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Zach Bryan ✍️

From the Navy to Oklahoma music icon

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Tony Lavo
Oct 25, 2023
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Howdy people 👋,

When it’s warm out I listen to upbeat country music, when it’s cold out I listen to sad country music. It’s cold out today.

Today is about Zach Bryan, an artist that is spearheading the popular movement of country music. With incredible songwriting and an authentic self, ZB has seemingly taken over the world. Let’s get into it.

Timeline

  • Born in Okinawa Japan in 1996

  • Enlisted in the Navy at age 17, in 2013

  • Started uploading his performances on Twitter in 2017.

  • “Heading South” video went viral in 2019

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