Zac Brown

Brown was raised on Lake Lanier by his mother, Bettye, and stepfather Dr. Jody Moses, a dentist in Cumming, Georgia. The 11th of 12 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 in Cumming.

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, Georgia.[4][5] Brown later founded Camp Southern Ground, a 501c3 non-profit camp in Fayetteville, Georgia.[6]

According to the Gainesville Times, in 2017, Brown made an angel 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.[7][8]

Brown appeared in a 2016 episode of Treehouse Masters on Animal Planet.[9] In 2019, Brown, collaborated with rapper Lil Dicky to create single "Earth." In the song, Brown sings: "How's it going? I'm a cow. Moo. You drink milk from my tits."[10]

In 2016, Zac Brown was involved in an early morning drug bust at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Palm Beach, Florida.[11][12][13] Although Brown was not arrested, police arrested four other individuals for marijuana and cocaine, and found Brown in possession of prescription pills.[14][15] Reports stated that there were three strippers in the room at the time of the arrests.[16] Reports also state that the Palm Beach Police Officers did not name Brown in their report because they were fans of his music.[17] Brown later apologized saying that he was, "at the wrong place at the wrong time."

In 2018, Zac and his wife Shelly ended their 12 year marriage. They have four daughters and a son.[18]

• The Controversy (2019)

• Official website
• Zac Brown on IMDb