Luke Bryan delivered the television debut of his emotional faith-centric track “Jesus ‘Bout My Kids” on American Idol during the “Songs Of Faith” Easter Sunday (April 20) special.
Luke Bryan Performs “Jesus ‘Bout My Kids” On American Idol
The country superstar, dressed in denim jeans and a brown pearl snap shirt, took a seat on a stool at center stage and delivered a heartfelt performance of ‘Jesus ‘Bout My Kids.’ He was joined by a full band, while the Top 24 watch from the live studio audience and his fellow Idol judges Lionel Richie and Carrie Underwood watched from the judges’ panel.
Photos of Luke Bryan’s kids Thomas “Bo” Boyer and Tatum “Tate” Christopher as well as his nephew, Tilden “Til” Cheshire, and nieces, Jordan and Kris Cheshire, who Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline Bryan raised following their parents’ deaths, flooded the video screens around him as he performed the emotional tune.
His performance was met with a standing ovation from the crowd, Richie and Underwood.
Song Appears On Luke Bryan’s Album, Mind Of A Country Boy
Co-written by Tucker Beathard, Jeff Hyde, Brad Rempel and Ben Stennis, “Jesus ‘Bout My Kids” appears on Luke Bryan’s latest album, Mind Of A Country Boy, a 14-track project that arrived on September 27, 2024. Throughout the track, Bryan sings of teaching spiritually to his children and asking for guidance from the man upstairs as he does his best to protect his family.
“I used to talk to my kids about Jesus/ Pray they’d find Him sooner than I did/ I used to talk to my kids about Jesus/ Now I talk to Jesus ’bout my kids,” the country crooner sings on the track’s chorus.
Story Behind The Song
Of the track, Luke Bryan explained to Music Mayhem, “I think we all when you become a parent, the anxieties of getting them through this life never go away, and I mean, you just lay in the bed every night and just pray that they get home safe. They get through life safe. I think my spirituality and all that just comes from being in Leesburg, Georgia, and going to the Baptist church and singing in the choir and hearing the gospel and hearing all about farming. When you grow up in a farming family, you’re praying for so many things… I think the template of living or the example that Jesus put out there for the world, we would all just do our best to follow it, it’d be a pretty beautiful place around here.”
Bryan continued, “But the main thing is when handing it down to our children, I think the most important thing that kids do is just watch your every move. They watch your good days and your bad days… I’m pretty sure they picked up some of my language already, which I’m not proud about, but I know that they understand what they say in their prayers at night and [feel] blessed for what we have. So throughout my life, my kids have been way more educated about the scope of the world. So we just try to keep it real, bring it back, with sitting around the table and all saying a prayer and talking about their day. And I think they know we’re praying for them all the time.”
The 48-year-old Georgia native also surprised fans at Chris Tomlin’s sold-out Nashville concert on Good Friday (April 18) with a heartfelt performance of “Jesus ‘Bout My Kids.”
American Idol “Songs Of Faith” Episode On Easter Sunday
Luke Bryan was just one of the performers in a star-studded lineup on Easter Sunday’s episode of American Idol. The ‘Songs of Faith’ themed episode also featured performances from Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, Brandon Lake, Jelly Roll, CeCe Winans, and the entire Top 24, who were vying for a spot in the Top 20.
This year’s “Song Of Faith” episode marked the first time in Idol history that the popular singing competition show showcased all faith-based or gospel songs in celebration of a religious holiday.
American Idol airs every Sunday and Monday at 8/7c.
