Tyler Childers Earns Praise For Helping Cleanup Crew After Show
Not that you needed any more validation of just how much of a good dude the 2-time reigning Saving Country Music Artist of the Year Tyler Childers is, but he just proved it yet again. Childers had already made headlines last week for selling out three nights at the Appalachia Wireless Arena in in Pikeville, Kentucky, about a 45-minute drive from where Childers is originally from. Despite Pikeville only having 6,900 residents, Tyler Childers sold out the 7,000-capacity arena three times over—December 27th, 28th, and then on New Year’s Eve. Tyler set the record for the arena as the highest grossing act to ever play there, besting even big mainstream acts, including Chris Stapleton, who is also from nearby in Kentucky.
But catch this: After playing a full show on New Year’s Eve, wishing everyone a Happy New Year’s with the confetti dropping and the whole bit, Tyler Childers stayed after the show to help the Appalachia Wireless Arena crew clean up the facility.
“FYI….if you weren’t a fan before you need to be now! The guy with the broom helping The Appalachian Wireless Arena Cleaning Crew is none other than Tyler Childers himself,” said Appalachia Wireless Arena Assistant General Manager and Director of Operations, Larry R. Miller in a Facebook post (see below). “I love this kid after 3 days.”
And Kentucky loves Tyler Childers too. Not only are they proud of their hometown boy for the success he’s found in country music, including going #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart with his most recent album Country Squire, and recently being nominated for Best Country Song by the Grammy Awards, he commonly helps around his community, spending much of his Christmas holiday last year helping to fund a water drive for residents of Martin County, Kentucky who’ve been going through a water crisis due to contamination issues from the abandoned coal industry.
Tyler Childers has talked in the past about how one of the keys to his songwriting is staying connected to Kentucky and the people of the country. “It doesn’t make sense to move to one of the biggest-growing cities in the nation (Nashville) to sit in a room with 12 people and write a country song,” Tyler says. And so on New Year’s, he put actions behind his words, picked up a broom, and did his part to help clean up the mess he created.
Matsfan/Jatsfan
January 2, 2020 @ 8:05 pm
He actually has been cleaning up for a few years now…
Hey Arnold
January 2, 2020 @ 8:42 pm
Mrs. Weasley taught him well !!!
SwinginDoorsLetMeDown
January 2, 2020 @ 9:21 pm
Now thats about as outlaw as it gets! Can’t wait to see him and Sturgill tear it up in Lexington next month.
Tunesmiff
January 3, 2020 @ 3:24 am
. . .and then help put it all back together. . .
😀
SwinginDoorsLetMeDown
January 3, 2020 @ 9:56 am
Sure…..lol
A B
January 3, 2020 @ 9:33 am
The last part of your last sentence, very subtle Mr. Trigger. I like it.
Tex Hex
January 3, 2020 @ 9:35 am
Cool if true, but we’re basing this praise off one grainy photo where the identity of the individual in question is entirely indiscernible, because they’re a speck in the distance, because the photographer inexplicably took the shot from fifty feet away?
Trigger
January 3, 2020 @ 10:52 am
Larry R. Miller is the guy I spoke to when confirming my previous story that Tyler had set the highest grossing record at the arena. See no reason for him to lie about this. Not sure why a better photo couldn’t be taken, but something tells me Tyler didn’t do this for the notoriety and they didn’t want to be disrespectful to him. Maybe the arena management didn’t even realize Tyler had helped with cleanup and found the best photo he could after the fact. Also, I’ve heard from a few folks saying that he’s done this kind of thing before, or does it commonly. First I’ve heard about it though.
Tex Hex
January 3, 2020 @ 12:23 pm
I usually like these sorts of feel-good “my favorite celeb is a humble/helpful/regular joe” news blurbs, but this one struck me as weird/funny considering the subject of the photo is completely indecipherable (even with the red circle). Somebody could’ve said it was actually Keanu Reeves and we’d believe that too.
Jumpin' Jack Flash
January 3, 2020 @ 10:17 pm
If you cross-reference it w footage from that night’s show, it’s pretty apparent that it’s him. He’s wearing the same shirt, anyway.
Tom1991
January 5, 2020 @ 10:55 pm
I have family that works at the venue and can 100% confirm that that was, in fact, him.
Wild Billy
January 3, 2020 @ 9:40 am
As part of a rural community, when you see work to be done, you jump in. Same reason farmers stop to help a stranger change a tire. Tyler is THE MAN. Obviously some good country upbringin’ in that fellow.
Di Harris
January 3, 2020 @ 9:52 am
Saw this late last night & wanted to comment on it, but respectfully waited for Trigger to bring it up.
Way cool of Tyler, though i bet he just naturally pitches in, because he is a good guy.
A.K.A. City
January 3, 2020 @ 11:54 am
I’ve met both Tyler and Senora briefly, and they are two of the most humble, down to earth people I’ve come across. They deserve all the success that comes their way.
Mike2
January 3, 2020 @ 3:27 pm
He cleaned the mess he surely helped to cause.
Bruce Bremer
January 3, 2020 @ 4:07 pm
and IATSE has filed a grievance…
Di Harris
January 4, 2020 @ 3:52 pm
Good one.
Forest for the trees, and all that …