Luke Combs and Eric Church share heartwarming story of how they secured James Taylor for Concert for Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Luke Combs, Eric Church, James Taylor, Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow and much are gearing up for nan highly-anticipated Concert for Carolina connected Saturday, an arena that will raise costs for alleviation for nan Carolina region successful nan aftermath of nan devastation of Hurricane Helene.

During Saturday's property convention up of nan concert, Combs and Church said pinch reporters astir their individual ties to nan area, explained really they managed to shape nan use performance wrong 3 weeks, and shared nan heartwarming communicative of really they were capable to unafraid nan legendary James Taylor to perform. 

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"I person an wrong communicative pinch nan artists that are connected this show," said Church. "We some benignant of went done our phones and tried to fig retired who we could get to, and I was like, ‘I person to get James Taylor.’ Like I just, I person to perceive ‘Carolina successful my Mind’ successful this stadium. So I made it my ngo and I'm beautiful judge aft talking to James past night, I deliberation I stalked him."

"For a play of a week aliases two, and I had to go, I couldn't get his compartment number, truthful I kept going done my telephone to find who would cognize James Taylor," he recalled. "I had a friend of mine, Joe Walsh, who's successful nan Eagles, and I called him. Like, ‘I request you to get a clasp of James Taylor.’ And Joe didn't deed maine back, truthful I deed him again, and past I deed him again. And yet James told maine past nighttime connected stage. He said, ‘You know, you really benignant of freaked retired Joe Walsh!’" 

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Eric Church explained really he was capable to unafraid James Taylor for nan Concert for Carolina use concert.  (Getty Images)

"[Joe] yet called [James] and said, 'You sewage to talk to this feline and you request to play this show, truthful he'll time off maine alone.' So astatine slightest for tonight, you know, it was astir some of america benignant of calling who we could telephone and who would help."

Combs said that while their efforts astatine getting Taylor went connected for "the amended portion of a week," they had "no doubt" he would travel through. 

"We talked connected nan telephone a lot. I retrieve him saying' we're truthful adjacent to getting James Taylor.' This went connected for nan amended portion of a week. I had nary uncertainty successful my mind that he would get it done," said Combs. 

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Luke Combs shared his individual acquisition pinch Taylor up of nan concert.  (Getty Images)

"Somebody reached retired to maine and said ‘James would for illustration to get successful touch pinch you,'" he recalled. "They said ’Just matter him earlier you telephone him.' I said, ‘What americium I going to opportunity and adhd to his life immoderate way?’ I sent him this really agelong matter thanking him for being present and really excited I was to perceive him play and what a instrumentality I was. He texted maine backmost and was for illustration ‘Yeah man I’m really excited to beryllium astatine nan show.' He said, ‘Your bass subordinate and keys subordinate are going to play successful my band.’"

"I ran to those guys past nighttime and texted them and said, ‘You guys are playing pinch James Taylor. You couldn’t show me?' And they were like, ‘How did you find out?’ And I was like, ‘From James Taylor!’ Eric told maine he called Joe Walsh and…

"Joe Walsh wouldn't stock nan number pinch me," said Church. 

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"But James reached retired via email to my bass subordinate and my keys subordinate and I was for illustration ‘You guys are much important to James Taylor than nan Eagles are. That’s beautiful sharp!'"

Luke Combs, Eric Church, David Tepper and his wife, Nicole Tepper - owners of nan Carolina Panthers - and Governor Roy Cooper said astatine a property convention connected Saturday.  (Fox News Digital)

"The biggest point I deliberation for Luke and I astir important portion is we proceed to radiance a ray connected this," said Church.
"This performance is simply a awesome measurement to do it, but these group are going to request thief agelong aft coming and agelong aft adjacent period and agelong aft six months. So it's astir really we tin proceed to put this up beforehand to make group beryllium alert of what has happened location and really we thief nan group there."

Hosted ESPN’s Marty Smith and Barstool Sports’ Caleb Pressley, nan use show — presented by Explore Asheville and nan Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority — will return spot astatine Bank of America Stadium successful Charlotte, North Carolina. 

After David Tepper and his wife, Nicole Tepper, owners of nan Carolina Panthers, Charlotte FC and Bank of America Stadium, first heard a fundraising performance was being organized, they quickly offered up nan stadium arsenic a venue.

"When Luke first approached america pinch nan thought for a performance benefitting alleviation efforts successful nan region, we felt compelled to unfastened nan doors of Bank of America Stadium for this typical moment," Nicole said successful a connection obtained by Fox News Digital. "Every day, we are much inspired by nan spot and resoluteness of our Carolina community, and we are grateful to subordinate Luke, Eric, and our chap Carolinians arsenic we embark connected nan roadworthy to betterment together." 

Luke Combs, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban will each execute astatine nan concert.  (Getty Images)

The mates antecedently announced a $3 cardinal aid done nan David and Nicole Tepper Foundation.

All proceeds from nan event, including sponsorships, will beryllium divided 50/50 betwixt Combs and Church’s Chief Cares Foundation to administer to organizations of their choosing successful support of alleviation efforts crossed nan Carolinas and nan Southeast, according to a property release. 

Combs’ information will beryllium distributed between Samaritan’s Purse, Manna Food Bank and Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC.
 
Church’s Chief Cares is focused connected helping established charities and organizations that are good managed, organized and tin expedite assistance straight to nan families affected by Hurricane Helene. 

Amid nan devastation, different stars specified arsenic Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Morgan Wallen and much person besides done their portion successful contributing to nan relief. 

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Fox News Digital's Emily Trainham and Janelle Ash contributed to this post.