The Georgia based Zac Brown Band started out in 2002. I first met them in 2008 when their album “The Foundation” came out and “Chicken Fried” had just gone to # 1. They were playing a show in Gainesville at the former “Common Grounds Coffee House” downtown. I also met up with Tim Tebow there and we watched the show together backstage. We both really liked their song “Free”. The next night they were in Orlando opening for Alan Jackson on his tour. This photo was taken in Jacksonville in the Jacksonville Jaguars meeting room at the stadium. It was recently announced that founding member John Driskell Hopkins 51 and to the right of Zac Brown in this picture has been diagnosed with ALS. The band will be coming to Tampa on Saturday October 8th to the Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre.