Zach Cornell

Country
Nashville, TN

• Performed as guest singer with the original Charlie Daniels Band

• Voted one of Nashville’s “rising stars” by Authority Magazine

• Featured at The Listening Room Café in Nashville multiple times

• Featured artist on WSMV’s Today in Nashville multiple times

• Performs 250+ shows yearly

• Over 500,000 streams on song, “Stay Awhile”

Zach Cornell comes from a town of 2,000 in the Texas Panhandle. From an early age, he found himself riding along in his dad's pickup to deliver feed to various ranches around the Panhandle. That's where Zach was first exposed to country music. The Hank Jr. and Charlie Daniels CDs that lived in that old pickup lit a fire for music that colored outside the lines. Those records made it clear that he'd never be content with listening to over-polished top 40 radio. Instead, he'd spend his time seeking out less mainstream artists with more authentic sounds. 

Fast forward to today, and he knows as many Haggard and Jones tunes as the old-timers, along with a good helping of likes of Otis Redding, Tom Petty, Jim Croce and more. Had he been born in a different time, his originals would have likely found a place on a country record released in the 70s or 90s. He isn't living in the past - just writing what he knows and what he believes country music ought to sound like. Zach hasn't hit 30 years yet, but that hasn't kept him from honky-tonking his way across Texas, Tennessee and everywhere in between.

These days, Zach lives with his wife, kids, and dogs in Nashville. He 'pays the bills' performing a mix of Lower Broadway cover gigs, corporate parties, and weddings. When he's not playing with his band of seasoned professionals or co-writing with other local up-and-comers, he's likely on the road back to Texas to perform at one of his favorite dives.