Zac Brown was born July 31, 1978 in Cumming, Georgia.

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He is the 11th of 14 siblings.

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Brown attended the University of West Georgia, where he was a member of the Zeta Kappa chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity.

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It was there where his love of music really took off. His band at the time broke up, but after 9/11 Brown quit school and decided to hit the road full-time.

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He was also a camp counselor at Camp Mikell in Toccoa, Ga. & Camp Glisson, a United Methodist summer camp located in Dahlonega, GA.

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The Zac Brown Band got their start in Georgia in 2002, hitting the road as often as possible and in front of anyone who would listen.

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The Zac Brown Band has performed more than 3,000 shows in their career and has sold more than 30,000 CDs independently.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 12: The Zac Brown Band attends the City of Hope's Music And Entertainment Industry Group Honors Bob Pittman at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on June 12, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

The Zac Brown Band has developed a strong online following that has landed them in the Top 10 Unsigned Artists in the Southern Rock and Country Charts on MySpace.com.

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The band’s debut single, “Chicken Fried,” was originally recorded in 2003, but didn’t hit big in country music until it was re-recorded and released in 2008.

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The first single “Chicken Fried” was featured in the 2007 Lionsgate feature film Larry the Cable Guy’s Witless Protection.

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Their debut album, “The Foundation” has sold over 2 million copies, not a small feat and their second release, “You Get What You Give” sold over 1 million copies.

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Zac Brown has his very own record label, Southern Ground Artists, which has signed acts such as Sonia Leigh, The Wood Brothers, and Blackberry Smoke.

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The Zac Brown Band has landed support slots with artists such as Alan Jackson, Sugarland, ZZ Top, Etta James, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Willie Nelson and BB King.

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The Zac Brown Band garnered awards for Best Local New Music Act, Best Local Overall Music Act, Best Local Singer/Songwriter, and Best Local Vocalist in Atlanta’s Creative Loafing "Best of Atlanta" 2007 issue.

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Zac opened a southern-style cooking restaurant with his father, and used the club to perform in early on, over the weekend, along with their other gigs.

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Zac also oversees a full-production metal shop, leather artistry shop and camp for children (opening in 2014).

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The band has recorded four studio albums and has charted EIGHT #1 singles. They are: “Chicken Fried”, “Toes”, “Highway 20 Ride”, “Free”, “As She’s Walking Away”, “Colder Weather”, “Knee Deep” and “Keep Me in Mind”. “Whatever It Is” peaked at #2.

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Clay Cook was the last member to join the Zac Brown Band in 2008, thus completing the current line-up of the band.

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The Zac Brown Band has played featured slots at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Beale Street Music, The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, SXSW, Lynyrd Skynyrd's Simple Man Cruise and The Rock Boat.

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