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Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

Luke Combs

Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

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4.54K Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Luke Combs has had a meteoric rise to the top of the music world with two #1 albums, seven consecutive #1 singles, a Grammy nomination for "Best New Artist” and a recent induction into the Grand Ole Opry. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist chats with the country star about that impressive journey from learning how to play guitar at 21 to the top of the music charts.

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0:00.0

Hey guys, Willie Geist here with another episode of the Sunday Sit Down Podcast.

0:05.6

My thanks as always for clicking and listening along.

0:08.4

Today, I have for you one of the biggest stars in all of music, country music superstar,

0:14.4

Luke Combs.

0:16.0

Luke's first album spent 50, 5-0 weeks at number one on the country charge, which tied

0:22.6

a record held by Shania Twain.

0:25.3

He also spun off seven consecutive number one singles.

0:29.0

He played SNL a few weeks ago.

0:31.6

If you don't know him, I think you're going to love him.

0:33.8

His whole deal is he's an every man.

0:36.7

He grew up in North Carolina.

0:39.3

He on stage, he's not the guy who has backup dancers or a lot of production.

0:44.3

He wears a fishing shirt and a trucker hat and literally holds a red solo cup while he

0:49.6

sings his songs.

0:50.6

If he's got to play the guitar, he's got a special little red solo cup mic stand that he likes

0:55.0

to use to hold his drink, which I can report to you.

0:58.2

You will hear later in our interview is Jack and Diet, baby, because you got to watch

1:03.3

the pounds when you're slamming Jack Daniels during your shows.

1:07.9

So we got together a few weeks ago on the eve of his SNL performance, which was a huge

1:13.8

crossover moment for him.

1:15.4

He obviously for the last couple of years has been dominating the country music world.

1:19.9

He played SNL in an entire new audience got to know him.

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