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Nashville star Charles Esten has signed with APA’s concert division. Esten’s work on the ABC and CMT series reignited his pursuit for a music career after playing character Deacon Claybourne on Nashville between 2012-2018. via BILLBOARD

Happy birthday, Randy Travis!

The country legend made a rare public appearance on Saturday to celebrate his 60th birthday at the Grand Ole Opry with his fans and famous friends.

Fellow Country Music Hall of Fame member Don Schlitz and Nashville alum Charles Esten, Josh Turner as well as Charlie Worsham were also in attendance. via PEOPLE

Nashville alum Charles Esten, Chase Stokes (Tell Me Your Secrets, Daytime Divas),Madelyn Cline (Boy Erased), Madison Bailey (Black Lightning, Creepshow), Jonathan Daviss (Age of Summer), Rudy Pankow (Snapchat’s Solve), Austin North (I Didn’t Do It, All Night) and Drew Starkey (Love, Simon, The Hate U Give, Mine 9) are set as leads in Outer Banks, Netflix’s 10-episode YA drama series set for premiere in 2020. via DEADLINE

Charles Esten got his first taste of fame outside an NFL locker room.

No, the actor known best as Deacon Claybourne on television drama “Nashville” didn’t lead a double life as strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He did, however, get to see inside the Steel Curtain locker room as a kid, a perk of his dad’s longtime friendship with team members.   via The Tennessean

Well known for his role as Deacon Claybourne on the hit television show Nashville, Charles (Chip) Esten will be playing a solo headline show at Belfast’s Ulster Hall on October 21.

He will be joined in Belfast by special guests The Adelaides. via NEWSLETTER

Country singer and Nashville star Charles Esten has announced details of a UK tour.

He'll headline London's Royal Albert Hall on October 27. 

He's perhaps best known for his role as Deacon Claybourne on hit US drama Nashville. via My London

Alabama, Kings of Leon, and the Grand Ole Opry’s Sally Williams were celebrated Monday night (Feb. 25) at the 11th annual T.J. Martell Foundation Nashville Honors Gala at the Omni Hotel in Nashville.....Actor/singer Charles Esten hosted the event for the seventh time. 

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On Monday night (Feb. 11), Trace Adkins, Jimmie Allen, Cassadee Pope and more joined together for a concert to benefit the victims of the 2018 shooting at the Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The event, hosted by Charles Esten, also attracted a special guest: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

from The Boot

Last night, we were honored to present @CharlesEsten and family with the @LLSusa President’s Award for his outstanding fundraising and incredible support at our National Light The Night conference. All proceeds of the "Light The Night" song goes to LLS: https://apple.co/2HXyIK2.

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"I'm not Deacon Claybourne." Charles Esten announces early in his set with a cheeky smile as he swigs from a mug that definitely doesn't contain tea. 
He's right. While the TV show Nashville brought the character of Claybourne and, by default, Esten into the musical limelight, there are few artists with the talent and versatility that Esten has to sell out a venue and command it on their own seemingly effortlessly. This is his first solo tour of the UK and it's easy to see why it sold out in minutes.

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US-based country superstar Charles Esten delivers a much needed uplifting concert on ‘Blue Monday’.

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Charles “Chip” Esten is a household name for many, thanks in no small part to his role as Deacon Claybourne in TV’s much loved Nashville,which ended its 6 season run in 2018. Having performed as part of the Nashville Live shows over the last few years, this, his first UK solo tour, strips everything back to basics using just voice and (mostly) guitar. 

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Having previously only toured the UK as part of the Nashville TV show cast, a sold out Town Hall proved Charles Esten AKA Deacon Claybourne has succeeded in breaking away from his TV alter ego to be warmly welcomed as a performer in his own right.

from The Midland Rocks

Last night (January 17th) Nashville star Charles “Chip” Esten brought his sold out UK tour to Bristol for a night of stellar live music.

Laura Klonoswki for CelebMix

Eaten arrived on stage alone on the dot at 9 PM to huge cheers and applause, and opened the set with a reworked version of Whiskey Lips, a song he performed during his time on Nashville.  The stripped-back opening verse showed off his impressive guitar playing, as well as the depth and drawl in his voice, before building up into a driving chorus that had the crowd clapping along.

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For the past four years, Esten has performed at the Birchmere during the holidays. This is the second year that his opening act has been Jones Point, a local bluegrass band composed of musicians with whom Esten attended middle school, high school and college.

Missy Schrott for The Alexandria Times

Thousands came together to raise more than $1 million for people battling blood cancers.

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Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 10am – 2pm

Bobby Bones and Charles Esten were honored by Musicians On Call during the sold-out A Night to Celebrate the Healing Power of Music at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s CMA Theater in Nashville on Oct. 10.

from MusicRow

This talented actor and musician still balances his musical time on stage with a new TNT project on set.