Luke Combs: The Man I Am is now open. From his blue-collar North Carolina roots to his place at the top of the country charts, the exhibit traces Luke Combs’s life and career by way of musical instruments, song manuscripts, stage wear, tour memorabilia, and more.
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Guitar
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Songwriter Ray Fulcher has used this 2008 Gibson Songwriter Deluxe model extensively at writing sessions with Combs. Songs composed with this guitar include Combs’s country radio #1s “When It Rains It Pours” and “Even Though I’m Leavin’.” Courtesy of Ray Fulcher
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Compact disc
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This CD-R of the three songs recorded for Combs’s debut EP, The Way She Rides — released independently in 2014 — was signed by Combs and Adam Church and given to Church’s parents. Combs wrote on the paper sleeve, “To the Church’s / Y’all rock SO hard!” Courtesy of Adam Church
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Shirt
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Combs wore this Columbia PFG shirt in the 2016 music video for “Hurricane.”
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Hat
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Combs wore this Swamp Assassin ball cap in the 2016 music video for “Hurricane.”
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Manuscript
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“Six Feet Apart” was co-written by Combs, Brent Cobb and Rob Snyder on April 14, 2020. Courtesy of Robert Snyder
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Jacket
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Combs wore this Dale Earnhardt commemorative leather jacket in honor of the famed stock car racer and team owner when he performed at Daytona International Speedway prior to the start of the NASCAR Daytona 500, Feb. 14, 2021. Earnhardt was killed on the final lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001.
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Audio cassette
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This cassette of Tracy Chapman’s self-titled 1988 debut album—which includes “Fast Car”—belongs to Luke Combs’s father, Lee Combs. Luke remembers listening to the tape in his dad’s 1988 Ford F-150 pickup truck when he was young.
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Record player
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Combs used this Crosley Dansette portable record player to share his recording of “Beautiful Crazy” with Nicole Hocking, now his wife, for the first time.
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Dollar bill
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Combs kept this dollar bill as a memento from his first paying gig, at Boone’s Parthenon Café, where the cover charge was a $1.
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Playbill
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During his senior year at A.C. Reynolds High School, Combs had a leading role as Nathan Detroit in the school’s production of the musical Guys and Dolls. Courtesy of Janis Bryant and Lee and Rhonda Combs
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Jersey
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Combs wore this jersey when he was a member of the Rockets football team at A.C. Reynolds High School.
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“Doin’ This” handwritten lyrics
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These are Rob Williford’s handwritten lyrics for Luke Combs’s country radio hit “Doin’ This,” which Williford co-wrote with Drew Parker.
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Artwork
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Combs made this crayon-and-paint illustration of a tiger when he was a first grader. Courtesy of Lee and Rhonda Combs
Photo by Bob Delevante for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Building Marquee Photo: David Bergman
Luke Combs Exclusive Playlist
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