Black Stone Cherry • September 5-6, 2026

Black Stone Cherry • September 5-6, 2026

The Songs That Changed When Life Changed

This Labor Day weekend, Chris Robertson of Black Stone Cherry returns for his 17th appearance with LA Lloyd on the Rock 30. After more than two decades of conversations, this one goes somewhere deeper — into the songs that carry real pieces of the lives behind the band. Chris opens up about family, loss, friendship and why success at this point isn’t about another milestone. It’s about appreciating the people and moments that are here right now.

Deep

One of those stories is “Deep.” Guitarist Ben Wells and his wife Jess had been dealing with infertility when they learned they were expecting, only to lose the pregnancy. The band postponed a writing session, but the next day Ben called and said he wanted to work. He arrived with lyrics for music Black Stone Cherry had already written. Chris remembers hearing Ben’s words and realizing immediately that this wasn’t simply another song — it was his friend’s pain, and a story the band had been trusted to carry.

HEAR SOMETHING YOU LIKE?

Click any song on the Rock 30 to watch the video right here without leaving the chart.

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  1

  Broken Mirror

  Architects
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  2

  Kerosene

  The Warning
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  3

  Young Again

  Shinedown
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  4

  Something Wicked

  Breaking Benjamin
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  5

  Starless

  A Perfect Circle
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  6

  Rattle The Cage

  Nickelback
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  7

  Gone, Gone, Gone

  Autumn Kings
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  8

  See U In Hell

  Papa Roach
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  9

  Eye Of The Storm

  Five Finger Death Punch
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  10

  Always Let You Down

  Bilmuri
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  11

  Play Your Games

  Greta Van Fleet
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  12

  Die For You

  From Ashes To New
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  13

  Window

  Foo Fighters
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  14

  R.I.P.

  Motionless In White
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  15

  Don't Wanna Go Home Tonight

  Three Days Grace
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  16

  Who Will You Follow

  Evanescence
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  17

  Sour

  Ryan Perdz
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  18

  Beaches In Tennessee

  Cage The Elephant
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  19

  Time Will Tell

  Poppy
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  20

  Crying Fire

  Avatar
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  21

  Do It For The Love

  Letdown
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  22

  Blindfold

  Wage War
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  23

  I Know Evil

  Fozzy
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  24

  Winnebago (Lay Low)

  Theory of A Deadman
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  25

  Deep

  Black Stone Cherry
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  26

  Exit Wound

  Marilyn manson
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  27

  When The Love Is Gone

  Des Rocs
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  28

  Happy Feels Like

  Ninth Key
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  29

  Villainous

  Eva Under Fire
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  30

  Cold

  Dead Poet Society