Luke Combs To His Grandfathers: ‘I Miss You Both Like Crazy’
Luke Combs has been posting a lot to Instagram about the songs on his upcoming Growin’ Old album. The album will be out on March 24. Most recently, he posted…
Luke Combs has been posting a lot to Instagram about the songs on his upcoming Growin' Old album. The album will be out on March 24. Most recently, he posted about both of his grandfathers and how they never got to see his musical success.
In a rare lengthy post, Luke wrote on Instagram, along with a photo of him as a kid with both grandpas. He wrote, "These are my grandpas. The one on the left of the photo was my dad's dad, Pap Pap. When I started doing music, he told me, 'If you stick with this, you're gonna make it. I thought he had lost his mind, but he said it with such conviction that I almost believed him, and that moment stuck with me forever. He passed away in 2016, but thankfully my 1st album, 'This One's for You,' was already finished by then, and I played it for him the last time I got to see him. Unfortunately, that's as far as he saw my music career go."
He continued, "The one on the right is my Mom's dad, Grandpa Jim. We spent so many Sundays together watching races, cooking breakfast, telling dirty jokes, and driving Grandma crazy. He passed away in 2011 and never got to see me pick up a guitar or sing a song, but I know he'd be my biggest fan if he was still with us, especially when I got to play at the Daytona 500 two years in a row. The reason I tell y'all all this is because they were the inspiration for my song "See Me Now," - where I kind of get to tell these stories a little bit and tell them some things they never got to see happen. I miss you both like crazy, and I like to think you'd both be proud of the man I've become."
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Combs recently told us of his baby boy Tex, "Tex is doing great; he's eight months old, so he's just really getting his personality kinda shining through, and he's having a good time and smiling and laughing and getting ready to crawl. We don't have any help at home (with the baby), so it's just me and her (his wife Nicole) raising the little man. So shout out to her for really bearing the brunt of that. It's just been amazing, you know, being parents; it's just so great."
Luke Combs is getting ready to release his latest album, Growing Old, later this month (3/24), and then he kicks off his world tour, which will play stadiums all over the world. That is not bad for a guy who studied criminal justice in college just over ten years ago.
As his country star continues to rise, Luke became a new dad in July of last year (2022) and has been busy helping out his wife Nicole take care of his son Tex. He also performed as a multiple nominee at the Grammy Awards show in February (2/5).
Combs celebrates his 33rd birthday today (3/2), and to honor him; we rank his 16 biggest and best songs.
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16. "Does to Me" (featuring Eric Church) (2020)
SonyA collaboration between Luke and Eric Church, who he cites as a musical hero. It was the third single from Combs's 2019 album What You See Is What You Get.
15. "Cold Beer Calling My Name" (featuring Jameson Rodgers) (2020)
SonyAnother collaboration, this time with new artist Jameson Rodgers. Rodgers served as an opening act for Combs during Luke’s 2019 "Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour."
14. "One Number Away" (2018)
SonyThis song is a ballad about a man conflicted with not wanting to break down and call his ex-girlfriend. "One Number Away" reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Combs his third No. 1 country hit overall.
13. "Brand New Man" (with Brooks and Dunn) (2019)
SonyA remake of a Brooks & Dunn classic on the Country Music Hall of Fame duo’s ‘Reboot’ album. Luke is a huge fan of the duo, and when this writer interviewed him at the start of his career, one of his main goals was to meet Kix and Ronnie. Well, he did, and the rest is history.
12. "Better Together" (2020)
SonyCombs performed the song on October 15, 2020, on the telecast of the Billboard Music Awards. During the performance, he appeared in a suit, and without his trademark baseball cap and was accompanied solely by a piano player.
11. "When It Rains It Pours" (2017)
SonyThe song's music video features Luke encountering his ex-girlfriend, and then driving, celebrating with his friends, getting a phone number from a waitress (played by his then-girlfriend, now wife, Nicole Hocking), and celebrating over winning money on a lottery ticket. It was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2018 CMT Music Awards.
10. "She Got the Best of Me" (2018)
SonyCombs said that he wrote this song four years prior to its recording, at a bar in Nashville, Tennessee called the Tin Roof. It was added to his debut album This One's for You as a bonus track due to fan demand.
9. "Even Though I'm Leaving" (2019)
SonyIn the song’s first verse, Luke sings of a child who is afraid of monsters under his bed, while the second features the son as a young adult going off to serve in the military and the final verse features the son becoming emotional over his father's death.
8. "Cold as You" (2021)
SonyCombs uploaded an acoustic rendition of "Cold as You" in October of 2020 and dedicated it to his parents, wife, and fans. The tune told the story of a broken-hearted guy finding his way to a barstool.
7. "Doin' This" (2021)
SonyThis song was inspired by interviewers asking Luke what he would do as a career if his country music career didn’t take off. His answer is in this song saying that if he didn’t make it big, he’d still be “doin’ this.” He debuted the song at the 2021 CMA Awards.
6. "Six Feet Apart" (2020)
SonyThis song only charted in the top ten, but most of us related to it, as It perfectly describes what so many of us were feeling at the beginning of the pandemic.
5. "Lovin' on You" (2020)
SonyThe video for this song is epic as it portrays Luke and his wife Nicole meeting at a skating center as kids. Combs performed the song on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" in July 2020.
4. "Hurricane" (2016)
SonyThis is the song that started it all for Luke in Nashville. The song reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Its second week atop that position gave Combs two distinctions: the first artist to have a multi-week number one debut single chart since Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" in 2012 and the first male solo artist to accomplish that since Darius Rucker's "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" in 2008.
3. "Beautiful Crazy" (2019)
SonyA beautiful love song. Luke first posted videos to Facebook of himself performing the song. In 2018, he re-issued his debut album This One's for You (titled This One's for You Too) with a studio version as a bonus track.
2. "Forever After All" (2021)
SonyA song that tells the tale of his love for wife Nicole. The video of the song features footage from Combs’ August 2020 wedding. The song is a continuance of "Beautiful Crazy" and "Better Together," which were both dedicated to his wife.
1. "Beer Never Broke My Heart" (2019)
SonyThis is Luke’s signature song, and what a great concept for a song. The fun song hit No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart dated August 4, 2019, which made this Combs' sixth number one on the chart. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24, 2019.
