

Country Music, Contemporary Country Music

Decades Active:

2000's

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Zac Brown grew up in Dahlonega, GA, and performed as a solo artist for a number of years before founding Zac Brown Band in Atlanta in 2004, its initial members also including John Hopkins (bass) and Jimmy De Martini (fiddle), with Coy Bowles (guitar, organ) and Chris Fryar (drums) joining later. The group tours extensively, and has opened for the Allman Brothers Band, Etta James, B.B. King, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, Sugarland, Travis Tritt, and ZZ Top. Zac Brown Band selfreleased its debut album, Home Grown, on December 16, 2005. Live from the Rock Bus Tour followed on January 3, 2007. The group's third album, The Foundation, was scheduled for release on August 26, 2008.

- William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide