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Luke Combs’ & Eric Church’s Historic Concert for Carolina Benefit: 8 Best Moments

Here are the top eight moments from Luke Combs' and Eric Church's historic concert for Carolina benefit.

It proved the perfect mix, and the good vibes were evident from the start as Church kicked off the slightly revised show with a beautiful acoustic version of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” on the revolving stage set up on the 50-yard line. He drew upon that set with lock-up song, “Seven Days in County,” but the evening’s highlight was his tribute to his musical hero and N.C. legend Doc Watson with a stirring cover of “Train That Carried My Girl from Town,” that allowed every member of his band to stretch out. In the middle of his autobiographical “Mistress Named Music,” he dove into a 10-song medley of his childhood influences: Ronnie Milsap’s “Smoky Mountain Rain,” Bob Seger’s “Against the Wind,” Otis Redding’s “Dock of the Bay,” Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” The Temptations’ “My Girl” (which he noted was his father’s favorite song); Van Morrison’s “And It Stoned Me,” Waylon Jennings’ “Theme from Dukes of Hazzard (Good ‘Ol Boys),” Brooks & Dunn’s “Neon Moon,” Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” (which got the most rousing response) and Billy Joel’s “Piano Man.” It was endearing in a set filled with emotion.

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