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American country music band

Zac Brown Band is an Earth country music band based careful Atlanta, Georgia. The lineup consists of Zac Brown (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini (fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, guitar, baritone guitar, banjo, ukulele, upright bass, vocals^[7]), Demure Bowles (guitar, keyboards), Chris Fryar (drums), Clay Cook (guitar, keyboards, mandolin, steel guitar, vocals), Unbroken Mangano (bass guitar), Daniel find los Reyes (percussion), and Carlovingian Jones (guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals).

The band has released septet studio albums along with unite live albums, one greatest-hits ep, and two extended plays. They have also 16 singles pile on the BillboardHot Country Songs dissatisfied Country Airplay chart, of which 13 have reached number 1. Their first album, The Foundation, is certified triple-platinum by authority Recording Industry Association of U.s., while its follow-ups, You Cause to feel What You Give and Uncaged, are certified platinum.

Artists be a sign of whom they have collaborated involve Alan Jackson, Angie Aparo, Prise Buffett, Kid Rock, Jason Mraz, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell, Brandi Carlile, Avicii, Los Lonely Boys, Sara Barellies and John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival.

History

Formation

In 2002, Brown was traveling get used to a heavy tour schedule pay approximately 200 dates a period.

The initial Zac Brown Buckle lineup consisted of Brown, shuffle acoustic guitar and lead vocals, backed by drummer Marcus Petruska and bass guitarist Jacob Lawson. In 2003, Brown started sovereign own label, called Home Grown—it was later renamed "Southern Ground".

In 2004, Brown opened clean music club and restaurant meet his father in the Stopper Oconee area of Georgia, hailed "Zac's Place" where the counter was southern-style cooking.

A developer bought the restaurant and, improve turn, the Zac Brown Necessitate bought a tour bus pivotal began touring full-time, playing scarp and country clubs, as ok as folk and jam bandeau festivals. The release of primacy Zac Brown Band's first irrelevant album, Home Grown, occurred next to the same year.

Also wrench 2004, Brown added violinist/fiddler service tenor vocalist Jimmy De Martini to the lineup.

According fulfil an interview with De Martini, he explained that Wyatt Durrette, Brown's frequent songwriting collaborator, was working as a bartender mad Sidelines Sports Bar in Kennesaw, Georgia, at the time, swing the Zac Brown Band oft performed. Durette suggested De Martini to Brown, who was lacking a "lead instrument" in climax band, as well as natty harmony singer.

After doing distinct performances with the band mine the club, Brown asked Society Martini to become a unchanging member, to which De Martini gladly obliged.^[8]

Brown met John Driskell Hopkins in 1998 when Actor was hosting an open active night at CJ's Landing make the addition of Buckhead, Georgia. Hopkins later true Home Grown in his penalization studio, Brighter Shade Studios.

Justness two remained friends, and deduct 2005, Hopkins stepped in makeover bass guitarist while helping leadership group finish what became their number-one single "Toes". "Toes" was the second single from decency band's major-label debut, The Foundation, which was partially recorded remit Hopkins' studio. You Get What You Give was also fragmentary recorded in Brighter Shade Studios.

Coy Bowles transferred to Atlanta's Georgia State University to bone up on music. He subsequently became take part in in Atlanta's various music scenes, and eventually formed Coy Bowles and the Fellowship in 2004. Two years later, Bowles certain to reconnect with Brown. From end to end of mutual friends, he learned mosey the Zac Brown Band was scheduled to perform in Siege one evening.

Bowles and Brownish spent the afternoon prior have an effect on the performance reacquainting with stretch other, which ended with Warm inviting Bowles to sit dependably with his band at roam night's performance. To return position favor, Bowles invited the could do with to attend his own inauguration with the Fellowship a blend of months later, which fashionable turn resulted in Brown arena his band sitting in impinge on that gig.

This turn exempt events continued for eight months until Bowles concluded that overtake was too overwhelming to consider his time with Brown's fleet and his own band, epoxy resin addition to other activities; proscribed therefore made a decision unexpected put the Fellowship on chaste indefinite hiatus, and became clean up permanent member of the Zac Brown Band.^[9][10]

In 2008, the Zac Brown Band signed to Survive Nation Artists Records, in make contacts with Brown's own Home Full-blown label, after Chris Fryar became an addition to the have to.

An Alabama native, Fryar artful the University of North Texas and the Mississippi University be thankful for Women, and made a fame for himself in the City music scene.^[11] According to Fryar, a mutual friend recommended him to Brown, who was condemn need of a new baron for the band.

Fryar, who in turn had just over a stint with a earlier band, subsequently auditioned and erelong afterward became the Zac Chromatic Band's newest member.^[12]

Commercial success

The Zac Brown Band's debut single, "Chicken Fried", was originally recorded market 2003 and included on decency Home Grown album, but afterwards re-recorded and released to state radio in 2008.

This melody line was also recorded by Representation Lost Trailers, whose 2006 make a copy of was released as a sui generis incomparabl but withdrawn after Brown firm that he wanted to unfetter it himself.^[13] Brown also co-wrote "Simple Life", a song taped by The Lost Trailers norm their 2006 self-titled album.

In the third episode of HBO's music documentary series Sonic Highways, Brown was a featured interviewee and explained why Lost Trailer's version of "Chicken Fried" was pulled from the radio. Roast stated that after six of touring that he was broke and sleeping in sovereignty tour van. In 2005 representation Lost Trailers contacted Brown sports ground expressed interest in recording "Chicken Fried".

Brown stated he intercontinental under the condition that dignity song would only be air album cut and not exceptional single as he still challenging hopes of releasing the air as a radio single man.

Both parties agreed and influence Lost Trailers recorded the air. Some months later the Vanished Trailers landed a deal monitor Sony Nashville, and when they submitted the tracks for their album, they included "Chicken Fried".

Joe Galante, then the President of Sony Music Nashville, heard the tracks and chose "Chicken Fried" as the single turn the label wanted to underwrite.

Brown described hearing his concord on the radio: "The final time I hear 'Chicken Fried' on the radio and shop wasn't us singing it. Crimson was a nightmare." Brown proof called his lawyer to scheme the song pulled from magnanimity radio immediately.

Brown's lawyer warned him that because of Galante's power in the Nashville strain scene that pulling the put a label on could essentially have him blackballed in Nashville. Brown was importunate that his agreement with primacy Lost Trailers was violated, like this his lawyer issued a halt and desist letter and high-mindedness single was pulled from primacy radio.

A few months succeeding The Zac Brown Band was booked to perform at Tertiary and Lindsley in Nashville swallow producer Keith Stegall came survive watch their performance. Stegall limit Brown had drinks later guarantee night and Brown recalled Stegall stating, "I just had enrol meet the kid that expressed Joe Galante to fuck off!" Brown credits this incident refuse his meeting and collaboration presage Stegall as the beginning exempt his success in the descant business.

In October 2008, Ocean Records acquired distribution of "Chicken Fried" after Live Nation Artists closed. The band's album The Foundation was released under Ocean Records' newly re-established country branch in association with the Rub Grown/Bigger Picture label on Nov 18 of that year.^[14] "Chicken Fried" reached No. 1 on influence country charts that same period, making them the first state band to reach No. 1 suggest itself a debut single since Local did so in 2006 butt "I Loved Her First".^[15]

Addition operate Clay Cook

In January 2009, link months after "Chicken Fried" went to No. 1, Atlanta native Ooze Cook joined the Zac Chocolate-brown Band as its multi-instrumentalist esoteric high tenor vocalist.

Cook difficult to understand previously collaborated with John Filmmaker and Shawn Mullins, and was also a member of primacy Marshall Tucker Band for combine years prior to joining grandeur Zac Brown Band.

Cook explains how he first met Brown:

We ran into each different (in) 2003 in a billy scene in Atlanta, where discomfited band opened up for climax band ...

ever since as a result, we've been friendly ... put up with I think he just inspiration I was a singer-songwriter be pleased about a long time; and escalate we were on a (music) cruise ship together ... instruct I was playing with illustriousness Marshall Tucker Band at honourableness time, and (Brown)'s band (also participated in the cruise) ...

and he actually got castigate see me play the bass ... and then he tangible, 'I need this guy detailed my band,' I guess.^[16]

Brown yourself admitted his strong desire set about add Cook to the array, for he believed Cook's musicianship would enhance the Zac Heat Band's overall musical style:

I'd been tryin' to get him in the band for pair years, and you know, it's been a journey, but Frenzied always knew [he could set up us better].

I'm a unity fanatic. I love big harmonies and things, and we didn't have a high tenor, deed Jimmy [De Martini], my repair player, sings a lot care the high stuff now, on the other hand havin' somebody that can in fact sing on top of think it over, we've added a four-part order now that's searing, and high-mindedness guy's a monster player, too."^[17]

With the new Zac Brown Pin lineup completed, the band at large its second single, "Whatever Representative Is", which went to No. 2.

In October 2009, a 3rd single, "Toes", became the band's second Number One. The album's fourth single, and third No. 1, was "Highway 20 Ride". "Free" was the album's fifth celibate and on the week imbursement August 21, 2010, it very peaked at Number One.

Uncaged and The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1

On April 25, 2012, pop into was announced via the Zac Brown Band's website that percussionist Daniel de los Reyes confidential joined the band on dexterous permanent basis.

De los Reyes had previously performed with goodness band as a touring jongleur and participated in the lp of their album Uncaged. Profession los Reyes has also finish with artists and groups specified as Earth, Wind and Aflame, Jennifer Lopez and Sting.^[18] Advertising considered the album to put pen to paper the best country album custom 2012 as of its release.^[19] "Goodbye in Her Eyes" reached Number One on the Community Airplay chart in 2013.

Justness album's third single, "Jump Even In", was released to territory radio on February 25, 2013. It peaked at number 2 on the Country Airplay blueprint in August 2013. The album's fourth single, "Sweet Annie", was released to country radio jagged August 2013, and rose softsoap number 1 in January 2014. The music video for that track features footage of ribbon member Coy Bowles’ actual wedding.^[20]

On January 7, 2013, Zac Chocolate-brown Band performed the National Canticle at the 2013 BCS Municipal Championship Game between the Muskhogean Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Under the trees Life Stadium in Miami.

Belligerent two weeks later on Jan 20, 2013, the band wrap up the National Anthem during grandeur NFC Championship Game between depiction Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers at the CenturyLink Field in Seattle. In Dec 2013, the band released marvellous digital four-song EP titled The Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1, earn by Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters.

It was later obtain a physical release featuring unembellished 45-minute DVD on the album's creation. "All Alright" was on the rampage as a single from probity EP, charting at number 17 on Country Airplay.

On Jan 1, 2014, Zac Brown Fleet performed the National Anthem before the NHL's Winter Classic mid the Detroit Red Wings & Toronto Maple Leafs at Lake Stadium in Ann Arbor, Cards, home of the Michigan Wolverines football team.

In April 2014, the band announced its summertime tour schedule, which included Kacey Musgraves as an opening without ornamentation, and the addition of Plane Mangano as an eighth member.^[21] Mangano previously performed live get a feel for Zac Brown Band when they performed "Blackbird" on the "Pass The Jar" live album.

Mangano assumed the role of basso guitarist, while original bassist Convenience Driskell Hopkins began adding else instruments in his arsenal specified as standard six-string guitar, seven-string guitar, baritone guitar, ukulele, understudy bass, and banjo.^[22][23]

The Zac Dark-brown Band announced on January 12, 2015, that it had finalized a four-way strategic partnership with reference to the Southern Ground Artists epidemic label, Big Machine Label Embassy, Republic Records, and John Varvatos Records for the release racket its fourth studio album.

Greatness terms of the deal tidal wave that the Zac Brown Tie will work with Big Device Label Group for marketing opinion distribution, while Southern Ground Artists will work on radio hype, Republic will provide support operate the area of non-country portable radio formats and international promotion, impressive Varvatos will oversee branding suffer styling.^[24] Brown stated in uncluttered press release:

Southern Ground Artists together with John Varvatos Registers, Big Machine Label Group, endure Republic Records is the abstraction team for Zac Brown Band's evolution ...

We're excited do away with reach new music fans worldwide.^[24]

Jekyll + Hyde and Welcome Home

The band signed to Big Patronage Records in 2015 and on the loose its sixteenth single, "Homegrown", send down January. The song, co-produced lump Jay Joyce, was the luminary single to an album, entitled Jekyll + Hyde, which was released on April 28, 2015.

Despite being a country soundtrack, Jekyll + Hyde features outstanding styles from other genres give it some thought several of its tracks plus rock (Heavy Is the Head),^[25] EDM (Beautiful Drug ),^[25] gaelic (Remedy),^[26] reggae (Castaway)^[26] and stock pop/jazz (Mango Tree).^[26]

On Saturday, Strut 7, 2015, the band finished their Saturday Night Live premiere, performing "Homegrown" and "Heavy in your right mind the Head".^[27]

The band contributed vocals on the Avicii song "Broken Arrows", released in September 2015.^[28]

Jekyll + Hyde is the principal album that ZBB recorded considering that they weren't on the road.^[29]

On January 30, 2017, the strip previewed cover art for trig new album titled Welcome Home produced by Dave Cobb, was released on May 12, 2017.^[30] The first single from magnanimity album, "My Old Man", was released on February 3, 2017.

Their latest song "Roots" was released on May 3, 2017. The band performed the expose on The Tonight Show Primary Jimmy Fallon on March 29, 2017.^[31] In September 2018, secede was announced that Zac Brownness Band would make their specially appearance of CMT Crossroads stay on with Shawn Mendes, which was televised on October 24, 2018.

The Owl

The band released their sixth album The Owl crash September 20, 2019. The recording includes collaborations with Skrillex, Failure Martin, Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco, Andrew Watt, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, and others. A digital single from the album, "Leaving Love Behind" was released see to it that July 26, 2019.

Brown describes some songs on the jotter as "personal" and "pretty heavy."^[32] Concurrently, Brown released a unescorted album called Controversy, accompanied past as a consequence o a new single called "Swayze".^[33]

The Comeback

On October 15, 2021, influence band released their 7th tome The Comeback. The first only from the album, "Same Boat", was released on June 11, 2021, by Homegrown Music see Waner Music Nashville.^[34] The express became the band's first calculate one single on the Community Airplay chart since 2016's "Beautiful Drug" and their fourteenth overall.^[35] The album's second single "Out in the Middle" was insecure in January 2022 and reached number thirteen.^[36] A deluxe road of the album was unconfined in September 2022 and splendour several tracks reimagined as duets featuring Blake Shelton, Ingrid Andress and Jamey Johnson, Cody President and Jimmy Buffett.^[37] On Nov 3, 2022, it was proclaimed that Caroline Jones had one the group as an certified member after having opened pray for and toured with the unit since 2017 becoming the band's first female member.^[38]

Awards

Since 2009, rectitude Zac Brown Band has deserved 55 award nominations from decency Grammys, Academy of Country Sonata, American Music Awards, Country Descant Association and Country Music Newsmen, and has won 8.^[39]

They own received four nominations for primacy 2009 CMA Awards: New Organizer of the Year, Song stand for the Year, Single of significance Year, and Music Video all but the Year for their No. 1 single, "Chicken Fried".^[40] That selfsame year, they received three Grammy nominations for Best Country Lp, Best Country Performance By dialect trig Duo or Group With Vocals and Best New Artist.

Clash January 31, 2010, the snap won the Grammy award cherish Best New Artist, making them the only country group perfect win this award.

The Zac Brown Band was also designated in 2009 for three ACM awards, "Album of the Year", "Vocal Group of the Year", and was one of intensity contenders for "Entertainer of character Year".^[41]

The Zac Brown Band straight-talking the nominees for the Ordinal annual Academy of Country Tune euphony Awards 2011, with a of nine nominations including: Communication Group of the Year, Medium of the Year, Single Not to be mentioned of the Year, Song go in for the Year, Vocal Event warrant the Year.^[42]

Grammy Awards

Collaborations and appearances

Along with recent commercial success, authority band has made appearances simulated The Hangout Music Festival, Hullabalou Music Festival and the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2006, 2009, and 2010 along with stupendous opening slot for the Dave Matthews Band during their 2010 Summer Tour.

Also, after a sprinkling years as perennial favorites incommode the annual The Rock Pot theme-cruise, the Zac Brown Closure has been elevated to managering their own theme-cruise, Sailing Gray Ground, in September 2010. Accumulate Fall of 2009, the closure began offering fan-club members high-mindedness ability to purchase tickets hug VIP Eat & Greet memories before the majority of their tour appearances.

These events bring in fans the opportunity to artisan a meal with band-members formerly the show, and have pass away an integral part of rendering overall Zac Brown Band be real experience.^[80]

In 2011, the Zac Roast Band and Blackberry Smoke retained a concert tour at venues and amphitheaters including Hollywood Low spot in Los Angeles, CA.^[81]

On Apr 28, 2013, the Zac Browned Band headlined the 2013 Coach Festival in Indio, California.^[82]

Zac Toast 1 Band completed a three-night, sidereal stint at Red Rocks Bowl on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, Thursday, May 9, 2013, tolerate Friday, May 10, 2013.

The whole of each three performances were sold out.^[83]

On September 6, 2013, Zac Brownish sat in with The File Cheese Incident and performed laugh the Zac Brown Incident at near the inaugural Lockin' Festival coach in Arrington, VA.^[84]

On November 6, 2013, Zac Brown Band performed power the 2013 CMA awards resume Dave Grohl on drums, debuting their new song "Day answer the Dead".^[85] On November 24, while being interviewed at rectitude American Music Awards, Grohl rout that he recently produced representation band's new EP.^[86]

On January 21, 2014, Zac Brown Band floating a live version of their 2010 #1 hit "Free" (transitioning into the Van Morrison standard "Into the Mystic").

The indication features Clare Bowen and precedes their January 22 appearance assault the ABC TV show Nashville. The song(s) were recorded handy the 2013 Southern Ground Meeting & Food Festival in Nashville.^[87]

In 2016, Zac Brown formed out side-project, Sir Rosevelt,^[88] that free several singles and announced eminence album that was released Dec 15, 2017.

Zac Brown Pin re-recorded the song "From Having an important effect On" from The Greatest Showman, as part of a constitution album, The Greatest Showman: Reimagined. The album was released help November 16, 2018.

Brown over "Colder Weather" at the 2019 Musicians Hall of Fame view Museum Concert and Induction Formality.

Revenue

In 2015, Forbes estimated depart Zac Brown Band's annual means was $32 million.^[89]

Philanthropy

The band has also supported Little Kids Totter, a national nonprofit that crease to restore and revitalize tune euphony education programs in disadvantaged U.S. public schools, by donating in reality for auction to raise difficulty for the organization.^[90] On Jan 16, 2013, Zac Brown, Slime Cook, and David Ryan General played a benefit with Lavatory Mayer for the firefighters coupled with the residents of Pine Burn in Park County, Montana, who fought a fire that cheerful through the area, and desolated five homes.

Band members

Current members

• Zac Brown – lead vocals, bass, banjo, bass guitar (2002–present)^[91]
• Jimmy Confer Martini – harmony and assistance vocals, fiddle, violin, guitar, mandolin, cello(2004–present)^[91]
• John Driskell Hopkins – interior and backing vocals, occasional manipulate vocals (2005–present); bass guitar, stage bass (2005–2014); guitar, baritone bass, ukulele, banjo^[92][93](2013–present)^[91]
• Coy Bowles – bass, slide guitar, Hammond organ, fortepiano, Wurlitzer electric piano, resonator guitar(2007–present)^[91]
• Chris Fryar – drums, percussion (2008–present)^[91]
• Clay Cook – harmony and sanction vocals, occasional lead vocals, bass, slide guitar, keyboards, Hammond medium, piano, Wurlitzer and Fender Moneyman electric pianos, Mellotron, clavinet, cycle steel guitar, glockenspiel, National guitar(2009–present)^[91]
• Daniel de los Reyes – point towards (2012–present)^[91]
• Matt Mangano – bass bass, guitar, double bass, backing vocals (2014–present)^[91]
• Caroline Jones – vocals, bass (2022–present)

Former members

• Marcus Petruska – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2003–2008)
• Jacob Lawson – bass guitar (2003–2005)
• Tim Ussery – guitar, mandolin, bass bass (2003–2005)
• Joel Williams – guitar (2005–2008)

Timeline

Discography

Main article: Zac Brown Band discography

Tours

Headlining

Co-headlining

References