If California Country is a thing, that thing has nestled itself into ZB Savoy’s bones.  ZB is a San Diego native who fell onto the path of creating Americana and Country music three decades ago. He’s been walking that imprecise trail ever since.   A prolific writer who performs some two hundred shows a year, the only thing he enjoys as much as penning new songs, is playing the classic country song book that Willie Nelson and his pals were passing around in the 70s.     His “Songs of Willie Nelson” show is a musical journey through the annals of country music history, keeping in the tradition of the great storytelling that accompanies those tunes.     He also hosts a knockout raucous country jamboree of a time at his “Night of Willie Nelson Duets” at San Diego’s famed Belly Up Tavern with a bevy of local and regional performers joining his 7 piece band.   Members of said band include local legends Mike Butler (The Box Masters), Dave Berzansky (Deke Dickerson), Bobby Furgo (Leonard Cohen). Patrick McClory (Sarah Petite), and Danny Campbell (Bob Weir).   Special guests for Duets night last included Tim Flannery, Francis Blume, Nena Anderson, Cannon Kristofferson, Chloe Lou, Marie Haddad, Cody Carter, Ash Easton and more.    When not trying to channel Willie’s transcendent spirit ZB stays busy putting out his own music. His newest album “Dear World” is being slowly released into the wild throughout 2024, with roughly half of the songs available currently where ever one listens to music. Influenced by alt-country songwriting greats like Jason Isbell, Zach Bryan, Ryan Adams, and Willie himself, the album is filled with a plethora of Americana gems and soul quenching musicianship by the aforementioned crew of players.      His ”Songs of Willie Nelson” show will be touring the West Coast late summer of 2024.  And the “Dear World” album is set to be released in its entirety this coming Fall.