Southern rock

Subgenre of rock music and a genre of Americana

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2025 Canada men's national ice hockey team used 'Feeling Good' as their goal song at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
October 26 2024 Organized 'Concert for Carolina' with Luke Combs at Bank of America Stadium, raising over $24 million for Hurricane Helene relief.
October 4 2024 Released 'Darkest Hour', his first solo performance in three years, in response to Hurricane Helene's impact on North Carolina.
April 2024 Eric Church opened Chief's, a bar, restaurant, and performance venue in downtown Nashville.
2023 Church started the Outsiders Revival Tour, revisiting and reimagining his earlier tour concept.
September 9 2023 Married his long-time friend Brandi, whom he had known since 2003.
May 14 2023 Became engaged to long-time friend Brandi on Mother's Day.
2022 Released collaborative album 'Sometimes Y' with Yelawolf.
November 2022 North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper awarded Eric Church the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor.
March 22 2022 His wife Mary Jane Thomas passed away at age 58 due to complications from a medical procedure.
March 7 2022 Performed at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards.
2021 Released 'Leave Those Memories Alone', a tribute single to his late friend and manager Col. John Hensley, which was part of the album 'Over a Cocaine Rainbow'.
2021 Released the 'Goof the Floof Remix' of his track 'From Here to Eternity', which referenced a quote by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
October 9 2021 Performed a solo concert in Philadelphia as part of The Gather Again Tour.
October 8 2021 Performed a solo concert in Pittsburgh after two bandmates tested positive for COVID-19.
April 23 2021 Church released the album Soul, completing his triple-album project with a total of 24 songs.
April 20 2021 Church released the album &, second of his triple-album project.
April 16 2021 Church released the album Heart, first of his triple-album project.
November 11 2020 Eric Church won the Entertainer of the Year award at the 54th Annual Country Music Association Awards.
August 12 2020 Selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, cementing his status as a significant figure in country music history.
June 13 2020 Katherine Williams-Dunning, Hank Williams Jr.'s daughter, died in a car crash at age 27.
2019 Church launched the Double Down Tour, continuing to build his live performance legacy.
2019 Collaborated with Brandi Carlile to produce Tanya Tucker's 25th album 'While I'm Livin'', which earned Grammys for Best Country Album and Best Country Song, and received Americana Award nominations.
2019 Appeared as himself in the television series 'Marvel's The Punisher'.
2019 Won Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for 'By the Way, I Forgive You' and was nominated for Album of the Year and Record of the Year.
March 2019 Announced a tour with Duff McKagan in support of McKagan's solo album 'Tenderness', with Jennings' band playing both support and headline slots as backing band.
2018 Produced Brandi Carlile's album 'By the Way, I Forgive You', which received six Grammy nominations and won three awards in Americana and American roots categories.
October 2018 Releases album 'Desperate Man'.
August 2018 Released his album 'Shooter', a fun, rockin' record created with producer Dave Cobb, inspired by the 1984 country album Major Moves.
July 13 2018 Releases the first single and title track 'Desperate Man' from the upcoming album.
July 12 2018 Announced his sixth album, Desperate Man, to be released on October 5, 2018.
2017 Ranked No. 50 in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time list
2017 Eric Church won the Merle Haggard Spirit Award at the ACM Awards
2017 Shooter Jennings originally planned to release the album 'Over a Cocaine Rainbow', but decided to postpone it due to the album being too 'dark and experimental'.
November 2017 Released a limited run vinyl box set '61 Days in Church', featuring 124 live tracks from his 2017 tour.
October 4 2017 Debuted the song 'Why Not Me' at the Grand Ole Opry, written in memory of Sonny Melton, a victim of the Las Vegas shooting.
January 2017 Began his Holdin' My Own Tour, which featured 62 shows in 61 cities through May 2017.
2016 Eric Church won Video of the Year for 'Mr. Misunderstood' at the ACM Awards
2016 Created and released a podcast series titled 'Beyond the Black' about the topics and recording of Black Ribbons, available on music streaming platforms, YouTube, and the podcast's website.
August 29 2016 Released the single 'Kill a Word' to country radio.
March 2016 Released 'Record Year' to radio, which reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart in August 2016.
February 26 2016 Released the album 'Countach (For Giorgio)', a tribute to electronic music pioneer Giorgio Moroder, featuring guest vocals from Steve Young, Brandi Carlile, Marilyn Manson, and Richard Garriott de Cayeux. The album became his first to enter the Dance Albums chart, peaking at number seven.
2015 Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, recognizing his musical legacy and contributions to the state's music scene.
2015 Eric Church won the Jim Reeves International Award at the ACM Awards
2015 Jennings's label Black Country Rock released Stargunn's debut album 'The Only Way Up Is Down' on vinyl as part of Record Store Day.
2015 Toronto Maple Leafs used 'Feeling Good' as their goal song during the 2015–16 hockey season.
2015 Toronto Blue Jays used 'Feeling Good' as their victory song.
November 9 2015 Church released the title track 'Mr. Misunderstood' to radio and performed it live for the first time at the 2015 CMA Awards.
November 3 2015 Eric Church surprise-released his album Mr. Misunderstood to his fan club members, with no promotional advertisements.

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