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Luke Combs: Why New Album Marks ‘Transitional Period’ with Fans

Luke Combs is currently home with his wife, Nicole, and the couple’s baby boy, Tex Lawrence, enjoying parent time since the baby was born on June 19th.  Before he took…

Luke Combs Makes 'Transitional Period' With His Fans
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Luke Combs is currently home with his wife, Nicole, and the couple's baby boy, Tex Lawrence, enjoying parent time since the baby was born on June 19th. 

Before he took the dad break, Luke talked to us about why he named his brand-new album, Growin' Up. He said, "I think calling this out and Growin' Up is, you know, you still want to have, your fans that are college kids and you still want to be a college kid. But also, you got to realize that you have fans that were college kids, you know, seven years ago that are now probably about the same age as myself, maybe a little older, maybe a little younger."

He added, "But we're all kind of hitting this transitional period in our lives at the same time. And so, I want to be able to reach those people that I was planning to when I started, but also reach the people that have been here with me since day one. So, I think this home theater does its best to try and do that. But you guys will have to listen and let me know what you think for yourself."

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.