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Zac Brown Band, James Taylor duet on 'Colder Weather' at the ACM Awards
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The Zac Brown Band and the Academy of Country Music Awards saved some of the best for last Sunday night (April 3).Brown got the final performance spot of the ACM show, and he was joined on stage by James Taylor. They did a duet of Brown's current single "Colder Weather," then closed with a few lines from Taylor's "Sweet Baby James."
The heart-on-his-sleeve Brown and the more mellow Taylor (wearing a cowboy hat for the occasion) meshed surprisingly well, and it made for one of the better musical moments from the awards show, which tilted way more to the performance side of things than the trophy-giving side.
To our ears, the album version of "Colder Weather" even sounds like something Taylor could have sung back in the '70s (their performance Sunday was a little more turned up).
The band's recorded version of "Colder Weather" is below. As soon as we find video of Sunday's performance, we'll share it.
What did you think of the duet?
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Always thought Zac Brown sounded like JT! Awesome performance!
I adore ZBB and their music.. I think this performance has increased my Love for the Band and their music.. ZB's was humble and you could see his respect and the honor he felt to be sharing the stage with such a great music hero in JT.
Highlight of the nights performances, These two artists should put together an album, they are cut from the same cloth, the finest.
it was the best of the night...awesome.
They saved the best for last. These two were meant to sing together!
Fabulous Duet, best all night!
Beautiful country song. I love it!
It was awesome, now where can i find the video of it from last night?
Epic performance, ultimately my favorite all-time duet.
The performance was more than epic! It simply doesn't get any better. I've been searching and searching for a video of the performance. The best of the night - although Carrie and Steven's performance was incredibly good as well. I love the duets!