| Chris Fryar | |
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| Born | November 22, 1970 |
| Genres | Jazz, Rock and Roll, Country |
| Occupations | musician, drummer |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Associated acts | Zac Brown Band Oteil and the Peacemakers |
Chris Fryar (born November 22, 1970 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American drummer. He is a member of the Grammy Award winning group, Zac Brown Band, He has also worked with Oteil and the Peacemakers, led by bassist Oteil Burbridge of the Allman Brothers Band, Charles Neville, Victor Wooten, John Popper, Steve Bailey, David Hood, Robert Moore and the Wildcats, and the blues trio, Gravy.[1]
Fryar has a music degree. In the mid-1990s he had been underemployed in a Birmingham cover band, but then joined the blues-rock band Gravy. Singer-guitarist Rob Thorworth said that Fryar raised the group's musical sophistication.[2]
In the 2000s, as part of Oteil and the Peacemakers, he was able to make use of both his jazz background and rock music sensibilities.[3] He also became part of a later incarnation of the Zac Brown Band.[4]
Fryar grew up in Gardendale, Alabama, and attended North Texas State University and the Mississippi University for Women. He currently resides in Gardendale, Alabama.
On May 22, 2010, Chris married Holly Travis, which gave Chris two step-children: Ashley and Allison.
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