Luke Combs: ‘Lucky’ To Get Spend Time With His Sons

Author Nancy Brooks // Country Writer, Beasley Media Group

June 14th 12:15 PM

Luke Combs released a whole album of songs about dads and sons today (6/14), Fathers & Sons.

In a new interview to promote the new album, Luke said of spending time with his two young boys, “I’m lucky to get to spend three or four days a week at home with the kids when I’m not on the road. We play two nights a week, and so the rest of the days, I’m home with them. I’ll play some shows and come home and make breakfast and lunches and naps and diapers, it’s cool.”

Combs also said that inspiration for dad songs has come a lot since his boys were born. He noted that “there’s a lot for sure,” and he sometimes thinks when he’s writing some of these songs, you get to “some of those moments where it just kinda all hits ya at once.”

Luke surprised fans by announcing on social media last week that his new album is finished and would be out today (6/14). He wrote on Instagram, “Excited to announce my new album Fathers & Sons will be out NEXT Friday, June 14… ‘The Man He Sees in Me’ is out now! I can’t wait for y’all to hear the full album next week and hope y’all love this project as much as I do.”

See that post here.

The tracklist is as follows:

“Front Door Famous”

“In Case I Ain’t Around”

“Huntin’ By Yourself”

“Little Country Boys”

“Whoever You Turn Out To Be”

“Remember Him That Way”

“The Man He Sees In Me”

“All I Ever Do Is Leave”

“Plant A Seed”

“Ride Around Heaven”

“My Old Man Was Right”

“Take Me Out To The Ballgame”

Combs is clearly combining two things that matter a lot to him: being an artist and being a dad. He recently released the song “The Man He Sees In Me.” He shared the song on Instagram, along with a note to his sons. It read, “To my boys, First and foremost, I will always love you. No matter what. With this song, I want you to know that even though I’m not perfect, I try my hardest every day to be the best version of myself for you both.”

He continued, “I’ll make mistakes along the way, and sometimes you’ll be sick of your old man, I’m sure, but dang, I will have some fun, too. I can’t wait to see what you both will turn out to be like, and I hope someday, down the road, I get to watch you, and your kids do the same. Love, Dad.”

See that post here.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.

Five Must-See Luke Combs Music Videos

"Forever After All" (2020)
This music video was filmed partly at Luke and Nicole Combs’ wedding in August of 2020. It is a touching video featuring a little girl and her grandpa and scenes from the Combs’ wedding in Florida and their life together. The video shows both sides of the couple’s parents and a lot of friends and fun. Toward the end of the video, the couple jumps into a pool hand in hand.

Luke held back for several months after he wrote it. When it came out, he said of the song, “Once we teased it, people’s reaction was really awesome. I don’t think we expected it to be that big.”
"When It Rains It Pours" (2017)
This video has been viewed on YouTube 413 million times. The video features Combs encountering his ex-girlfriend and then driving, celebrating with his friends, getting a phone number from a waitress (played by his then-girlfriend, now wife Nicole Hocking). The couple later celebrate together over winning money on a lottery ticket.

In 2018, the video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 2018 CMT Music Awards. It lost out to be a Blake Shelton video.
"Beautiful Crazy" - (2018)
A fantastic love song and one that Luke calls a prequel to his big hit “Forever After All.” The song was actually a bonus track on his debut album, but it was later released as a single and went to number one. It made Combs the first artist to send his or her first five singles to number one since the inception of Nielsen SoundScan in January 1990.

The music video is of Luke recording the song in the recording studio and chatting with his buddies in the studio. He says before the music video begins, “Let’s give the people what they want. This is the song they want.”
"Lovin' On You" (2020)
This video is so much fun. It features Luke and Nicole as kids going to a skate rink and meeting. It’s a bit personal to this journalist as I took both my son and daughter to birthday parties at that same South Nashville skating rink for years.

The clip also features a cameo of an adult Nicole. The video even features kid actors of each of the members of Combs’ band, who perform with Luke the song in the same rink as the kids skate.
"Beer Never Broke My Heart" (2019)
This is a big hit fans wait to hear at the very end of a Luke Combs concert. Luke co-wrote this fun song and performed the song on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in May 2019. He also performed the song at the 2019 CMA Awards.

In the video, Combs performs in a small dive bar. It’s similar to gigs he played early in his career, with just a handful of folks in the crowd.