While most seven year old children were chasing ice cream trucks, one little boy was learning a secret. The secret that would eventually humiliate the big bosses in Nashville. It happened inside a cramped and dusty RV baking under the hot Washington sun.
Zachary Dirk Top spent ten long years on the road with his family band called Top String. His father drove that vehicle to every small town festival in the West. Zach also learned how to play guitar. He practiced singing for folks who could spot a fake from a mile away.
Side note: He received his first guitar when he was only three years old.
Growing up on a dairy farm in Sunnyside Washington teaches you a lot about being real. Zach carried that lesson with him when he finally made it to the big city.
People tried to give him millions of dollars to change his country style to pop.
How Zach Top is Saving Country Music – Part 1
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People who hear him play for the first time often stop in their tracks. One fan said that he has saved country music from disappearing forever. Another even joked that he must be the long lost son of Alan Jackson.
He makes folks feel like they stepped back into the best parts of the 1990s.
Those early days of playing in open fields and grange halls led him to the Grand Ole Opry stage. This journey brought him to the most famous circle in music to show everyone what they were missing.
Zach Top – “Sounds Like The Radio” | Live at the Grand Ole Opry
He played a song called Sounds Like The Radio. People in the crowd felt a sense of peace as the music they missed had finally come back home.
Zach Top stayed true to his roots and brought the soul of the farm to the big city. His journey shows that hard work and being real still matters.
Follow Zach Top on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube to see where he goes next. Stay tuned as this cowboy is just getting started.