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Luke Combs And Wife Celebrate Tex’s First Birthday

Luke Combs and his wife Nicole celebrated the first birthday of their son Tex this week. Nicole posted a collage of photos of the couple with the baby on her…

Luke Combs And Wife Celebrate Tex's First Birthday
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Luke Combs and his wife Nicole celebrated the first birthday of their son Tex this week. Nicole posted a collage of photos of the couple with the baby on her Instagram.

She captioned the photo dump, which included photos of the baby watching football with dad, meeting Grandpa at the beach and at a concert venue where dad was playing, "I can't believe it's been a year! Happy Birthday, Tex; your laugh is the best part of every day. You are unbelievably loved. Time can slow down now."

Many fans reacted to the post, including one who wrote, "Happy birthday, Tex! I can't believe how fast the time flew by!" Another fan said, "So blessed. Boys are the best (blue heart emojis). Happy birthday, little guy." One more fan commented, "You came into the world of stardom, and you, & your entire family deserve nothing less. Congrats to the Combs family for EVERYTHING they accomplished this past year. You are by far my all-time favorite celebrity! Congrats on 1 year of being the perfect parents!"

See that post here.

Nicole recently took questions from fans on Insta stories. One fan asked her if she and Luke plan on having more kids after baby number two arrives in the fall. Nicole replied, "Maybe, but I'm gonna need a slightly bigger age gap and house. lol."

Another die-hard asked her about the couple's infertility problems at the beginning of their marriage in 2020. She replied to how long it took them to get pregnant with Tex, "1.5 years of unexplained infertility, but you just chalk it up to the right timing for our lives."

Nicole said recently that she and Combs have a tough time picking a name for the new baby but love one-syllable names like Tex. When asked what names she was not using for the new bundle of joy, she noted, "Love these names, but we won't be using them: Banks, Brooks, and James."

Luke Combs is getting ready to release his latest album, Growing Old, later this month (3/24), and then he kicks off his world tour, which will play stadiums all over the world. That is not bad for a guy who studied criminal justice in college just over ten years ago.

As his country star continues to rise, Luke became a new dad in July of last year (2022) and has been busy helping out his wife Nicole take care of his son Tex. He also performed as a multiple nominee at the Grammy Awards show in February (2/5).

Combs celebrates his 33rd birthday today (3/2), and to honor him; we rank his 16 biggest and best songs.

16. "Does to Me" (featuring Eric Church) (2020)

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15. "Cold Beer Calling My Name" (featuring Jameson Rodgers) (2020)

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14. "One Number Away" (2018)

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13. "Brand New Man" (with Brooks and Dunn) (2019)

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12. "Better Together" (2020)

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11. "When It Rains It Pours" (2017)

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10. "She Got the Best of Me" (2018)

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9. "Even Though I'm Leaving" (2019)

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8. "Cold as You" (2021)

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7. "Doin' This" (2021)

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6. "Six Feet Apart" (2020)

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5. "Lovin' on You" (2020)

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4. "Hurricane" (2016)

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3. "Beautiful Crazy" (2019)

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2. "Forever After All" (2021)

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1. "Beer Never Broke My Heart" (2019)

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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.