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Chanteur
Country US né à Cumming (Georgie), le 31 Juillet 1978.
Zac Brown
Band became stars in the late 2000s on the strength of the number one country
hits "Chicken Fried" and "Toes," songs that seemed like throwbacks to the
country-rock of the 1970s. For a while, ZBB continued in that vein, scoring
another breezy, beachy hit with "Knee Deep" and underscoring their '70s singer/songwriter
heritage with the warm, burnished ballad "Colder Weather," but soon the group
proved themselves to be a restless jam band, as eager to crank up the amps as
they were to ride a supple groove. This sense of musical adventure led Zac Brown
Band to cut a 2014 EP with Foo Fighters rocker Dave Grohl and to dive deep into
pop music on 2019's The Owl, yet these creative instincts also helped them
cultivate a loyal following who were happy to roll with these changes. Brown would
occasionally step out of the Zac Brown Band -- he formed the dance-pop group Sir
Rosevelt in 2016 and released his debut solo LP, The Controversy, in 2020 -- but
he always returned to the group.
Born in Atlanta, Zac Brown grew up in the Lake Lanier region in the north
Georgia mountains. Raised in a blended family -- he lived with his mother and
his stepfather, who was a dentist -- Brown was drawn to music at an early age,
learning to play his mother's guitar when he was eight. His taste was omnivorous,
spanning pop, country, bluegrass, and rock, influences that manifested in his
original material. He started playing these songs, along with selected covers,
at coffee houses when he was a teenager. While he attended the University of
West Georgia, he played concerts with growing frequency.
By 2002, Brown formed the initial version of the Zac Brown Band, who played
regularly throughout the South. He founded his own label, Southern Ground (it
was originally called Home Grown) in 2003, and his entrepreneurial endeavors
didn't stop there. The following year, he and his father opened Zac's Place, a
Lake Oconee restaurant that featured local music. It earned the attention of a
developer, who bought the establishment; Brown channeled his proceeds into a
tour bus and financing his first album, Home Grown, which appeared in 2004.
The Zac Brown Band continued to take shape over the course of 2004, with fiddle
player/vocalist Jimmy De Martini joining a lineup that also featured drummer Marcus
Petruska. Another member arrived in John Driskell Hopkins, a
multi-instrumentalist who produced Home Grown; he joined the group as their
bassist. Coy Bowles, a guitarist/pianist, became a permanent member of the Zac
Brown Band in 2006, and not long afterward, the group signed to Live Nation
Artists Records.
The Foundation, the major-label debut by Zac Brown Band, arrived in 2008. Live
Nation Artists Records faltered not long after the release of The Foundation,
but Atlantic picked up the band, and the label's support helped their first
single, the sun-kissed "Chicken Fried," reach number one on Country Airplay, a
feat matched by three other singles from the record: "Toes," "Highway 20 Ride,"
and "Free." Additionally, "Whatever It Is" reached two on Country Airplay.
Shortly after the release of The Foundation, Petruska was replaced by Chris
Fryar; multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook became a member not long afterward. This
lineup recorded You Get What You Give, a 2010 album that debuted at number one
on Billboard's Top 200 and contained duets with two of Brown's idols: Alan
Jackson sang on "As She's Walking Away" and Jimmy Buffett on "Knee Deep," both
number one country hits. "Colder Weather" and the loose-limbed "Keep Me in Mind"
also reached number one, with "No Hurry" peaking at number two.
Adding percussionist Daniel
de los Reyes as a full-time member, Zac
Brown Band began to expand their horizons in 2012 with Uncaged,
playing music that couldn't strictly be classified as country. As the album
entered the Billboard charts at number one, the group still scored number one
Country Airplay hits in "Goodbye in Her Eyes" and "Sweet Annie," with "Jump
Right In" going to two, but the album found ZBB exploring
rock-oriented territory. The group underscored their rock debut by recording an
EP with Dave
Grohl, the former Nirvana drummer
who later led the Foo
Fighters. Aptly titled The
Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1, the EP appeared in 2014, reaching 25 on the
Billboard Top 200. By the time it was released, Zac
Brown Band had added bassist Matt
Mangano, leaving John
Driskell Hopkins to play a variety of instruments.
In 2015, the Zac
Brown Band signed a joint deal with Big Machine and Republic Records,
releasing Jekyll
+ Hyde under this new contract. Featuring cameos by Chris
Cornell, Sara
Bareilles, and Jewel,Jekyll
+ Hyde debuted at number one on Billboard and produced three number one
country hits: "Homegrown," "Loving You Is Easy," and "Beautiful Drug."
Brown continued his musical explorations in 2016 by forming a new dance-pop
band called Sir
Rosevelt. By the time the Sir
Rosevelt album appeared in December 2017, the Zac
Brown Band had returned to their laid-back roots on 2017's Welcome
Home, an album produced by Dave
Cobb. Released on Elektra, its first single, "My Old Man," went to 14 on
Country Airplay, with "Roots" peaking at 36.
Moving to BMG, the Zac
Brown Band released The
Owl in September 2019. Recorded with a variety of splashy big-budget
producers, the album debuted at two upon its September 20, 2019 release. A week
after The
Owl appeared, Brown surprised
his fans with the release of The
Controversy, his debut solo album; it was recorded with many of the same
producers as The
Owl. The song "The Man Who Loves You the Most" arrived in June 2020.
Neither The
Owl nor The
Controversy generated any radio hits -- the non-LP 2020 single "The Man Who
Loves You the Most" also didn't create any waves -- so Zac
Brown Band changed homes for their next album, The
Comeback, aligning themselves with Warner Music Nashville. Preceded by "Same
Boat" -- a breezy, beachy tune with echoes of "Toes" and "Chicken Fried" that
went to number three Country Airplay -- The
Comeback deliberately returned ZBB to
their roots; it debuted at 27 upon its October 2021 release.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zac_Brown
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Pop Rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBfcBVt6Etk
Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Single & EP
| 1999 | CD FFE MUSIC ? (US) |
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Zac BROWN - Far From Einstyne - Heather / Land Down Under / Better Day / Heroes Bend / Clarice |
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| 10/2009 | CD HOME GROWN 522085-2 (US) |
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Zac BROWN BAND - Live From Bonnaroo - Toes / Free - Into The Mystic / The Devil Went Down To Georgia / Who Know |
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| 2010 | CD Southern Ground 525560-2 (US) |
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Zac BROWN BAND - As She's Walking Away (with Alan JACKSON) / Colder Weather | ||
| 2012 | CD Southern Ground ? (US) (promo) | . |
Island Song |
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| 2013 | CD Southern Ground ? (US) |
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The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 - All Alright / Let It Rain / The Muse / Day For The Dead |
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| 2014 | CD + DVD Southern Ground SGA022 (US) |
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| 2014 | CD Southern Ground ? (US) (promo) |
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All Alright (radio edit) |
Albums
| 12/2005 | CD ZAC BROWN ? (US) |
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HOME GROWN - Zac BROWN BAND - Every Little Bit / Whatever It Is / Chicken Fried / On This Train / Better Day / Valentines / Curse Me / Heather / Junkyard / These Days / Tax Man Shoes | |||
| 11/2008 | CD HOME GROWN MUSIC / ATLANTIC 516931 (US) |
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THE FOUNDATION - Zac BROWN BAND - Toes / Whatever It Is / Where The Boat Leaves From / Violin Intro To Free / Free / Chicken Fried / Mary / Different Kind Of Fine / Highway 20 Ride / It's Not OK / Jolene / Sic 'Em On A Chicken | |||
| 05/2010 | 2 CD + 1 DVD SOUTHERN GROUND 523726 (US) |
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PASS THE JAR - LIVE FROM
THE FABULOUS FOX THEATRE IN ATLANTA - Zac BROWN BAND
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| 09/2010 | CD SOUTHERN GROUND 524722 (US) |
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YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE - Zac BROWN BAND - Let It Go / Knee Deep / No Hurry / I Play The Road / Cold Hearted / Whiskey's Gone / Quiet Your Mind / Colder Weather / Settle Me Down / As She's Walking Away / Keep Me In Mind / Who Knows / Martin / Make This Day | |||
| 2010 | CD Southern Ground ? (UK) (promo) |
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You Get What You Give - Zac BROWN BAND - Free / Settle Me Down / Colder Weather / Keep Me In Mind / Cold Hearted / Who Knows |
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| 2010 | CD MONSANTO ? (US) |
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RED JESUS - Zac BROWN BAND - Stealing And Dealing / Golden Rein / The End Often Begins / Philosopher Stoned To Death / Supergang / Jiminy X-Mas / Gusty | |||
| 07/2012 | CD SOUTHERN GROUND / ATLANTIC 7567876688 (US) |
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UNCAGED - Zac BROWN BAND - Jump Right In / Uncaged / Goodbye In Her Eyes / The Wind / Island Song / Sweet Annie / Natural Disaster / Overnight / Lance's Song / Day That I Die / Last But Not Least | |||
| 2012 | CD SOUTHERN GROUND 530382-2 (US) |
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UNCAGED - Zac BROWN BAND - Jump Right In / Uncaged / Goodbye In Her Eyes / The Wind / Island Song / Sweet Annie / Natural Disaster / Overnight / Lance's Song / Day That I Die / Last But Not Least | |||
| 11/2014 | CD ATLANTIC 7567867108 (US) |
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Greatest Hits So Far... - Zac BROWN BAND - Chicken Fried / Whatever It Is / Toes / Free / Highway 20 Ride / As She's Walking Away (Zac Brown Band / Zac Brown feat: Alan Jackson) / Colder Weather / Knee Deep (Zac Brown Band / Zac Brown feat: Jimmy Buffett) / Keep Me In Mind / No Hurry / The Wind / Jump Right In / Goodbye In Her Eyes / Sweet Annie | |||
| 04/2015 | CD Republic 002296202 (US) |
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Jekyll + Hyde - Zac BROWN BAND - Beautiful Drug / Loving You Easy / Remedy / Homegrown / Mango Tree (Zac Brown Band feat: Sara Bareilles) / Heavy Is The Head (Zac Brown Band feat: Chris Cornell) / Bittersweet / Castaway / Tomorrow Never Comes / One Day / Dress Blues / Young And Wild / Junkyard / I'll Be Your Man (Song For A Daughter) / Wildfire / Tomorrow Never Comes [acoustic version] | |||
| 05/2017 | CD Atlantic 7567866203 (US) |
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Welcome Home - Zac BROWN BAND - Roots / Real Thing / Long Haul / 2 Places At 1 Time / Family Table / My Old Man / Start Over / Your Majesty / Trying To Drive / All The Best | |||
| 09/2019 | CD BMG 77559 (US) |
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The Owl - Zac BROWN BAND - The Woods / Need This / OMW / Someone I Used To Know / Me And The Boys In The Band / Finish What We Started / God Given / Warrior / Shoofly Pie / Already On Fire / Leaving Love Behind |
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| 2019 | CD Zac Brown Collective NR-001-CD (US) |
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The Controversy - Zac BROWN - Nowhere Left To Go / Time / Spend It All On You / Swayze / Lion's Den / Dream Sellin' / This Far / Always And Never |
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| 10/2021 | CD Warner Music 671178 (US) |
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The Comeback - Zac BROWN BAND - Slow Burn / Out In The Middle / Wild Palomino / Us Against The World / Same Boat / Stubborn Pride / Fun Having Fun / The Comeback / Old Love Song / Any Day Now / Paradise Lost On Me / GA Clay / Love And Sunsets / Closer To Heaven / Don't Let Your Heart |
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