Wazalelwa kuphi u-Eric Church?
Context:U-Church wazalwa ngoMeyi 3, 1977, eGranite Falls, eNyakatho Carolina (endaweni yaseDudley Shoals), kuKen noRita Church. UChurch wayesebenza noyise eClayton Marcus, inkampani yokulungisa ifenisha lapho uyise ayengumongameli khona. Lapho eneminyaka engu-13, wathenga isiginci futhi waqala ukubhala izingoma zakhe. Ngonyaka wakhe wokugcina esikoleni esiphakeme, wayethole umsebenzi endaweni yokudlela yasendaweni, owawuchitha isikhathi sakhe esiningi. Wadlala izingoma eziningi zikaJimmy Buffett nezingoma ezimbalwa zakhe zangempela kwezinye izindawo zokuphuza utshwala. Ezinye zalezi zindawo zazinokhahlo kangangokuthi waba nezingxabano ezimbalwa esiteji. Kwaphela iminyaka embalwa, leli qembu lidlala kaningi ezindaweni zokudlela nezindawo zokudlela kulo lonke elaseNyakatho Carolina. Iqembu elithi "Mountain Boys" lalinomngane wakhe wasekolishi, umfowabo, nomunye umculi wegitare.  Ngaphambi kokuthuthela eNashville, u-Eric waphothula eSouth Caldwell High School wabe esephothula e-Appalachian State University wathola iziqu zokumaketha. Ngemva kokuthweswa iziqu, uChurch washada nothisha waseSpain edolobheni laseLenoir, eNyakatho Carolina. Ubaba womakoti wesikhathi esizayo wazama ukuphoqa iSonto ukuba libe nomsebenzi wezinkampani, awunqabile njengomculi ofisa (futhi kamuva wabhekisela engomeni yakhe ethi "What I Almost Was" e-albhamu yakhe yokuqala). Wase ephula isithembiso sokuthembisana umshado futhi waya eNashville ngosizo lwezimali lukayise. Ubaba wakhe futhi wanikeza ithuba lokwenza oxhumana nabo, futhi okubaluleke kakhulu, isikhathi sokugxila ekuthuthukiseni ikhono lakhe lokubhala izingoma. [ isidingo ]
USonto wazalwa ngoMeyi 3, 1977, eGranite Falls, eNyakatho Carolina (endaweni yaseDudley Shoals), kuKen noRita Church