Chris Pierce

Chris Pierce gained national prominence with “We Can Always Come Back To This”.  His hit co-write aired on the #1 NBC primetime series ‘THIS IS US’, then peaked at #1 on the Billboard Blues Chart. Pierce’s 2021 album, 'AMERICAN SILENCE' garnered great critical acclaim from NPR, SiriusXM, The Bluegrass Situation, NoDepression, and Rolling Stone.  His 2020 collaboration with artist Sunny War in Americana duo WAR & PIERCE yielded the hit single “AMEN". "AMEN" was featured on NPR’s WORLD CAFE, aired on 200+ radio stations, and racked up 2M spins on Spotify.  Pierce’s latest project, LEON CREEK, releases this week. He’s done headline tours and performed with: Seal, Cold War Kids, Al Green, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Jill Scott, Toots & the Maytals, Sara Bareilles, Buddy Guy, Keb’Mo’, Blind Boys of Alabama, B.B. King, Aaron Neville and more. Listen for Pierce’s NPR Mountain Stage set broadcasting to 280 NPR stations this Friday. 

At age 15, Pierce developed a rare hearing disorder called Otosclerosis that led to the loss of hearing in one ear and partial deafness in the other, a setback that would deter many young musicians forever. The reality, however, fueled Chris’ passion and determination all the more, forcing him to re-learn almost everything he had known prior to his condition. To Chris, music was, and still is, an unconditional companion.
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Chris has done multiple headlining tours and has also performed on stage with or opened worldwide tours for: Seal, Cold War Kids, B.B. King, Al Green, Sara Bareilles, Rodrigo y Gabriella, Jill Scott, Toots and the Maytals, Colbie Caillat, Buddy Guy, Keb’Mo’, Blind Boys of Alabama, Aaron Neville, Jamie Cullum and others. His voice and music have been heard in film and television shows including: A Million Little Things, This is Us, True Blood, Soundtrack, Crash, Rosewood, Soul Men, Brothers & Sisters, Single Ladies, Eli Stone, In Plain Sight, Dawson's Creek, Army Wives, as well as in national ad campaigns. He also guest appears on a wide range of album recordings as a vocalist, harmonicist and guitarist.