I was always right next to him on stage while he would play the shows. My father’s musical credits range from Josephine Baker, Celia Cruz, Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Bennie More, Paul Anka, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Debbie Reynolds, and more.
I took a year off and practiced eight hours a day in order to get into Georgia State University’s Jazz Studies program. She loves to sing.Where to start…I have been playing drum set and percussion instruments as far back as I can remember. When attending middle school orientation I was introduced to the violin, which I was lucky enough to learn through high school.
I love big harmonies and things, and we didn't have a high tenor, and Jimmy [De Martini], my fiddle player, sings a lot of the high stuff now, but havin' somebody that can actually sing on top of that, we've added a four-part harmony now that's searing, and the guy's a monster player, too. Zac Brown Band. I dreamed of being in a band with other musicians that were so in tune with each other that when united we could soar to musical places that no other combination of people could reach.
Zac Brown poured his heart out in a recent interview with CBS This Morning.Still reeling after his recent divorce from his wife of 12 years, Shelly, Zac admits that "She absolutely was the one." It gave me the feeling that I was connected with a force that drives all things amazing.
John & I moved from Boston to Atlanta & started writing songs together. So I did.
Throw a nice long run with Shawn Mullins in the mix & fast forward to late 2008: I join Zac Brown Band full time. Camp Southern Ground wants to be the place where your child can have good fun, eat good food, connect with good friends, and learn the confidence to go put more good into the world.
In England, to go "Around the bend" means to go crazy. My name is Matt Mangano and I play the bass.
Drums have always been part of my life. Everyone within the organization and all the fans has been so welcoming to me. The Police, Led Zeppelin, Paul Simon, The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and many more were all shaping my musical taste from an early age.Music has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. Zac Brown Band’s success can largely be attributed to Brown’s interest in pushing creative boundaries through collaborations with top artists across genres including Avicii, Chris Cornell, Jimmy Buffett, Foo Fighters, Sheryl Crow, Sara Bareilles, and Jason Mraz to name a few. In the future I look forward to taking my rhythm outreach programs to a more global audience.And now I am very proud to be playing with the Zac Brown Band. I clearly remember my mother always singing beautiful Puerto Rican melodies to us all the time when we were growing up. We opened for Zac Brown Band at the Sky Bar in Auburn, Alabama, and a week or two later, I got a call from Zac saying, “I like what you are doing with music. Whether I am working with children, teens, adults, elderly, or special needs clients, I believe there is a drummer in everyone! Join the Zamily today for priority access to presale tickets, online merch discounts, early entry to shows, and more! The lead song off The Foundation, “Chicken Fried,” the band’s first national release, also went 5x platinum with over 5 million sales and over 255 million streams. Shipment of online orders may be delayed up to 2 weeks. Jimmy will be having a little girl in April.I hit things! But, college was short-lived after joining my first band The Hill. Just kidding of course!
We played punk rock and rock-n-roll music at churches and at friend’s birthday parties in my hometown, Thomaston, Georgia. Telling me to sit still was like telling a mosquito not to buzz!
Go ahead and finish chuckling...I'll wait. I was actually PLAYING guitar by 7. "The video for "Informer" by Snow that ran on MTV was subtitled so viewers could understand what he was saying. I am constantly in awe and learning from him every day. Not sure how life could get much better... but nothing will surprise me at this point - well, maybe if Zac's head opened up & an alien popped out... actually, never mind. The walls were filled with photos of my favorite bands, musicians, and skateboarders that had been ripped out of magazines and stuck to the wall with thumbtacks and Scotch tape.