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by Julia DeKorte '23 for W&M Magazine

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(Esten) wrote one of the band’s most popular original songs, called “Walk the Bridge,” about the lore of the Crim Dell bridge. Puskar recalled the first time the band played it together: “All of a sudden, the song just comes alive all around me, in their fingertips and in their playing. That was a life-changing moment for me. It set me down the path of where I am today.”

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by Dave Paulsen for THE TENNESSEAN

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On Friday, Esten returns to another regular gig in town: his annual "Light the Late Night" concert at 3rd & Lindsley, which benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. It immediately follows the organization's "Light the Night" walk and festival, happening Friday night at First Horizon Park.

For this year's concert, Esten is performing alongside "Nashville" castmates Clare Bowen ("Scarlett O'Connor" on the show) and Jonathan Jackson ("Avery Barkley").

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by Kimberly McBroom for WDBJ7
The “Outer Banks” star talks about his music, his family and his Virginia roots

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By Tom Netherland, special to The Herald Courier

Pleasant applause greeted Charles Esten last year when he strode across the stage of Bristol’s Paramount Theater. The star of television’s “Nashville” and Netflix’ “Outer Banks” greeted the audience in kind.

By show’s end, pleasant applause was replaced by a lustrous and quite colossal reception. Attendees loved Esten and his music.

Now he’s returning. See Esten’s sophomore visit to the Paramount Bristol Theater in Bristol, Tennessee, Saturday, July 30.

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by Jeff Walker, for HOLY CITY SINNER

Whether he’s doing comedy improv, acting, or performing his own songs before a live audience Charles ‘Chip’ Estenis thankful he’s been able to carve out a career in the entertainment industry. “Music is where I got my start. I was the lead singer in a band in college. Not long after graduation I was cast as the lead in a play about Buddy Holly. I guess I’ve always wanted to be a performer.”

Having stayed busy since that first musical stage production more than three decades ago Esten admits to being blessed. “I was kind of fortunate early on. That (Buddy Holly play) was not only a whole lot of acting experience on stage but involved a lot of music....

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