The CMA entertainer of the year winner took a ruminative look at the career he’s built over the past two decades.
But early on, he also knew the power of building a devoted fanbase. He launched his CMA Theater set with songs including “How ‘Bout You,” “Sinners Like Me” and “Smoke a Little Smoke” — songs that displayed his dogged determination, but also positioned him as an advocate for those who are downtrodden, left of center or simply determined to leave their own unique legacy.
The evening had moments of hand-raising, righteous rock and moments of somber tribute. As the crowd rose to its feet and cheers of “Chief!” swelled throughout the theater at the set’s conclusion, Church said, “I hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did.” Surveying the past nearly two hours of career-spanning music, he noted, “It was tough at times, but you know what? That’s our life. That’s our career. Everything you saw tonight is who we are and that’s unbelievably how we got in this room.
Nodding to his wife and two sons in the CMA Theater audience, Church offered up “Holdin’ My Own,” a song surveying a life of wins and losses, and finding peace in being able to hold his loved ones close, regardless of whatever else life throws at them. During his CMA Theater set, Church offered the reflective, sorrowful “Why Not Me,” letting the song’s words reverberate truth throughout the room. “Why Not Me” is the same song he performed on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry stage in October 2017, just days after the massacre in Vegas — dedicating it to Sonny Melton, one of the victims of the shooting.
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