Zachariah “Zak” Jones McConnell, 26, the founder of the Dahlonega-based bluegrass band The Fiddleheads, died suddenly of a heart condition Tuesday. McConnell, a lifelong resident of Dahlonega, played mandolin in the band that garnered national attention on the sixth season of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent.” Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Dahlonega Baptist Church, 234 Hawkins St., Dahlonega.
McConnell, founder of The Fiddleheads, remembered as caring friend, serious musician
Dahlonega native died at 26 of heart condition