Eric Church Biography

Eric Church was born Kenneth Eric Church in 1977 in Granite Falls, North Carolina. By the time he entered his teens, the young Church had purchased his own guitar and started to master the instrument; within a few years, he was playing local gigs around town and after graduating from high school, Eric moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a performer. Eric Church showed tremendous talent as a songwriter, and so his first jobs in Nashville were in that role, writing songs for such notable artists as Dean Miller and Terri Clark.

It didn’t take long before Eric Church began to write his own material, and record his own demos. Church’s blend of southern rock and country eventually caught the interest of Capitol Nashville, and with them he released his debut album, Sinners Like Me, in 2006. On the strength of the singles “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” and “Guys Like Me,” the album rose to the top of the charts and launched Eric’s career. Since then, Eric Church has released Carolina (2009) and Chief (2011), the latter of which earned him the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year, and which spawned the number on country singles “Drink in My Hand” and “Springsteen.” Other awards and nominations for Eric, even this early in his career, include: Top New Solo Vocalist, Top New Artist, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Single and Song of the Year (Academy of Country Music); Best Country Album, Best Country Solo Performance, and Best Country Song (Grammies); Favorite Male Country Artist (American Music Awards); Male Vocalist of the Year, Single/Song of the Year, and Album of the Year (Country Music Association Awards and American Country Awards.)

With plans for a live album and an extensive tour just around the corner  (alongside Eli Young Band, Zac Brown Band, and Kenny Chesney), Eric Church promises to be among country music’s most promising newcomers.