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Brighter Shade
John Driskell Hopkins (born May 3, 1971) is best known for his role as a founding member, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the Grammy Award winning group Zac Brown Band. Hopkins co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, and Shawn Mullins, the Zac Brown Band's third single, "Toes", from their 2008 major-label debut '' The Foundation''. It was the second #1 single for the band. Hopkins also co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, and Sonia Leigh, the second single from the band's third major-label album ''Uncaged'', entitled " Goodbye in Her Eyes". Hopkins co-wrote the band's first #1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, " Heavy Is the Head", which featured Chris Cornell and was the second single from their 4th major label studio album, 2015's ''Jekyll + Hyde''. Early life Hopkins was raised in Gainesville, GA, the eldest of four brothers. He graduated from Florida State University 1993 with a degree in general theatre. During college at Florida State Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name2 = Bexar, Comal, Medina , established_title = Foundation , established_date = May 1, 1718 , established_title1 = Incorporated , established_date1 = June 5, 1837 , named_for = Saint Anthony of Padua , government_type = Council-Manager , governing_body = San Antonio City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Ron Nirenberg ( I) , leader_title2 = City Manager , leader_name2 = Erik Walsh , leader_title3 = City Council , leader_name3 = , unit_pref = Imperial , area_total_sq_mi = 504.64 , area_total_km2 = 1307.00 , area_land_sq_mi = 498.85 , area_land_km2 = 1292.02 , area_water_sq_mi = 5.79 , area_water_km2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Leigh
Sonia Leigh (born December 1978) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Following her 1998 debut, ''Remember Me'', Leigh has performed extensively as a solo artist, headliner, and as the supporting act for Jason Mraz, The Marshall Tucker Band, Zac Brown Band, Blackberry Smoke Blackberry Smoke is an American rock band from Atlanta. The lineup consists of Charlie Starr (lead vocals, guitar), Richard Turner (bass, vocals), Brit Turner (drums), Paul Jackson (guitar, vocals), and Brandon Still (keyboards). In 2020, they a .... Her 2007 release ''Run or Surrender'' was produced by John Hopkins of the Zac Brown Band. Her Southern Ground debut album, ''1978 December'', was released on September 27, 2011. The first single off the album is "My Name Is Money," which Juli Thanki of Engine 145 gave a "thumbs up". Leigh also co-wrote the Zac Brown Band singles " Goodbye in Her Eyes" and " Sweet Annie". Discography Albums Live albums Singles Music videos References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Douglas
Gerald Calvin "Jerry" Douglas (born May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro and lap steel guitar player and record producer. Career In addition to his fourteen solo recordings, Douglas has played on more than 1,600 albums. As a sideman, he has recorded with artists as diverse as Garth Brooks, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Phish, Dolly Parton, Susan Ashton, Paul Simon, Mumford & Sons, Keb' Mo', Ricky Skaggs, Elvis Costello, Tommy Emmanuel, James Taylor and Johnny Mathis, as well as performing on the ''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' soundtrack and the follow up "Down From the Mountain" tour with Alison Krauss and Union Station. He has collaborated with various groups including The Whites, New South (band), The Country Gentlemen, Strength in Numbers, and Elvis Costello's "Sugar Canes". From 1996 to 1998, Douglas was a member of The GrooveGrass Boyz. Douglas produced a number of records, including some at Sugar Hill Records. He oversaw albums by Alison Krauss, the Del McCoury Band, M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Bluegrass Music Awards
The International Bluegrass Music Awards is an award show for bluegrass music presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA). Awards are voted based on professional membership in the IBMA. Award winners 2021 award winners The awards ceremony was held September 30 at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina. The inductees into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame were recognized during the awards. These included Alison Krauss, Lynn Morris, and The Stoneman Family. * Album of the Year -- Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southern Ohio's Musical Legacy, Various Artists, Joe Mullins (producer), Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (label) * Banjo Player of the Year -- Scott Vestal * Bass Player of the Year -- Missy Raines * Collaborative Recording of the Year (formerly Recorded Event of the Year) -- "White Line Fever" featuring Bobby Osborne with Tim O’Brien, Trey Hensley, Sierra Hull, Stuart Duncan, Todd Phillips, Alison B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haywood County, North Carolina
Haywood County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,089. The county seat and its largest city is Waynesville. Haywood County is part of the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Part of indigenous territory considered the Cherokee homeland, the county was formed by European Americans in 1808 from the western part of Buncombe County. It was named for John Haywood, who served as the North Carolina State Treasurer from 1787 to 1827. In 1828 the western part of Haywood County became Macon County. In 1851 parts of Haywood and Macon counties were combined to form Jackson County. The last shot of the Civil War east of the Mississippi was fired in Waynesville on May 9, 1865, when elements of the Thomas Legion (Confederate) skirmished with the 2nd North Carolina Mounted Infantry (Union). A monument is situated on Sulphur Springs Road in Waynesville. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balsam Range
Balsam Range is a bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood County, North Carolina. They are the 2014 and 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association (IMBA) Entertainer of the Year recipients. Their other accolades include IBMA Vocal Group of the Year (2014, 2015), Song of the Year (2011, 2015), and Album of the Year (2013, 2017). Balsam Range consists of its original five members - on fiddle and lead vocals, Buddy Melton; on mandolin and vocals, Darren Nicholson; on upright bass, resonator guitar, and vocals, Tim Surrett; on guitar and vocals, Caleb Smith; and on banjo, Marc Pruett. Members Buddy Melton (fiddle, vocals) picked up fiddle in college, and is also accomplished on the bass. He performed with Jubal Foster before joining Balsam Range. Buddy has also performed with David Holt and Doc Watson. Melton won the honor of "Male Vocalist of the Year" at the 2014 and 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards. Darren Nicholson (mandolin, vocals) has perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighter Shade
John Driskell Hopkins (born May 3, 1971) is best known for his role as a founding member, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the Grammy Award winning group Zac Brown Band. Hopkins co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, and Shawn Mullins, the Zac Brown Band's third single, "Toes", from their 2008 major-label debut '' The Foundation''. It was the second #1 single for the band. Hopkins also co-wrote, with Zac Brown, Wyatt Durette, and Sonia Leigh, the second single from the band's third major-label album ''Uncaged'', entitled " Goodbye in Her Eyes". Hopkins co-wrote the band's first #1 hit on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, " Heavy Is the Head", which featured Chris Cornell and was the second single from their 4th major label studio album, 2015's ''Jekyll + Hyde''. Early life Hopkins was raised in Gainesville, GA, the eldest of four brothers. He graduated from Florida State University 1993 with a degree in general theatre. During college at Florida State Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida. Florida State University comprises 16 separate colleges and more than 110 centers, facilities, labs and institutes that offer more than 360 programs of study, including professional school programs. In 2021, the university enrolled 45,493 students from all 50 states and 130 countries. Florida State is home to Florida's only national laboratory, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and is the birthplace of the commercially viable anti-cancer drug Taxol. Florida State University also operates the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainesville, GA
The city of Gainesville is the county seat of Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 42,296. Because of its large number of poultry processing plants, it is often called the "Poultry Capital of the World." Gainesville is the principal city of, and is included in, the Gainesville, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia Combined Statistical Area. History Gainesville was established as "Mule Camp Springs" by European-American settlers in the early 1800s. Less than three years after the organization of Hall County on December 15, 1818, Mule Camp Springs was renamed "Gainesville" on April 21, 1821. It was named in honor of General Edmund P. Gaines, a hero of the War of 1812 and a noted military surveyor and road-builder. Gainesville was selected to be the county seat and chartered by the Georgia General Assembly on November 30, 1821. A gold rush that began in nearby L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jekyll + Hyde
Jekyll may refer to: Entertainment Film * ''The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll'', a 1960 horror film * '' Dr. Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo'', a 1972 Spanish horror film * ''Jekyll'', a 2007 horror film Television * ''Jekyll'' (TV series), a 2007 BBC television series * ''Jekyll & Hyde'' (TV series), a 2015 ITV television series Theatre * ''Jekyll & Hyde'' (musical), a 1997 Broadway musical Music Albums * ''Jekyll'', a 2013 re-release of ''Hyde'' (EP) by South Korean boy band VIXX Songs * "Jekyll", a song by Exo on the album '' Obsession'' Places * Jekyll Island, an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia ** Jekyll Island Club, private club located thereon Other uses * Jekyll (software), a static blogging platform * Jekyll (surname) See also * Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (other) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are characters in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde''. This page lists Wikipedia articles using "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Cornell
Christopher John Cornell (né Boyle; July 20, 1964 – May 18, 2017) was an American singer and musician best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and primary lyricist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave. He also had a solo career and contributed to numerous movie soundtracks. Cornell was also the founder and frontman of Temple of the Dog, a one-off tribute band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood. Cornell is considered one of the key figures of the 1990s grunge movement, and is well known for his extensive catalog as a songwriter, his nearly four-octave vocal range, and his powerful vocal belting technique. He released four solo studio albums, ''Euphoria Morning'' (1999), ''Carry On'' (2007), ''Scream'' (2009), and ''Higher Truth'' (2015); the live album ''Songbook'' (2011); and two compilations, '' The Roads We Choose'' (2007) and ''Chris Cornell'' (2018), the latter released posthumously. He received a Golden Globe Award nomination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Is The Head (Zac Brown Band Song)
"Heavy Is the Head" is a song recorded by American country music group Zac Brown Band. It was released on March 6, 2015 as the second single from the band's fourth studio album, ''Jekyll + Hyde'', released on April 28, 2015. It features vocals from Chris Cornell, and was released to rock radio, rather than country. The song was used as the theme for the 2015 Major League Baseball season and has also appeared in the video game ''WWE 2K16''. Personnel Compiled from liner notes. * Zac Brown – lead vocals, electric guitar * Chris Cornell – duet vocals * Coy Bowles – slide guitar * Clay Cook – Hammond organ * Donald Dunlavey – electric guitar * Chris Fryar – drums * John Driskell Hopkins – electric guitar * Matt Mangano – bass guitar, electric guitar * Daniel de los Reyes – percussion * Jimmy De Martini – violin * Darrell Scott – background vocals, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar Chart performance "Heavy Is the Head" debuted at number 50 on the '' Billb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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