NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country star Eric Church doesn’t know when concerts might resume in the United States after the spread of the coronavirus, but he wants people to feel safe when they return to hear live music.
The singer known for his often-worn sunglasses sent a message to fans over the weekend in a new video and tease of a new song that offers his belief in the American resolve to overcome the pandemic.
With echoes of the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas in his mind, Church recorded the song “Through My Ray Bans," co-written with Luke Laird and Barry Dean, in February about seeing people standing shoulder to shoulder, “like an army of Friday night soldiers.” “It could be sports.