▁two ▁years ▁of ▁less ons , ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁developed ▁a ▁love ▁for ▁bl u egr ass ▁music ▁while ▁playing ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁brother ▁on ▁week end ▁vis its . ▁In ▁his ▁mid - te ens , ▁Brown ▁spent ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁being ▁t utor ed ▁by ▁a ▁vocal ▁coach ▁from ▁his ▁church ▁in ▁C um ming . ▁ ▁While ▁still ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁with ▁James ▁Taylor ▁as ▁his ▁insp iration , ▁Brown ▁began ▁playing ▁solo ▁gig s ▁in ▁local ▁ven ues , ▁performing ▁country ▁and ▁pop ▁cover ▁songs . ▁Brown ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁West ▁Georgia , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Z eta ▁K appa ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁K appa ▁Al pha ▁Order ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁camp ▁coun sel or ▁at ▁Camp ▁Mik ell ▁in ▁T oc co a , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁Camp ▁Gl isson , ▁a ▁United ▁Method ist ▁summer ▁camp ▁and ▁retre at ▁center ▁located ▁in ▁D ahl on ega , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Z ac ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Sh elly ▁ended ▁their ▁ 1 2 ▁year ▁marriage . ▁ ▁They ▁have ▁three ▁daughters ▁and ▁a ▁son . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Country ▁mus icians ▁from ▁Georgia ▁( U . S . ▁state ) ▁Category : Z ac ▁Brown ▁Band ▁members ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁East ▁of ▁Scotland ▁Football ▁League ▁was ▁the