Biography

Sometimes traditional--sometimes cutting edge, Zachariah Malachi is as genuine a honky tonk artist as any we've previously heard. Growing up outside of Detroit while being part of a family of East Tennesseans, Zachariah was obsessed with the lonesome moan of Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers. Picking up rhythm guitar at an adolescent age, he strived to be a hillbilly singer like many of his mentors. On many Fridays and Saturdays, you could find him singing in local bars before he was even of age to taste any whiskey. For fifteen years thereafter, you could catch him anywhere from the Detroit area to the suburbs of Chicago and Indiana fronting a country punk and honky-tonk band. 
 In 2019, Zachariah’s life changed upon being discovered by Gus Arrendale of Springer Mountain Farms (WSM and Grand Ole Opry sponsor) - who backed his first record, Local Bar Opry Star. With legendary guitarist Jimmy Capps as producer, Local Bar Opry Star was shaping to be a top notch Nashville record with the best of the modern A-Team to back it while striving to bring a sound to the table that country music longs to get back to as well as a splash of the eccentricity that only someone like Zachariah can dish. 
 In 2022, Zachariah co-starred in Showtime’s original series “George & Tammy” as Charlie Justice. 
 Currently, Zachariah lives in Nashville with the family of Pop-A-Top legend Jim Ed Brown and is backed by his honky-tonk band, The Nashville Counts.