▁Me eting ▁Boston : ▁G . C . ▁Rand ▁& ▁A very ▁ ▁We iss , ▁Ellen . ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁Wood s ▁Boston : ▁N ort he astern ▁University ▁Press ▁ ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁Es sex ▁County , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : H amilton , ▁Massachusetts ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Method ism ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Zach ary ▁" Z ac " ▁Alexander ▁Brown ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁in ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia ▁is ▁co - found er ▁and ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁Z ac ▁Brown ▁Band . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁Lake ▁Lan ier ▁by ▁his ▁mother , ▁Betty e , ▁and ▁step father ▁Dr . ▁J ody ▁Mos es , ▁a ▁dent ist ▁in ▁C um ming , ▁Georgia . ▁The ▁ 1 1 th ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁children , ▁Brown ▁attended ▁M ash burn ▁Element ary ▁School ▁in ▁C um ming ; ▁Lake view ▁Academy ▁in ▁G aines ville , ▁Georgia ; ▁and ▁South ▁F ors yth ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁C um ming . ▁He ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁D ahl on ega , ▁Georgia , ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 7 , ▁where ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁L ump kin ▁County ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁Brown ▁was ▁given ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁guitar ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁step father ' s ▁patients ▁was ▁en list ed ▁to ▁teach ▁him ▁classical ▁guitar . ▁He ▁completed