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The Best Luke Combs Song You Haven’t Heard

If you want to argue that there’s been a better, new, country artist in the last couple of years than Luke Combs, I’ll listen. Then I’ll just tell you that…

Luke Combs Likes To Spend His Money Wisely
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If you want to argue that there's been a better, new, country artist in the last couple of years than Luke Combs, I'll listen.

Then I'll just tell you that you are wrong, and move on. <g>

Seriously, the guy has released seven singles and all seven have gone to number 1 on the charts.  You know who else...IN THE HISTORY OF COUNTRY MUSIC has done that?

No one.  Ever.  Luke Combs is it, that's the list.

In 2019 alone, he holds down two of the top 5 spots in the song of the year category ("Beautful Crazy," and "Beer Never Broke My Heart")

Shoot even the songs that don't get released as singles you're listening to over and over again.  In fact, it seems when it comes to songs and song quality, Combs is suffering from a problem called an "embarrassment of riches."

It's a good problem to have in this business.

Anyway, this leads to this song that our old boss put us on to the other night.  Not only is it unreleased/unrecorded, it doesn't even have an official title.  That being said, I can't stop playing it.

Will someone please explain to me how this song DOESN'T make the cut on an album?!  Oh yeah, see that whole "embarrassment of riches" thing above.

I think I'll go ahead and help Luke out with a title "Me Don't Mean A Thing Without You."

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.