Chris Stapleton may go down as one of the best pure vocalists in country music history. The country music singer/songwriter has penned over 170 songs, including a ton of #1 singles, both as a writer and a recording artist. Everybody in music is trying to get him to record a duet, and for the most part, they’ve been pretty successful. In the past handful of years, he’s collaborated with Pink, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran, Adele, Kelly Clarkson, Carlos Santana, Morgan Wallen, Tom Morello, Justin Timberlake… the list goes on and one and on. The Kentucky native has one of the most raw, powerful, and authentic voices you’ll ever hear. With that being said, many believe that one of his best performances was three years ago on Super Bowl Sunday, when he put together one of the most impressive national anthem renditions the Super Bowl has ever seen. Whitey Houston is the only other person even in the conversation, and head to head, I’d still give Chris the W. Seriously though, when you have Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, now retired offensive lineman Jason Kelce, and Chiefs DT Chris Jones bawling like babies while you’re performing, you know you’re doing something right. Just relive this greatness for a moment: And one of those people who believes that Stapleton’s rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” is one of the best ever? No other than Luke Combs. He confessed that Chris was the best he’s ever seen during an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, saying: “That National Anthem at the Super Bowl dude, it’s that and Whitney Houston. Two best national anthems ever in my opinion in a Super Bowl ever.” Luke just so happened to be next to Adele during the game, someone who isn’t even an American, and according to him, she’s was going bonkers: “I was sitting in a box with Adele at the Super Bowl, and he sang that thing, and she was watching and like two lines in, she goes ‘Holy SH*T.’ She’s just like losing her mind dude. It was unbelievable… he’s unbelievable.” Joe Rogan agreed: “He’s a good dude too. I had him on a few years back, he’s fun to hang with. He’s a very very genuine person. It’s always nice when you meet someone that you really admire, and they’re just cool as f***.” As they turned the performance on in the studio, Luke says: “When Nick Sirianni cries in this thing, I felt like a bald eagle was gonna fly over the stadium dude, it was the most American thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life.” Amen… God bless America and Chris Stapleton. And hell, God bless Luke Combs too. Chris Stapleton Won’t Watch His Own Performance Of course, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni crying was a tender moment from the performance, but it was also just an instant meme. Weighing in on the tearful moment, Sirianni said: “I’ve dreamed about this since I’ve been two years old. It’s just emotional because there’s a lot of work, not just by myself, but a lot of people. Starting with my wife and my kids, my brothers, my dad and just so many people… It’s just emotional in that moment knowing where we were.” Nick Sirianni on Crying Before the #SuperBowlLVII “I've dreamed about this since I've been two years old… It's just emotional because there's a lot of work, not just by myself, but a lot of people. Starting with my wife and my kids, my brothers, my dad and just so many people” pic.twitter.com/BSqZ5TzQ46 — Jeff Skversky (@JeffSkversky) February 13, 2023 Stapleton has since weighed in on the performance as well, as Entertainment Tonight caught up with him to ask how it felt being out there in front of a packed house at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona: “Man, it felt great. It really did. The energy was good and the crowd was hyped up for the game, so that kind of gets you ready to go.” However, Stapleton also admitted that he’s not sure if he can go back and watch it: “I don’t know if I can watch it, man. I try not to watch myself back too much.” I honestly think there’s more pressure on the person singing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl than the halftime performance… those are so subjective, and how much you like it probably depends purely on how much you like the artist performing. But the Anthem is a completely different thing, and a hard enough song to sing as it is… so when it comes to the biggest sporting event of the year, with millions of eyes on one person singing one of America’s most sacred songs, it’s just so hard to pull off. If you nail it, you did your job… if you mess it up, you forever live in infamy… there’s not much upside. One And Done Chris has said before that he used to joke about singing the Anthem at the Super Bowl, and now that he’s done it and nailed it (my words), he told Dale Earnhardt Jr. on an episode of his Dirty Mo Media podcast recently that he’s officially retired from doing it ever again: “Oh yeah, I practiced that one. I don’t get nervous to play, necessarily… that one, I was like I’m gonna make sure I’m as prepared as I can be for this. I would have people ask me to sing the National Anthem for various things, and I jokingly always said, ‘No, I’ll just do it when it’s time to do it at the Super Bowl,’ you know. And I just turned it down a lot, and I do say now that I’ve officially retired from it as well. And I have to give credit to, and I’m not saying my version wasn’t wasn’t good, I think it was good, but all the TV editing that they did while I was doing it was just spot on. Everything that they did to make that moment feel as big and nice as it could, they did it. And they executed flawlessly. So, yes, I prepared for that and yes, I worked on that. Genuinely nerve-racking, and I was live live. There was no pre-record anything.” He said his team seemed happy with it, so he was content in knowing he didn’t blow it and could relax and watch the game. Little did he know, because Stapleton is always so humble, it would become one of the best of all time, and a performance anyone will have a hard time topping going forward: The podcast clip: All-American Road Show Tour Dates May 23 – Nashville, Tennessee – Nissan Stadium with Lainey Wilson & Allen Stone June 11 – Jacksonville, Florida – Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena with Allen Stone June 13 – Tampa, Florida – Raymond James Stadium with Lainey Wilson & Allen Stone June 17 – Burgettstown, Pennsylvania – The Pavilion at Star Lake with Allen Stone June 20 – Charlotte, North Carolina – Bank of America Stadium with Lainey Wilson & Allen Stone June 24 – Hershey, Pennsylvania – Hersheypark Stadium with Grace Potter June 26 – North Charleston, South Carolina – North Charleston Coliseum with Grace Potter July 8 – Mountain View, California – Shoreline Amphitheater with Molly Tuttle July 10 – Chula Vista, California – North Island Credit Union Amphitheater with Molly Tuttle July 17 – Portland, Oregon – Providence Park with Grace Potter July 22 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Rogers Arena with The Teskey Brothers July 24 – George, Washington – The Gorge with Grace Potter July 29 – Shakopee, Minnesota – Mystic Lake Amphitheater  with Allen Stone August 1 – Cincinnati, Ohio – Paycor Stadium with Lainey Wilson & Allen Stone August 6 – Toronto, Ontario – Rogers Stadium with Zach Top & Allen Stone August 8 – Detroit, Michigan – Ford Field with Lainey Wilson & Allen Stone August 14 – Boston, Massachusetts – Fenway Park with Zach Top & Allen Stone August 18 – Virginia Beach, Virginia – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater with Maggie Rose August 21 – Atlanta, Georgia – Mercedes-Benz Stadium with Lainey Wilson & Ashley McBryde August 26 – Wantagh, New York – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater with Carter Faith August 28 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion with Carter Faith October 2 – Bristow, Virginia – Jiffy Lube Live with Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs October 7 – Lincoln, Nebraska – Pinnacle Bank Arena with Nikki Lane October 9 – Kansas City, Missouri – Morton Amphitheater with Nikki LaneThe post “She Was Losing Her Mind”: Luke Combs Recalls Adele’s Epic Reaction To Chris Stapleton’s Super Bowl National Anthem first appeared on Whiskey Riff.