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Eric Church

Eric Church was born in the small town of Granite Falls, North Carolina in 1997. He bought his first guitar in middle school, and honed his skills by teaching himself to play everything in his parents’ music collection from Motown to bluegrass. By high school he began playing regularly at a local bar, and continued to nab the occasional barroom gig while pursuing his marketing degree at Appalachian State University.

Later on in his career at Appalachian State University, Church decided to form a more serious band with some friends of his. Their group, the Mountain Boys, became a popular regional party band, playing nightly at bars and fraternity socials across the South. Church wanted to drop out of college to pursue his musical dreams, but his father cut him a deal: he promised to pay for Eric’s first six months in Nashville if Eric finished college. Two years later with diploma in hand, Church headed to Nashville, Tennessee to make a name for himself in the world of country music.

Using the first six months to get acquainted with the city, Church learned the ropes and made contacts in various record companies, eventually landing a job as a songwriter for Sony Tree Music Publishing. A hard-working small town boy, Church amazed executives by churning out hundreds of songs during his short tenure at the company. In early 2006, Church’s hard work finally paid off. He signed a deal with prolific record label Capitol, and released his first album Sinners Like Me in late 2006.