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CROSSFADEBy: chance galahan

MY 5 FAVORITE BANDS

Members are Coy Bowles, Zac Brown, Clay Cook, Jimmy DeMartini , Chris Fryar, John Driskell Hopkins.

Zac Brown was raised in Dahlonega, Ga. The former restaurant owner started his music career as a solo artist, but in 2004, he

formed the Zac Brown Band with bassist John Hopkins and fiddler Jimmy De Martini; more recent additions are guitarist/organist Coy Bowles and drummer Chris Fryar.

They average more than 200 shows a year and have sold more than 20,000 CDs independently.

Brown was born in 1978 in Atlanta, GA, and grew up in Dahlonega, GA, a small town in the north Georgia mountains. He was the 11th child in a family of 12 kids, and grew up in a split family.

His father worked for Coca-Cola and ran health clubs, his mom sold insurance, and he had a stepdad who was a dentist and a stepmom who was an office manager.

Brown's oldest brother was 21 years his senior, so he was exposed to a wide variety of music growing up.

In February of 1995, after being behind the drums for more than 23 years, Sully Erna decided to start a new band. It was only a matter of time before he realized he needed to take charge and step out from behind the kit to front the band himself.

ZAC BROWN BAND

members are John Michael’’ozzy’’ Osbourne(born 3 December 1948)

THE SEVENTIES:

Ozzy releases his first record with Black Sabbath in 1970 (released Friday, February 13th). The self-titled record goes platinum that same year in the U.K. and U.S.

Ozzy releases 10 records with Black Sabbath.

Black Sabbath has sold over 50 million records (to date) worldwide.

Black Sabbath embarks on several world tours and performs to legions of fans around the globe.

Black Sabbath performs at the first California Jam in June 1974 to over 250,000 fans.

Ozzy leaves Black Sabbath and goes solo in 1979.

THE EIGHTIES:

Ozzy releases his first solo record Blizzard Of Ozz in 1980. The record quickly goes 4x Platinum.

Ozzy releases seven records throughout the decade. Each one sells well over two million copies.

Ozzy has sold over 50 million CD's as a solo artist worldwide.

Ozzy performs at the US Festival in 1983 in front of 250,000 fans.

Ozzy performs at the Moscow Peace Festival in 1989. This was the first major rock concert in the Soviet Republic by Western artists.

THE NINETIES:

Ozzy releases five records this decade. Each record goes multi-platinum.

Ozzy has performed to millions of fans around the world. His live concerts are guaranteed sell-outs.

Ozzy wins a Grammy Award in 1993 for Best Metal Performance for "I Don't Want To Change the World."

Ozzy and his wife/manager Sharon launch OZZfest in 1996, the first national music festival of its kind dedicated to hard rock music and breaking new artists.

Ozzy donates a portion of the OZZfest proceeds to various charities across the country including Lifebeat.

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THE NEW MILLENIUM:

Ozzy wins a Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2000 as a part of Black Sabbath for "Iron Man."

Ozzy (with Black Sabbath) headlines OZZfest 2001. Over 1 million-plus fans attended 32 sold-out dates.

Noted film director Penelope Spheeris shoots a full-length documentary on OZZfest titled We Sold Our Souls For Rock 'n' Roll, that debuts at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Ozzy also appears in the Adam Sandler film Little Nicky and Austin Powers Goldmember (with the Osbournes).

Ozzy receives an MTV Movie Awards 2001 nomination for "Best Cameo" for his role in Little Nicky.

Ozzy has released 13 albums during his 20-year career with Epic Records.

Ozzy receives a Star on the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 12, 2002.

The Osbournes debuts on MTV to a record-breaking audience for a new program. Further episodes create a national sensation around the Osbourne family and ratings skyrocket to become the highest-ever in MTV's 22 year history. The Osbournesis still the highest rated series in MTV's history.

Ozzy dines with President Bush at the Washington Correspondents Association Dinner in May 2002.

Ozzy performs the Black Sabbath classic "Paranoid" for Queen Elizabeth's 50th Jubilee celebration at Buckingham Palace in June 2002

Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly & Jack host ABC-TV's American Music Awards in January 2003.

Ozzy, Kelly & Jack's Emmy-nominated "Pepsi Twist" commercial airs during Superbowl XXXVII (2003).

Ozzy & Kelly hit #1 on the UK singles charts with their remake of the Black Sabbath classic "Changes." The single �sold over 1 million copies.

Ozzy and Sharon debut another MTV success with their Battle For Ozzfest weekly series (2004). � Ozzy's gold-certified Prince Of Darkness box set was released in March 2005 on Epic Records.

Ozzy releases Black Rain -- his first album with new studio material in six years in May 2007.

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Members are Sully Erna - Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar and Percussion. Robbie Merrill - Bass and Backing Vocals Tony Rombola - Guitars and Backing Vocals Shannon Larkin - Drums/Percussion

In February of 1995, after being behind the drums for more than 23 years, Sully Erna decided to start a new band.

It was only a matter of time before he realized he needed to take charge and step out from behind the kit to front the band himself.

One year and a couple of member changes later Godsmack was born. Sully Erna, Robbie Merrill and Tony Rombola hit the studio and recorded their first CD titled All Wound Up.

They did this over one weekend for a measly twenty six-hundred dollars.

Over the next two years, the band played throughout the Boston scene with drummer Joe Darco and began earning a strong reputation of being a great live band.

The noise they were making in the New England area created a snowball effect like no other.

After spending over four years on the road the band decided to take a break before heading back into the studio.

It was during this break that Shannon Larkin, a friend of Sully's for 15 years, formerly of Wrathchild America, AMEN and Ugly Kid Joe, was asked to replace Tommy Stewart.

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Nickelback is a Canadian pop rock band from Hanna, Alberta, Canada formed in 1995. Founded by members Chad

Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Ryan Peake and then-drummer Brandon Kroeger.

Nickelback is one of the most commercially successful Canadian groups, having sold 30 million records worldwide. Nickelback ranks as the 11th best selling music act of the 2000s, and places as the 2nd best selling foreign act in the US behind The Beatles for the 2000s.

Nickelback’s first release was a seven-track EP called Hesher in 1996. In the same year, Nickelback recorded their first full-length album Curb. “Fly” was released on Hesher and Curb and was the first single produced by Nickelback. It did not chart and was only played on local radio stations.

The following album The State was recorded in 1998 and was released as an independent record the same year. Nickelback signed a record deal with EMI and Roadrunner Records.

The State was then re-released in 2000 by EMI and Roadrunner Records. Two singles from the album, “Leader of Men” and “Breathe” were fairly successful and resulted in the album being certificated gold in Canada and the United States. It was certified Platinum in 2008.

Not on tour.

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Crossfade is a post grunge band originating in Columbia, South Carolina. The group came together in 1999 with the merging of singer/guitarist Ed Sloan with bassist/backup singer Mitch James and drummer Brian Geiger as the power trio The Nothing and then the name was changed to Crossfade in 2002.

The group added singer and DJ Tony Byroads from Buffalo, New York. The resulting quartet renamed itself Sugardaddy Superstar. It first gained recognition

beyond its region when it attracted the interest of the Los Angeles A&R company Taxi. This ultimately led to the signing of a record deal with the Earshot division of

Columbia Records. They released their first album on April 13, 2000 The group is now a three-piece band as of spring 2005 due to the departure of the

DJ/backing vocalist Tony Byroads. He wanted to spend time with his new bride.

Crossfade’s latest album, Falling Away, was released on August 29, 2006 on Columbia Records.

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