With his second children's album, Up and Up, and his sixth children's book out later this year, I've Got Feelings, Coy Bowles has written a permission slip for kids to express their emotions.
A guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter in the Zac Brown Band since 2007, Bowles has won three Grammys and co-written the country hits “Knee Deep,” “Colder Weather” and “Sweet Annie.” Yet his interest in writing and creativity stretches all the way back to his childhood in Thomaston, Georgia. Bowles says his parents taught him how to communicate about the emotions he felt at a young age. Now, through his original children's music and children's literature, he is helping kids, parents and teachers to do the same.
“Part of my growth as a human has been asking myself, ‘What do I do to give back when so much has been given to me?’ And that's really turned into helping kids,” Bowles says. “So many studies show that the most powerful way to impact the future is by investing in early education. So much happens from birth to seven years old, so if you're trying to aim for making a change or a brighter place, there's nowhere better to start.”
