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Eric Church’s Gift From Keith Urban Blew Him Away

When Keith Urban gives a Christmas gift, it tends to be memorable. Such is the case this past Christmas with a gift Keith gave to his buddy and “We Were”…

Eric Church's Gift From Keith Urban Blew Him Away
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When Keith Urban gives a Christmas gift, it tends to be memorable. Such is the case this past Christmas with a gift Keith gave to his buddy and "We Were" duet partner Eric Church.

According to Taste Of Country, Eric said of the Christmas / thank you gift, a 1933 Martin guitar, "I came back and it was underneath the tree and I was blown away. He was thanking for the 'We Were' song that we had. Unbelievable."

"We Were" was co-written by Church, who would later add vocals to a remake of the song, turning it into a duet and a radio hit. It ended up being the first single on Urban's The Speed of Now Part 1 album.

Church doesn't know where Urban found what he calls a "pre-war" model, a term that applies to coveted instruments constructed before World War II.

He notes, "He says we got to talk about it at some point in time."

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.