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Zach Top Garners Industry Buzz by Spearheading a ‘90s Country Throwback

Billboard’s February Country Rookie of the Month discusses his bluegrass-to-country journey.

Newcomer Zach Top’s name has been everywhere in Nashville over the past couple of years, as the singer-songwriter from Washington state with the undeniably ‘90s country-influenced sound and resonant voice has steadily amassed milestones within Music City circles. With That, Top has progressed a legacy of artists, including Keith Whitley, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Vince Gill, Joe Diffie, Alison Krauss, and most recently Chris Stapleton, who have spun years playing in bluegrass circles into country gold. It meant a good bit to me that [Leo33 label head] Katie Dean had worked on a bunch of records that had made me fall in love with country music.

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