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Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney performing on March 8, 2008 at the Jupiter Bar & Grill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Kenny Chesney performing on March 8, 2008 at the Jupiter Bar & Grill in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Background information
Birth name Kenneth Arnold Chesney
Born March 26, 1968 (1968-03-26) (age 40)
Origin Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Genre(s) Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Rhythm guitar
Years active 1993–present
Label(s) Capricorn
BNA
Associated acts Uncle Kracker
Rascal Flatts
George Strait
Website www.kennychesney.com

Kenny Chesney (born Kenneth Arnold Chesney, March 26, 1968 in Knoxville, Tennessee[1] ) is an American country music singer-songwriter. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Capricorn Records is an independent Record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company RCA Matthew Shafer (born June 6 1974 Mount Clemens Michigan) better known by his Stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American rock, Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee. George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American Country music singer Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics Having made his debut on Capricorn Records in 1993, Chesney has recorded thirteen albums, eleven of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. Capricorn Records is an independent Record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in

To date, he has also produced more than thirty Top Ten singles on the U. S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, thirteen of which reached Number One. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States In addition, Chesney has received six ACM (including four consecutive Entertainer of the Year Awards),[2] as well as three CMA awards. The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. Chesney is also one of the most popular touring acts in country music, regularly selling out the venues at which he performs;[3][4] his 2007 Flip-Flop Summer Tour was the highest-grossing country road trip of 2007. [5] He was awarded his 4th consecutive ACM Entertainer of the Year award on May 18, 2008.

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Early life

Kenneth Arnold Chesney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, his mother Karen was, and still is, a hair stylist in the Knoxville area. He was raised in Luttrell, Tennessee, and attended Gibbs High School, where he was a receiver on the football team. Luttrell is a town in Union County, Tennessee, United States, with a population of 915 as of the 2000 census. [6]

Chesney studied at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, joining Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity and he was a member of the ETSU Bluegrass Program. East Tennessee State University ( ETSU) is an accredited American University, founded October 2, 1911 and located in Johnson Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington Counties in the U Lambda Chi Alpha ( ΛΧΑ) headquartered in Indianapolis Indiana, is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC and one of the largest Chesney played tunes at local places around Johnson City like Chucky's Trading Post (a small Mexican restaurant), Quarterbacks BBQ, and Rafters. Mexican food is a style of food that originated in Mexico. Mexican cuisine is known for its intense and varied flavors colorful decoration and variety of spices He recorded his first album in 1989 at Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, Virginia. Bristol is an Independent city in Virginia, bounded by Washington County Virginia, and Sullivan County Tennessee. A thousand copies were made and Chesney sold them at his busking gigs, using the money from album sales to help buy a new guitar. [7]

In 1990, Chesney graduated from East Tennessee State University with a degree in advertising. [7] After graduation, he headed to Nashville, where he performed at several local clubs. After making the rounds of the music publishers in Nashville, Chesney signed to contract in 1992 with BMI and Opryland Music Group.

Career

Early years

Kenny's first album, "In My Wildest Dreams" [1], was released on the independent Capricorn Records label in 1994. Capricorn Records is an independent Record label which was launched by Phil Walden, Alan Walden, and Frank Fenter in 1969 in The album's lead-off singles, "The Tin Man" and "Whatever It Takes", both reached the lower regions of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States The album sold approximately 10,000 copies before Capricorn Records closed its country music division that year. [1] Shortly afterward, Chesney signed to BNA Records, which released his album All I Need to Know in 1995. BNA Records, formerly known as BNA Entertainment, is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company RCA All I Need to Know is the second album of Country music singer Kenny Chesney, and his first for BNA Records. The album produced three hit singles: "Fall in Love" and the title track, both of which reached Top Ten, and "Grandpa Told Me So", which peaked at #23. [1] "The Tin Man" was also included on this album, although it was not re-released as a single at the time.

1996 saw the release of Me and You, Chesney's second major-label album. Me And You is the third album released by Country music singer Kenny Chesney. [1] Although its lead-off single peaked just outside the Top 40 on the country charts, the album's title track (reprised from All I Need to Know) and the single "When I Close My Eyes" both peaked at #2 on the Billboard country charts, the latter also reaching Number One on the country charts of Radio & Records. Radio & Records ( R&R) was a weekly trade magazine that tracked radio airplay from the various genres including pop country R&B and many others Me And You was also Chesney's first gold-certified album. [1] A cover of singer-songwriter Mac McAnally's 1990 single "Back Where I Come From" was also included on this album; although Chesney's version was never released as a single, it has become a staple of his concerts. Mac McAnally (surname 'mækənælliː (born Lyman Corbitt McAnally Jr

Late 1990s breakthrough

I Will Stand, Chesney's third album for BNA, was released in 1997. I Will Stand is the fourth album of Country music singer Kenny Chesney. "She's Got It All", which served as the album's lead-off single, became Chesney's first Billboard Number One single, spending three weeks at the top of the country charts. "She's Got It All" is a single by American Country music artist Kenny Chesney that reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country [1] The album's second single, "A Chance", peaked just shy of Top Ten, while its follow-up, "That's Why I'm Here", went to #2 on Billboard in 1998. ("That's Why I'm Here" reached Number One on Radio & Records, giving Chesney his third Number One overall. ) Also in 1998, Chesney recorded a limited-edition single titled "Touchdown Tennessee". The single was a tribute to John Ward, a former broadcaster for the University of Tennessee Volunteers' football team; St. Jude's Children's Hospital and to the John Ward Scholarship Fund received a portion of the single's sales. The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with St Jude Children's Research Hospital, founded in 1962 is a leading pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's catastrophic diseases

1999's Everywhere We Go, Chesney's fourth album for BNA, produced two consecutive Number One singles in "How Forever Feels" and "You Had Me From Hello" (the latter inspired by a line in the movie Jerry Maguire). Everywhere We Go is the fifth album of Country music singer Kenny Chesney. "How Forever Feels" is a single by American Country music artist Kenny Chesney that reached the top of the Billboard Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr [1] The album also produced two more hits: "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" and "What I Need to Do",[1] which peaked at #11 and #8 on the country charts, respectively. Everywhere We Go was also Chesney's first platinum-selling album. [1]

Early to Mid 2000s

By 2000, Chesney released his Greatest Hits compilation. Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Kenny Chesney, it was released on September 26 2000 [1] It included four new tracks, as well as re-recordings of "Fall in Love", "The Tin Man" and "Back Where I Come From". The new version of "The Tin Man" was one of the disc's three singles, with two of the new tracks -- "I Lost It" and "Don't Happen Twice" -- also serving as singles. [1]

The album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems was released in 2002. No Shoes No Shirt No Problems is the seventh album of Country music singer Kenny Chesney. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 Its lead-off single, "Young", peaked at #2, while the follow-up "The Good Stuff" spent seven weeks at Number One, becoming Billboard's Number One country song of the year for 2002. " Young " is a single by American Country music Singer Kenny Chesney. "The Good Stuff" is a single released in 2002 by American Country music artist Kenny Chesney. A year later, Chesney recorded an album of Christmas music, titled All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan; the album's title track peaked at #30 on the country charts from holiday airplay. All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan is the eighth album of Country music singer Kenny Chesney.

2004 saw the release of Chesney's album When the Sun Goes Down. When the Sun Goes Down is the ninth Album by Country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on February 3, 2004. Its lead-off single, "There Goes My Life", spent seven weeks at the top of the Billboard country charts; the album's title track, a duet with Uncle Kracker, was also a Number One. "There Goes My Life" is the name of a song by Country music Singer Kenny Chesney. Matthew Shafer (born June 6 1974 Mount Clemens Michigan) better known by his Stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American rock, At the Country Music Association awards that year, When the Sun Goes Down won an award for Album of the Year.

In January 2005, Chesney released the album Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair), supporting the album with his Somewhere in the Sun Tour and in November 2005. The album was a lower key affair sonically than most of Chesney's recent albums. Chesney released his second album of that year, The Road and the Radio, which produced three Number One singles: "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", and "Beer In Mexico", as well as Top Five hits in "Who You'd Be Today" and "You Save Me". The Road and the Radio is the eleventh album released by Country music singer and guitarist Kenny Chesney. " Living In Fast Forward " is a single by American Country music Singer Kenny Chesney that reached the top of the Billboard " Summertime " is a single by American Country music Singer Kenny Chesney that reached the top of the Billboard Beer in Mexico has a long history as Fermented beverages long predate the arrival of European Conquistadors in America " Who You'd Be Today " is a single by American Country music Singer Kenny Chesney. " You Save Me " is a single by American Country music Singer Kenny Chesney.

In February 2006, Chesney was presented with a plaque commemorating his sales of 25 million albums. On May 23 of the same year, Chesney was honored at the Academy of Country Music Awards as Entertainer of the Year. The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy In 2007 he was once again named Entertainer of the Year. [8] On November 7, 2007 Cheseny was named the CMA Entertainer of the Year for the third time in four years.

Late 2000s to Present-day

Chesney, along with Tim McGraw, contributed to a version of Tracy Lawrence's single "Find Out Who Your Friends Are", which can be found on Lawrence's album For the Love. Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor Tracy Lawrence (born 27 January[[ 968]] is an American country Singer-songwriter. "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" is the title of a song written by Casey Beathard and Ed Hill and by American Country music artist Tracy Lawrence For the Love is the title of a studio album by country music artist Tracy Lawrence, released in 2007 his personal label Rocky Comfort Records The official single version, featuring only Lawrence's vocals, was released in August of 2006, but did not reach the Top 40 on the country charts until January of 2007, when For the Love was released. After the album's release, the version with McGraw and Chesney began receiving significant airplay, helping to boost the single to Number One on the country charts. The song became Lawrence's first Number One single in eleven years, as well as the second-slowest climbing Number One single in the history of the Billboard music charts.

On September 11, 2007, Kenny released the album Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. Just Who I Am Poets & Pirates is the eleventh studio album by Country music artist Kenny Chesney. The album's lead-off single, "Never Wanted Nothing More", became Chesney's twelfth Number One on the Billboard country charts. "Never Wanted Nothing More" is a single released in 2007 by American Country music artist Kenny Chesney. [9]

On the U. S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week ending September 15, 2007, Chesney's single "Don't Blink" debuted at #16, setting a new record for the highest debut on that chart since the inception of SoundScan electronic tabulation in 1990. " Don't Blink " is a single by country music artist Kenny Chesney. Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett that tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada [10] This record was broken one week later by Garth Brooks' song "More Than a Memory", which debuted at Number One on the same chart, making it the first song ever to do so. Troyal Garth Brooks, known professionally as Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. " More Than a Memory " is a song by country music singer Garth Brooks, released as a single in 2007

Chesney also co-wrote Rascal Flatts' 2007 single, "Take Me There", which served as the lead-off single to their album Still Feels Good. Rascal Flatts is an American Grammy Award -winning Country pop group founded in Nashville Tennessee. " Take Me There " is a single by Country music group Rascal Flatts, released in 2007 Still Feels Good is the title of the fifth studio album released by the American Country music group Rascal Flatts. [11]

Kenny Chesney performing May 11, 2007 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Kenny Chesney performing May 11, 2007 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Chesney's most recent charity work includes working with the V Foundation for Cancer Research.

Chesney embarked on his 2008 tour titled "The Poets and Pirates Tour" sponsored by Corona on April 26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common A corona is a type of plasma " atmosphere " of the Sun or other celestial body extending millions of Kilometres into space most easily The tour will focus on stadium venues and started at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina. Williams-Brice Stadium is the home football Stadium for the South Carolina Gamecocks, the college football team representing the University of South Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the US state of South Carolina. During the introduction for his set, Kenny's boot was caught between a hydraulic lift and the stage surface for over 30 seconds, causing a severe hematoma from the ankle down, with most of the damage centering in his toes. A hematoma, or haematoma, is a collection of Blood outside the blood vessels generally the result of Hemorrhage, or more specifically Internal bleeding Chesney stated that the injury will not cause him to postpone any shows, saying "He(the doctor) told me it's going to hurt -- though nothing could hurt worse than Saturday, I don't think -- and they can give me something to deaden the pain when I get out there. I also have to have a doctor standing by should something give, but I'm going to tape it up, and I'm going to get out there. "[12]

On May 19th, 2008, just a day after the 43rd Annual ACM Awards and winning ACM Entertainer of the Year, Chesney criticized the lack of choice in the producers' making the award fan-voted. "The entertainer of the year trophy is supposed to represent heart and passion and an amazing amount of sacrifice, commitment and focus," he said. "That's the way Garth won it four times, that's the way I won it, that's the way (George) Strait won it, Reba (McEntire), Alabama all those years. That's what it's supposed to represent. " Many fans/media felt betrayed, the majority gave Chesney a 'pat on the back' for expressing his opinion on national television.

Discography

Main article: Kenny Chesney discography

Awards

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Huey, Steve. The following is a complete Discography of albums and singles released by country music artist Kenny Chesney. The 33rd People's Choice Awards, honoring the best in Popular culture for 2006, were held on January 9 2007 at the Shrine When adding to this page please ensure that your claims are sourced allmusic ((( Kenny Chesney > Biography ))). All Music Guide. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
  2. ^ Three ACM Wins in a Row for Chesney. CBS News (2007-05-15). CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Retrieved on 2007-09-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
  3. ^ CMT.com : Kenny Chesney : Biography. CMT.com. Country Music Television, or CMT as it is usually called is an American Country music -oriented Cable television network Retrieved on 2007-09-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
  4. ^ Cooper, Peter (2007-09-18). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Kenny Chesney climbs the chart. The Shreveport Times. The Times is a daily newspaper based in Shreveport Louisiana. Retrieved on 2007-09-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
  5. ^ Chesney, Kenny (2007-09-24). "From Good Times to Demons: Who I Really Am". Country Weekly 14 (20): 36-43. Country Weekly is an American magazine issued once every two weeks devoted to Country music. ISSN 1074-3235. An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication.  
  6. ^ Kenny Chesney Biography, retrieved 2007-08-14
  7. ^ a b Kenny Chesney: 1998 Distinguished Alumnus in the Arts. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures ETSU Alumni Association. Retrieved on 2007-02-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
  8. ^ Associated Press (2006-05-24). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Kenny Chesney wins entertainer of the year. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2007-02-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols
  9. ^ Kenny Chesney sets record with "Never Wanted Nothing More" (html). CountryStandardTime. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus
  10. ^ "Don't Blink" Is Billboard's Highest Chart Debut Ever! (html). Kenny Chesney. com. Retrieved on 2007-08-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708)
  11. ^ Rascal Flatts' New Single Co-Written by Kenny Chesney (html). cmt. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-17. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians
  12. ^ http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1586431/despite-injury-kenny-chesneys-tour-continues-as-planned.jhtml

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