Kenneth Eric Church is a CountryMusic artist known for his distinctive style and influences.

He first got his foot in the door in late 2004-early 2005 as a co-writer on Terri Clark's "The World Needs a Drink". Although it took him until his third album to score a major hit, Church kept plugging away, building a fanbase and touring frequently. Radio finally granted him a first #1 in early 2012 with "Drink in My Hand", then followed that up with the summertime smash "Springsteen".

!Albums:

* ''Sinners Like Me'' (2006)
* ''Carolina'' (2009)
* ''Chief'' (2011)

!Tropes present:
* AdrenalineTime: All over the place in the "Homeboy" video.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Two of his singles have had drug references removed:
** "Smoke a Little Smoke" changed "Dig down deep, find my stash / Light it up…" to "Dig down deep, find my glass / Fill it up…" the first time, and "Find my match" the second time.
** "Creepin'" changed "Your cocaine kiss and caffeine love" to "Your caffeine kiss and nicotine love".
* CoolShades: He is rarely seen without aviator sunglasses.
* ListSong: "Love Your Love the Most" is basically a list of stuff that he likes, capped off with "But I love your love the most".
* LoveNostalgiaSong: "Springsteen".
* ShoutOut: "Like Jesus Does" has two. The song is [[BookEnds book-ended]] by the line "I'm a long-gone [[WaylonJennings Waylon]] song on vinyl", and the first verse contains the line "[[DonMcLean I'm a good ol' boy drinkin' whiskey and rye on the levee]]".
* SignatureStyle: Many of his songs have strong rhythm sections and loud guitars, often coming across as a mix of Southern rock and funk. There's also Jay Joyce's love of studio trickery and/or non-standard instrumentation, such as the harps on "Homeboy" or vocal filters on "Creepin'". In 2012, Jay started producing for other country singers, often taking the same approach (e.g. "Pontoon" by Little Big Town).