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The Zac Brown Band will release “No Hurry” as the fifth single from their latest album, You Get What You Give. Brown co-wrote the ballad with frequent collaborator Wyatt Durrette and singer-songwriter James Otto (“Just Got Started Loving You”). “There’s nothing like the feeling of knowing one of the most [...]
The Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley and Rascal Flatts have been confirmed for performances at the CMA Music Festival this summer in Nashville. In addition, Jason Aldean and The Band Perry joined the lineup in December, while Carrie Underwood’s appearance was announced [...]
Please resist the urge to pelt us with discarded holiday ornaments as we once again report there has been no movement at the top of Billboard‘s country songs and albums charts. The Zac Brown Band‘s “Keep Me in Mind” and Lady Antebellum’s Own the Night continue to occupy the same [...]
The Zac Brown Band, the Eagles, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Steve Earle, Asleep at the Wheel, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bonnie Raitt, the Levon Helm Band and Carolina Chocolate Drops are among those performing at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival set for April 27-29 and [...]
(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that’s happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) Zac Brown Band paid his dues the old-school way. And he told me that he had the soggy cargo pants to prove it. Looking back on this year, [...]
Biography
Zac Brown was raised in Dahlonega, Ga. The former restaurant owner started his music career as a solo artist, but in 2004, he formed the Zac Brown Band with bassist John Hopkins and fiddler Jimmy De Martini; more recent additions are guitarist/organist Coy Bowles and drummer Chris Fryar. They average more than 200 shows a year and have sold more than 20,000 CDs independently. The Zac Brown Band has already landed support slots with Sugarland, ZZ Top, Travis Tritt, Etta James, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Allman Brothers Band, Willie Nelson and BB King. Their third album, The Foundation (2008), is on the Live Nation label.