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Zach Bryan

Okmulgee, OK

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Region: Northeast Oklahoma / Green Country Conference: Plains Regional Rank: #1

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About Zach Bryan

From the heart of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, comes Zach Bryan, a country music sensation whose raw, authentic sound has captivated listeners seeking genuine emotion. Bryan's journey from active duty in the Navy to music stardom is a testament to the power of his songwriting, which began during his downtime in the service. Hailing from the small town of Oologah, Oklahoma, Bryan's grounded perspective shines through in his blend of country, folk, and Americana. A viral video of "Heading South" launched his career, followed by the self-recorded debut album, "DeAnn," named in honor of his late mother.

Bryan's music often reflects the places he's been, with songs like "Moon in Oklahoma" and "memphis; the blues" painting vivid geographic portraits. His talent for collaboration is evident in "Dawns," featuring Maggie Rogers, and his song "Something in the Orange" garnered a Grammy nomination, solidifying his mainstream appeal. In 2024, he received the Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year. Bryan champions independent artistry, proving that success doesn't always require the backing of a major label, and continues to resonate with fans seeking unfiltered musical storytelling.

Did You Know

  • • Zach Bryan's Navy service heavily influenced his songwriting, beginning during downtime.
  • • He hails from Oologah, Oklahoma, a small town that shaped his grounded perspective.
  • • A viral video of "Heading South" catapulted him from active duty to music stardom.
  • • Bryan self-recorded his debut album, "DeAnn," named after his late mother.
  • • His music blends country, folk, and Americana, creating a raw, authentic sound.
  • • He collaborated with Maggie Rogers on "Dawns," showcasing his versatility.
  • • "Something in the Orange" earned him a Grammy nomination, solidifying his mainstream appeal.
  • • Bryan's music resonates with listeners seeking genuine, unfiltered emotions.
  • • He won the Academy of Country Music Award for New Male Artist of the Year in 2024.
  • • Bryan champions independent artistry, proving major label success isn't mandatory.

Locations in Lyrics

319 location references across 122 songs

Songs & Places

Ticking
Philadelphia, PA Ohio Oklahoma
"Philly by the morning and Ohio by the night"
Revival
Bakersfield, CA Clermont, KY Dyess, AR Folsom, CA Nashville, TN
"Merle said Mama tried, but the prison still won"
Fear & Fridays (Poem)
U.S. Route 101 New York City, NY Pacific 101
"I've taken my motorbike down the Pacific 101"
Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
"I killed a man in Birmingham"
Oklahoma Smokeshow
Oklahoma
"She's an Oklahoma smokeshow"
Summertime’s Close
North Carolina South Carolina Oklahoma San Luis Obispo, CA
"'Cause you're the fire of Carolina and Oklahoma too"
Summertime's Close
Coast East Coast Oklahoma San Luis, AZ San Luis, CO San Luis Obispo, CA South Carolina
"And I've seen children playin' on the coastlines"
summertime's close
Asbury Park, NJ Bar Harbor, ME Bethany Beach, DE Cape Canaveral, FL Cape May, NJ Charleston, SC Daytona Beach, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Gloucester, MA Hilton Head, SC Key West, FL Kill Devil Hills, NC Miami Beach, FL Montauk, NY Myrtle Beach, SC Mystic, CT Nags Head, NC New Haven, CT Newburyport, MA Newport, RI Ocean City, MD Plymouth, MA Portland, ME Portsmouth, NH Provincetown, MA Rehoboth Beach, DE Salem, MA San Luis, CA San Luis, TX Savannah, GA Southampton, NY St. Augustine, FL Virginia Beach, VA West Palm Beach, FL Wilmington, NC North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina
I Remember Everything
Detroit, MI
"Do I remind you of your daddy in his '88 Ford?"
The Good I’ll Do
Austin, TX Tennessee
"Gettin' high out in Austin"
The Good I'll Do
Austin, TX Tennessee downtown Austin, TX
"Gettin' high out in Austin"
Dry Deserts
California palm_trees_ca, CA desert_ca, CA sierra_pines_ca, CA
"Driving out to California, the night I met you in this bed of mine"
Hey Driver
North Carolina South Carolina
"This Carolina shoulder"
Always Willin’
Arizona desert_az, AZ Sedona, AZ London, KY Louisville, KY Appalachian Kentucky Kentucky Coal Country, KY Hyde Park, NY Arizona Deserts, AZ
"dark, dark deserts under Arizona skies"
Always Willin'
Sedona, AZ
"And Sedona don't own you or owe you a damn thing"
Appetite
Northwest Arkansas
"Why am I in Northwest Arkansas?"
The Great American Bar Scene
Philadelphia, PA Tulsa, OK Cheyenne, WY
"Way up in Philly"
Boys Of Faith
Pineville, KY Kentucky New York City, NY New York
"You were comin' out to Pineville, it was freezin' cold"
East Side of Sorrow
American West Tulsa, OK Rural Oklahoma Stillwater, OK
"I've got women in the West I wanna hold"
Madeline
West Coast
"Well, I heard you been on the road, West Coast, just song singing"
God Speed
Detroit, MI
"Under the stars in the back of a beat-up ol' K-10"
Purple Gas
Texas Great Plains Fargo, ND
"Have a lone star in my eye"
Highway Boys
Nashville, TN K-10, KS the river (Kansas River), KS
"got a gig out at the Ryman"
Quiet, Heavy Dreams
Sequoia, CA
"And cut sequoia 'til it's dark"
Come as You Are
Tulsa, OK Oklahoma
"Of the pretty girls who walk down there on Elgin Avenue"
El Dorado
El Dorado, KS Kansas El Dorado, CA El Dorado, IL El Dorado, TX
"Did you ever make it back to El Dorado?"
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, OK Oologah, OK The American West Tulsa, OK Norman, OK Stillwater, OK
"Back to this side of Oklahoma City"
Skin
New York City, NY Wisconsin
"Are you walking 'round Tribeca with him?"
Jake’s Piano - Long Island
Long Island, NY the shore, NY Long Island Shore, NY
"Long Island"
Jake's Piano - Long Island
New York
"Long Island"
Jamie
Wichita County, TX
"From here to damn near Wichita County"
Memphis; The Blues
Memphis, TN Detroit, MI Tupelo, MS Indianola, MS Macon, GA
"Memphis; The Blues"
Tishomingo
Tishomingo, OK New York City, NY New York
"Now I'm breakin' horses out in Tishomingo"
Crooked Teeth
Red River, TX Bismarck, ND Bakken Formation, ND Colorado
"Word got around that he climbed out of that muddy red river floor"
Runny Eggs
California Desert (California), CA Oklahoma Colorado mountains, CO Nevada New York City, NY
"And drive to California where the heartless are"
Spotless
New York City, NY
"Met a man in New York City, told me humans ain't as pretty"
Mechanical Bull
Texas
"Maybe I'll move to Texas, let my soul grow bored and restless"
If She Wants a Cowboy
Detroit, MI Oologah, OK The American West Nashville, TN
"Ride me a Bronco"
Driving
the coast Rogers County, OK Lynchburg, TN
"smellin' water by the coast"
Matt & Audie
Montana Red River, OK Red River
"To head to Montana, where the weather's colder"
Traveling Man
Toledo, OH
"There's a train headin' west to south Toledo"
Us Then
New York City, NY Texas Oklahoma Eastern Tennessee Tennessee Baton Rouge, LA
"Well the buildings out in Brooklyn are taller than the clouds"
Heavy Eyes
St. Louis, MO Detroit, MI Midwest Cleveland, OH Los Angeles, CA
"Budweiser Heavy for the road"
Sober Side of Sorry
Lynchburg, TN
"too much Jack Daniels"
Doing Fine
Grove, OK Rogers, AR Ozark Mountains, AR
"Turn down towards Goose Island, keep your eyelids on the road"
Tourniquet
Eastern Montana
"There's delays on the planes out of Eastern Montana"
High Road
New York City, NY New York Tulsa, OK
"New York this time of year ain't good for me"
Smaller Acts
New York City, NY coastal town
"Friday afternoon at the Mercury Lounge"
28
Boston, MA New York City, NY Philadelphia, PA
"You took a train to the south side of Boston"
Bathwater
Eastern Tennessee Oklahoma
"In Eastern Tennessee"
Motorcycle Drive By
Richmond, VA
"I will be in Richmond by tonight"
Heading South
Red Dirt Country, OK
"used to roll around in that red-dirt mud"
Open the Gate
Cheyenne, WY the coast
"I heard you died out in Cheyenne"
Flying or Crying
Louisa, KY Great Plains, OK
"We could find a porch to hold us where we could all scream Childers"
Camper
California
"California, baby, have you ever seen the darkness?"
Aeroplane
Oklahoma Kansas City, MO Chicago, IL
"I've been to Oklahoma, I ain't never been to Spain"
Fifth of May
Western Kentucky Los Angeles, CA coast
"Way out in western Kentucky"
Tradesman
Badlands, SD Appalachia
"Somewhere out by the badlands"
Holy Roller
Austin, TX
"After swiggin' on a handle of Tito's"
Rivers and Creeks
Cincinnati, OH California San Francisco, CA
"Had a friend in Cincinnati who died with a six-shooter taped to the roof of his mouth"
Slicked Back
New York City, NY New York
"I still see you in that pool hall in New York in my head"
South and Pine
New York City, NY
"But if you could see her now in her New York City gown"
Sarah’s Place
Los Angeles, CA New York City, NY
"There ain't been no sun in L.A."
Darling
Tennessee Denver, CO
"And they all hate me from here to Tennessee"
Moon in Oklahoma
Oklahoma the plains, OK
"Well, you look like Oklahoma"
Spotless (feat. The Lumineers)
New York City, NY
"Conocí a un hombre en la ciudad de Nueva York"
From Austin
Austin, TX southern girl northwest mountains
"I'm finally leaving Austin and I wish it was with you"
Cannonball
Yosemite National Park, CA Reno, NV Pacific Coast Highway, CA Cannon Beach, OR
"high in Yosemite, we hide"
Starved (Live from Detroit)
Detroit, MI
"SONG: Starved (Live from Detroit)"
Anyways
West Virginia
"Saw you back when you played West Virginia"
All the Time
Oklahoma
"Oklahoma in the summertime's where my country ass belongs"
Sundown Girls
London, KY Chicago, IL
"Recall watchin' the sun out in London"
All Good Things Past
Oklahoma Philadelphia, PA
"That Oklahoman popsicle frozen, empties on a burn pile"
Miles
New York City, NY
"buys another round for all her stuck-up friends in Brooklyn"
The Greatest Day of My Life
Phoenix, AZ Seattle, WA San Francisco, CA New York City, NY New York Colorado North Carolina South Carolina
"Phoenix to Seattle to San Francisco"
Corinthians (Proctor’s)
Pendleton, OR Detroit, MI Hood River, OR
"Last night, they were pulling pints of pesky Pendleton"
Corinthians (Proctor's)
Pendleton, OR
"Last night, they were pulling pints of pesky Pendleton"
Deep Satin
New York City, NY
"In deep, deep Manhattan"
Down, Down, Stream
New York City, NY Oklahoma Tulsa, OK Grand Canyon Village, AZ London, KY
"Bought a house from a man in New York"
Pain, Sweet, Pain
Cherokee Nation, OK
"How lookin' at the stars in the valley tend to lend a man hope"
Oklahoman Son
Oklahoma
"When I get back to Oklahoma"
Memphis; The Blues [Remix]
Memphis, TN Tulsa, OK Tennessee
"I need you like Memphis the blues"
Oak Island
New Jersey Oak Island, NC
"There's some boys out in Jersey that are callin' me out by name"
Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM desert road, NM
"With some sky out by Santa Fe, New Mexico"
Hope Again
Ozarks, OK
"It's in the air of these hills"
Plastic Cigarette
New York City, NY the coast Bay Shore, NY
"the West Side Highway"
Old Man
Pineville, KY
"I've never seen you smile like you did out in Pineville"
November Air
Oologah, OK Great Plains (Oklahoma), OK
"But there ain't no leavin' This small town this evenin'"
She’s Alright
New York City, NY Philadelphia, PA
"Well, the moon in New York tonight was beautiful"
She's Alright
New York Philadelphia, PA
"Well, the moon in New York tonight was beautiful"
Like Ida
Dallas, TX Nashville, TN
"Just know that I'm halfway to Dallas"
River Washed Hair
Freehold, NJ Asbury Park, NJ Santa Fe, NM Lowell, MA San Francisco, CA Denver, CO Philadelphia, PA West Point, NY Annapolis, MD Michigan New York City, NY
"Or anything by Bruce Springsteen"
If They Come Lookin’
Red River, TX Denison, TX Oklahoma New Jersey Durant, OK Ardmore, OK Sherman, TX
"We'll head down the Red River"
If They Come Lookin'
Denison, TX New Jersey Oklahoma Texas-Oklahoma state line
"Them Denison boys get meaner"
Summertime Blues
Monterey, CA Oklahoma Hilton Head Island, SC The Hamptons, NY Kentucky Bourbon Trail, KY
"On some beach by Monterey"
Man That’s Never Known You
Oklahoma Milwaukee, WI
"And I pray you go back to Oklahoma"
Burn, Burn, Burn
Paris, TX Detroit, MI
"Head to Paris on a late-night flight"
Oklahoma City (Live)
Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma Tulsa, OK Norman, OK Stillwater, OK
"Song about OklahomaCity"
Bad News
Freehold, NJ The Boss, NJ
"The Boss stopped bumpin', the rock stopped rolling"
Bass Boat
Days Inn
"We'd park that boat by the bluff at the Days Inn"
Boys Of Faith (feat. Bon Iver)
Pineville, KY
"You were comin' out to Pineville, it was freezin' cold"
Cold Damn Vampires
New York City, NY
"But them vampires are groping you every night on East and 12th"
Condemned
Oologah, OK
Dawns
Mama's home
"I'll be halfway to my mama's home"
Fear and Friday's (Poem)
New York City, NY California
"I have stood atop the Empire State Building with my father"
Fear and Friday’s (Poem)
Empire State Building, NY The Mountains US Route 101, CA
"I have stood atop the Empire State Building with my father"
Holy Roller (feat. Sierra Ferrell)
Austin, TX
"After swiggin' on a handle of Tito's"
I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Texas
"Blame it on the beach, grown men don't cry"
Jamie (feat. Charles Wesley Godwin)
Wichita County, KS Wichita County, TX
"From here to damn near Wichita County"
Madeline (feat. Gabriella Rose)
Pacific Ocean
"If you see her, won't you tell her I need her like a sailor needs the ocean"
Man Thats Never Known You
Appalachian Mountains Oklahoma
"Well, I'd have moved the mountains"
Matt and Audie
Montana Texas
"To head to Montana, where the weather's colder"
Memphis; The Blues (feat. J.R. Carroll)
Memphis, TN Tulsa, OK Tennessee
"I need you like Memphis the blues"
Memphis; The Blues (feat. John Moreland)
Memphis, TN
Overtime
Fort Worth, TX Oklahoma City, OK
"They said I's a wanna-be cowboy from a cut throat town"
Pink Skies
Sarah's Place (feat. Noah Kahan)
Los Angeles, CA New York City, NY
"There ain't been no sun in L.A."
Something in the Orange
Oologah, OK
Starved - Live from Detroit
Detroit, MI
"Starved - Live from Detroit"
This World’s A Giant
home
"Think of home on an August night"
corinthians
Winthorp County, XX
memphis: the blues
Memphis, TN

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Highway I 40 20 Arkansas River 8 U.S. Route 66 19 Interstate 44 5 Canadian River 7 Will Rogers Turnpike 2

Connected Places

Okmulgee, OK Austin, TX Bakersfield, CA Baldwin, ND Baton Rouge, LA Bay Shore, NY Bellingham, WA Birmingham, AL Birmingham, CT Birmingham, IA Birmingham, IN Birmingham, KY Birmingham, MI Birmingham, MO Birmingham, NJ Birmingham, OH Birmingham, PA Bismarck, ND Boston, MA Brooklyn, NY California, CA California-Nevada Border Area, CA Cheyenne, WY Clermont, KY Colorado, CO Dallas, TX Denison, TX Denver, CO Desert, NM Detroit, MI Dyess, AR East LA, CA Eastern Tennessee, TN El Dorado, KS Elgin Avenue, OK Empire State Building, NY Eugene, OR Fargo, ND Folsom, CA Fort Worth, TX Freehold, NJ Hilton Head Island, SC K-10, KS Kansas, KS Kansas City, MO La Junta, CO Leavenworth, WA London, KY, KY Los Angeles, CA Lynchburg, TN Mandan, ND Manhattan, NY McGlinchey's, PA McGlinchey's Bar House, PA Memphis, TN Menoken, ND Mojave Desert, CA Monterey, CA Mount Shasta, CA Nashville, TN Nevada, NV New Jersey, NJ New York, NY New York City, NY New York Coastline, NY Norman, OK North Carolina, NC Ohio, OH Oildale, CA Oklahoma, OK Oklahoma City, OK Oologah, OK Pendleton, OR Philadelphia, PA Philly, PA Pineville, KY Pineville, MO Pineville, WV Queens, NY Red Dirt Country, OK Redding, CA Reno, NV Richmond, KY Richmond, TX Richmond, VA Rocky Mountains (Colorado), CO Rogers County, OK Ryman Auditorium, TN Salem, OR San Francisco, CA San Francisco Bay, CA San Luis, AZ San Luis, CO San Luis Obispo, CA San Quentin, CA Santa Fe, NM Seattle, WA Sedona, AZ South Carolina, SC South and Pine, NY Stillwater, OK Tacoma, WA Tennessee, TN Texas, TX The Matador, NM Tishomingo, OK Tishomingo County, MS Toledo, OH Tribeca, NY Tulsa, OK Twin Towers, NY US Route 101, CA West Village, NY West Virginia, WV Wichita County, KS Wichita County, TX Wisconsin, WI Yakima, WA big, wide opens, KS downtown Austin, TX palm trees, CA pines, CA the Great Plains, OK the Rogers, AR
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