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Chief Covers Pearl Jam…And It’s UNREAL

For years we ANGRILY campaigned for Keith Urban to be named “Entertainer of the Year.”  His body of work on-stage, night-after-night was ignored for way too long. Obviously it’s worked…

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For years we ANGRILY campaigned for Keith Urban to be named "Entertainer of the Year."  His body of work on-stage, night-after-night was ignored for way too long.

Obviously it's worked as he's finally received the credit he's long deserved.  So we're moving on.

To Eric Church.

Are you kidding me with this guy?  He is country's Bruce Springsteen.  The guy is playing 3+ hours every night with not just his music, but with covers of those he admires.  The entire night, whether in an arena or stadium feels as intimate as when he first knocked my out at Coyote Joe's.

Tell me anyone who goes to an Eric Church show and walks away going, "Well, it was just okay..."

Exactly.

Here's Chief in Seattle the other night paying tribute to Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam.

Epic.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.