Eric Church is an American singer-songwriter. He has produced nine studio albums through record label, Capitol Nashville since 2005.
Church was born on May 3, 1977, in Granite Falls, North Carolina to Ken and Rita Church. He worked with his father at Clayton Marcus, a furniture upholstery company where his father was president.
At the age of13, he bought a guitar and started writing his own songs.
Church’s style has been described as country-rock, outlaw country, and southern rock. Church’s influences include Hank Williams Jr., Merle Haggard, Little Feat, The Band, Kris Kristofferson, The Grateful Dead, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Waylon Jennings.
Full Name: Kenneth Eric Church
Date of Birth: May 3, 1977
Age: 44
Place of Birth: Granite Falls, North Carolina, U.S.
Nationality: American
Genre: Country, country rock, Southern rock
Profession: Singer-songwriter
Net-worth: $14 Million
Personal Life:
According to Wiki, On January 8, 2008, Church married music publisher Katherine Blasingame at West Glow Resort in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. At the wedding, Church performed “You Make It Look So Easy”, a song he wrote for Blasingame.
On October 3, 2011, their first son, Boone McCoy Church, was born; he is the subject of Church’s song “Three Year Old”.
Career: He started his career in 2015 when he co-wrote Terri Clark’s 2005 single “The World Needs a Drink”.
“How ‘Bout You” peaked at No. 14 on Hot Country Songs and led off his debut album Sinners Like Me.
On October 22, 2013, Church released a new single titled “The Outsiders”. His fourth studio album, also titled The Outsiders, was released on February 11, 2014.
This album, as with Church’s previous three, was produced by Jay Joyce and released on the EMI Records Nashville label.
It was followed in January 2014 by “Give Me Back My Hometown”. This single reached number one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming his fourth overall.
The third single, “Cold One”, was released in June 2014, followed by “Talladega” in September.
On November 3, 2015, Church’s new surprise album, Mr. Misunderstood, arrived in the mailboxes of his church choir members. The album became available to the public on iTunes the following day.
The album was released as a surprise with no fanfare and no promotional advertisements. It was produced by The Outsiders producer Jay Joyce and executive producer Arturo Buenahora, Jr. The first single, the title track, was released to radio on November 9, 2015. The first live performance and debut of the title track was at the 2015 CMA Awards.
Church released a new single titled “The Outsiders”. His fourth studio album, also titled The Outsiders, was released on February 11, 2014. This album, as with Church’s previous three, was produced by Jay Joyce and released on the EMI Records Nashville label.
It was followed in January 2014 by “Give Me Back My Hometown”. This single reached number one on the Country Airplay chart, becoming his fourth overall.
The third single, “Cold One”, was released in June 2014, followed by “Talladega” in September. The latter reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in February 2015. The fifth single, “Like a Wrecking Ball”, was released to country radio on March 9, 2015.
On February 22, 2022, Church was announced to perform at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on March 7, 2022.
Songs:
Studio albums
Sinners Like Me (2006)
Carolina (2009)
Chief (2011)
The Outsiders (2014)
Mr. Misunderstood (2015)
Desperate Man (2018)
Heart & Soul (2021)
Awards:
Eric Church Top New Solo Vocalist
Chief Album of the Year
“The Only Way I Know” (with Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan) Vocal Event of the Year
Jim Reeves International Award
“Mr. Misunderstood” Video of the Year
Eric Church Merle Haggard Spirit Award
CMT Music Awards: “The Only Way I Know” (with Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan) Collaborative Video of the Year.
