Photo by C. Taylor Crothers
Zac and his band members. They’re known to be down to earth and fantastic musicians.
Above: “She has two Dreamy Eyes of Blue: The 1998 ‘Songs of Kappa Alpha Order’” album was recorded with Zac on guitar and vocals. To purchase this CD contact the National Administrative Office at 540-463-1865.
Inc. record label in 2009, and his band’s latest album (You Get What You Give, with guests Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett) was produced through that label in conjunction with Atlantic Records. Brown has signed Atlanta-based artists Sonia Leigh, Levi Lowrey and Nic Cowan to the label as well. And going beyond music, Brown is known as a guy who likes to cook, so he launched his own line of steak rubs and barbecue sauces under the Southern Ground label, and released his first cookbook, Southern Ground, in 2010. In the end, though, Brown’s passion for people, and his building of Camp Southern
Ground, speak to the kind of person he is. “My prediction is that Zac will be recognized for many years to come for his great talent as a country music entertainer,” Peck said, “but he will be most well-known as the generous and kind man who founded and sponsored this wonderful camp for kids with special needs.” Zac Brown is the personification of what a KA gentleman should be: Caring, industrious, successful, respected and loyal to his family and friends. He is a great role model for all of us, and sets the bar that much higher for the brothers of Kappa Alpha Order to reach.
Rich O’Toole (Epsilon Delta – Texas A&M University ’02), a rising star in the field of country music, has released his latest CD, Kiss of a Liar, on Nashville-based record label Average Joe’s Entertainment, featuring his original music as well as the songs of some notable Music Row songwriters and a duet with fellow Texan Pat Green. O’Toole has been a mainstay in the top 10 of the Texas country music charts for several years, working with a Grammywinning producer and Nashville songwriters who have composed for the likes of the Oak Ridge Boys, Steve Earle, Billy Currington and others. O’Toole has relentlessly traveled the highways of Texas and other states for the better part of decade while honing his craft, and can be seen with his band on just about any weekend in a honky-tonk or opening for the likes of Willie Nelson, Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley and others at a major performance event. Left: O’Toole is an up-and-coming performer in the world of country music.
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