Luke Combs is devastated by the widespread damage in North Carolina from Hurricane Helene. Combs, who lived in Asheville, North Carolina growing up, where much of the damage took place, is vowing to do something to help those in need.
“Absolutely heartbroken for everyone impacted by Hurricane Helene,” Combs writes on social media. “Especially my folks in Western North Carolina. Me and my team have been making some calls and I think we’ve got something really special lined up to help the Carolinas as much as we can. More details to come ASAP.”
The father of two has fond memories of his childhood, and a lot of appreciation for how hard his parents worked to provide for him.
“My parents both worked 50 hours a week,” Combs said when his latest Fathers & Sons album was released. “My dad was essentially a maintenance man. He was a very creative guy that was trapped in the blue-collar world.”
“He was excited about me pursuing something in the creative,” he continued. “He was also pretty realistic about how difficult it would be to achieve that.”
Combs was able to return the favor to his parents, by providing for them so they could retire, after years of hard work.
“I helped both of my parents retire, which has been a really amazing experience,” Combs said (via The Country Daily). “That decision was solely predicated off being able to spend more time with my parents as they get older. Watching that happen has been not only a joy for me, but a great way for them to have the financial freedom and the ability to come out and experience some of these awesome things that I get to do right by my side, which, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.”
The 34-year-old’s winning streak shows no signs of slowing down. Combs is the first country music artist to have three singles certified diamond, for sales in excess of 10,000,000 units. Both Combs’ “When It Rains It Pours” and “Hurricane” were just certified diamond, which joins “Beautiful Crazy,” which went diamond last year.
Combs “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” is enjoying a multi-week run at the top of the charts. The song is part of the Twisters movie soundtrack, which is out now
“This song came together pretty organically, honestly,” Combs told iHeartCountry, sharing the story behind the song, which he wrote with Jonathan Singleton and Jessi Alexander. “We got on a Zoom call with the folks that were putting together the soundtrack and movie, and they gave us some talking points or creative suggestions on what they were looking for. I was on my phone, writing down titles and ideas as they were going over things, and this is one of the titles that I wrote down in that meeting.
“As soon as it was over, I threw it out to one of my co-writers, Jonathan, that was in the room with me, and about two days later we got together and wrote this tune, and it really came together super naturally,” he added.
Find all of Combs’ music and upcoming shows at LukeCombs.com.