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Brown performing in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Zachry Alexander Brown
Born	(1978-07-31) July 31, 1978 (age 46) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
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Genres	Country pop country pop country rock EDM folk rock Southern rock reggae
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals guitar banjo
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Southern Ground

Zachry Alexander Brown (born July 31, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the country Zac Brown Band, as well as electronic dance music group Sir Rosevelt. In 2019, Brown released a pop surprise album titled The Controversy.

Early life

Brown was raised on Lake Lanier by his mother, Bettye, and stepfather Dr. Jody Moses, a dentist in Cumming, Georgia. The eleventh of twelve children, Brown attended Mashburn Elementary School in Cumming; Lakeview Academy in Gainesville, Georgia; and South Forsyth High School in Cumming. He later moved to Dahlonega, Georgia, at age 17, where he graduated from Lumpkin County High School. Brown was given his mother's guitar at age 8, and one of his stepfather's patients was enlisted to teach him classical guitar. He completed two years of lessons, but soon after developed a love for bluegrass music while playing with his father and brother on weekend visits. In his mid-teens, Brown spent almost a year being tutored by a vocal coach from his church

While still in high school, with James Taylor as his inspiration, Brown began playing solo gigs in local venues, performing country and pop cover songs. Brown attended the University of West Georgia, where he became a member of the Zeta Kappa chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. He was also a camp counselor at Camp Mikell in Toccoa, Georgia, and Camp Glisson, a United Methodist summer camp and retreat center located in Dahlonega. Brown later founded Camp Southern Ground, a 501c3 non-profit camp in Fayetteville, Georgia.

Other ventures

In 2012, Brown purchased Masterlink Studio (formerly Young 'Un Sound and Monument Recording Studios) in Nashville's Music Row and completely overhauled it to create Southern Ground Nashville, a recording studio for artists on Brown's Southern Ground record label.

In 2017, Brown made an investment into the Stillhouse Creek Distillery in Lumpkin County, Georgia, which was later rebranded the Z. Brown Distillery. The distillery closed down on November 18, 2018.

Brown appeared in a 2016 episode of Treehouse Masters on Animal Planet. In 2019, Brown appeared on the Lil Dicky charity single "Earth".

Brown founded Southern Grind Knives, a knife company based out of Peachtree City, Georgia. The company specializes in hard-use tactical knives.

Personal life

In 2018, Brown and his wife Shelly ended their 12-year marriage. They have four daughters and a son.

In August 2023, Brown married the model and actress Kelly Yazdi. In December of the same year, they separated and announced their intention to divorce.

Discography

• The Controversy (2019)

Album appearances