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Behind the Scenes of How Luke Combs’ and Eric Church’s Concert for Carolina Benefit Came Together So Quickly

The superstars, their teams and Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper worked non-stop for the cause.

The six-hour concert, which also featured James Taylor, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow, Billy Strings, Scotty McCreery, Avett Bros., Chase Rice, Parmalee and Wesko, has raised $24.5 million (and counting) for western North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper said at an Oct. 26 press conference that more than 100,000 people in the state had damage to their homes and thousands of businesses had been affected. It was a lot of people putting everything aside just to get this done.” Tepper had some experience, having helped organize New York’s 12-12-12 benefit in 2012 following Hurricane Sandy, which hit the east coast in late October 2012.

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