BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:John Driskell Hopkins has walked the musical path for the las t 20 years. As a bass player\, guitar player\, singer and songwriter for several bands of the rock variety\, Hopkins rooted himself in the Atlan ta\, GA music scene in 1995\, producing records and touring with his ban d Brighter Shade. \;Hopkins met Zac Brown in 1998 at an open mic hos ted by Hopkins. Over the next several years\, they remained friends and with Hopkins lending a production hand\, they released the first Zac Bro wn record\, &ldquo\;Home Grown\,&rdquo\; in 2004. Hopkins became a found ing member of the Zac Brown Band in 2005 and has enjoyed engineering and songwriting credits on hit songs such as &ldquo\;Toes\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\ ;It&rsquo\;s Not OK\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Sic Em On A Chicken\,&rdquo\; from the multi-platinum selling record &ldquo\;The Foundation\,&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Nothing\,&rdquo\; &ldquo\;I Play The Road\,&rdquo\; and &ldq uo\;Settle Me Down\,&rdquo\; from the current platinum selling record\, &ldquo\;You Get What You Give.&rdquo\;As the ZBB continues to garner cri tical and public success through Grammy\, CMA\, and ACM Awards\, Hopkins continues to share the spotlight on stage with his band of fellow songw riters and friends.When off the road\, Hopkins works in his home studio on the occasional ZBB collaboration\, production for other (ZBB-label) S outhern Ground artists\, and songwriting and recording with a growing cr op of regional talent\; he often shares these tracks with Bug Music Nash ville\, whom he&rsquo\;s partnered with in an administrative deal since early 2011. You can catch 7 episodes of Hopkins&rsquo\; ongoing Podcast entitled &ldquo\;Under The Influence with John Driskell Hopkins&rdquo\; on iTunes. And when he has downtime on the road\, you can try to catch h im as he takes his Harley out for a tour of the city du jour.Joining Joh n is a group of five outstanding acoustic musicians and singers from Hay wood County\, North Carolina\, Balsam Range. From deep in the Appalachia ns where the Great Smoky Mountains meet the Blue Ridge comes the Balsam Range band\, creatively blending Bluegrass\, Folk\, Gospel and Jazz into a new American acoustic music experience.To encapsulate\, Tim Surrett d elivers entertaining MC work as well as seasoned lead and harmony singin g. Tim also plays bass most of the time\, and he will occasionally move his talents to the resonator guitar. His presentations are spontaneous\, polished and professional. Buddy Melton is one of the most gifted tenor voices in bluegrass and Americana today. His range and tones largely gi ve Balsam Range its identifying sound\, and his stellar fiddle playing s upports the band&rsquo\;s programs equally. Caleb Smith has been called &ldquo\;one of the top young guns of guitar.&rdquo\; His envied unique g uitar style pairs perfectly with his energetic power singing. Caleb also delivers ballads with a perfectly toned\, believable tenderness. Darren Nicholson is one of the most gifted mandolins players and harmony singe rs ever to come from the Southern Mountains. Darren&rsquo\;s studied\, e nergetic performances rival those of the classic old guard performers\, and his enthusiasm for American heritage music styles has no bounds. Mar c Pruett plays traditional three finger banjo in intuitive and powerful ways that blend and compliment the influences in the band of jazz and bl uegrass&hellip\;country and gospel&hellip\;and swing and old-time. Marc adds a credible entertainment experience of over 40 years to this fresh\ , unique Southern band. \;\n- Purchase Tickets Here - \;\nhttp:/ /www.eddieowenpresents.com/ URL:http://duluth.patch.com/events/eddie-owen-presents-at-the-rct-john-dr iskell-hopkins-of-zac-brown-band-w-balsam-range SUMMARY:EDDIE OWEN PRESENTS AT THE RCT - John Driskell Hopkins (of Zac Br own Band) w/ Balsam Range LOCATION:Red Clay Theatre: 3116 Main St\, Duluth\, GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR