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'Kenny Chesney' (born 'Kenneth Arnold Chesney', March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer.
| Contents |
| Early life |
| Career |
| Early years |
| Mid-career |
| Personal life |
| Discography |
| Albums |
| Singles |
| Awards |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Early life
Kenny Chesney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to school teacher father David Chesney and hair dresser mother Karen Chandler. He has a younger half-sister, Jennifer Chandler.[1][2] He was raised in Luttrell, Tennessee, and attended Gibbs High School in Corryton, Tennessee, where he was a receiver on the football team.[3]
Chesney studied at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, joining the Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity and he was a member of the ETSU mens ensemble. Chesney played tunes at local places around Johnson City like Chucky's Trading Post (a small Mexican restaurant), Quarterbacks BBQ, and Rafters. He recorded his first album in 1989 at Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, Virginia. A thousand copies were made and Chesney sold them at his busking gigs.4, using the money from album sales to help buy a new Martin guitar.
In 1990, Chesney graduated from ETSU with a degree in advertising [4] After graduation, he headed to Nashville, where he performed at every venue he could, including HounDogs. He also did regular gigs at a southern club called Turf. After making the rounds of the music publishers in Nashville, Chesney got a contract in 1992 with BMI and Opryland Music Group.
Career
Early years
Kenny's first album, ''In My Wildest Dreams'', was released on the independent Capricorn Records label in 1994. The album's lead-off singles, "The Tin Man" and "In My Wildest Dreams" (the latter co-written by Aaron Tippin), reached the lowest regions of the charts. The album sold about 10,000 copies before the label folded. "The Tin Man" was reprised on Kenny's ''All I Need To Know'' album, his first major label album; the song was re-recorded on his 2001 ''Greatest Hits'' collection, and re-released as a single that year.
His first major hit was "Fall in Love," which reached the Country Top 10 in 1995. The follow-up, "All I Need to Know," also reached the Top 10, but ensuing follow-ups were not so successful. In 1996, he scored the Top 5 hit, "Me and You", and returned again with "When I Close My Eyes" in early 1997. (The latter song gave Kenny his first #1 on ''Radio & Records'', although the song peaked at #2 on ''Billboard''.) He hit No. 1 on ''Billboard'' for the first time with "She's Got It All" in August 1997; the song spent three weeks at #1.
Mid-career
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'', with the song "Living in Fast Forward" being one of the hits from the album.
In February 2006, Chesney was presented with a plaque commemorating his sales of 25 million albums. On May 23, 2006, Chesney was honored at the Academy of Country Music Awards as Entertainer of the Year.[5]
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Singles
| Year | Song | US Country | US Hot 100 | US Pop 100 | US Digital | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "The Tin Man"A | 75 | ''In My Wildest Dreams'' | |||
| "Whatever It Takes" | 59 | ''In My Wildest Dreams'' | ||||
| 1995 | "Fall In Love" | 6 | ''All I Need To Know'' | |||
| "All I Need To Know" | 8 | ''All I Need To Know'' | ||||
| 1996 | "Grandpa Told Me So" | 23 | ''All I Need To Know'' | |||
| "Back In My Arms Again" | 41 | ''Me and You'' | ||||
| "Me and You" | 2 | 112 | ''Me and You'' | |||
| 1997 | "When I Close My Eyes"B | 2 | ''Me and You'' | |||
| "She's Got It All" | 1 | 110 | ''I Will Stand'' | |||
| 1998 | "A Chance" | 11 | ''I Will Stand'' | |||
| "That's Why I'm Here"B | 2 | 79 | ''I Will Stand'' | |||
| "I Will Stand" | 27 | ''I Will Stand'' | ||||
| "Touchdown Tennessee"C | 64 | limited-edition single | ||||
| 1999 | "Team Of Destiny" | 72 | original A-side of "How Forever Feels" | |||
| "How Forever Feels" | 1 | 27 | ''Everywhere We Go'' | |||
| "You Had Me From Hello" | 1 | 34 | ''Everywhere We Go'' | |||
| "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" | 11 | 66 | ''Everywhere We Go'' | |||
| 2000 | "What I Need To Do" | 8 | 56 | ''Everywhere We Go'' | ||
| "I Lost It" | 3 | 34 | ''Greatest Hits'' | |||
| "Baptism" (w/ Randy Travis)C | 75 | ''Greatest Hits'' | ||||
| 2001 | "Don't Happen Twice" | 1 | 26 | ''Greatest Hits'' | ||
| "The Tin Man" (re-release)A | 19 | 107 | ''Greatest Hits'' | |||
| 2002 | "Young" | 2 | 35 | ''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems'' | ||
| "Live Those Songs"C | 60 | ''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems'' | ||||
| "The Good Stuff" | 1 | 22 | ''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems'' | |||
| 2003 | "A Lot of Things Different" | 6 | 55 | ''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems'' | ||
| "Big Star" | 2 | 28 | ''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems'' | |||
| "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" | 2 | 28 | ''No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems'' | |||
| "There Goes My Life" | 1 | 29 | ''When the Sun Goes Down'' | |||
| "All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan"C | 30 | ''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan'' | ||||
| "Jingle Bells"C | 49 | ''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan'' | ||||
| "Silver Bells"C | 54 | ''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan'' | ||||
| "Silent Night" (w/ the Grisgby Twins)C | 57 | ''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan'' | ||||
| "Thank God For Kids"C | 60 | ''All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan'' | ||||
| 2004 | "When the Sun Goes Down" (w/Uncle Kracker) | 1 | 26 | ''When the Sun Goes Down'' | ||
| "Hey Good Lookin'" ''(Jimmy Buffett w/Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait)'' | 8 | 63 | ''Licence To Chill'' (Jimmy Buffett album) | |||
| "I Go Back" | 2 | 32 | ''When the Sun Goes Down'' | |||
| "The Woman with You" | 2 | 33 | ''When the Sun Goes Down'' | |||
| 2005 | "Guitars and Tiki Bars"C | 53 | ''Be as You Are: Songs From an Old Blue Chair'' | |||
| "Anything But Mine" | 1 | 48 | ''When the Sun Goes Down'' | |||
| "Keg in the Closet" | 6 | 64 | ''When the Sun Goes Down'' | |||
| "Who You'd Be Today" | 2 | 37 | 61 | ''The Road and the Radio'' | ||
| "Living in Fast Forward" | 1 | 48 | ''The Road and the Radio'' | |||
| "The Road and the Radio"C | 59 | ''The Road and the Radio'' | ||||
| 2006 | "Summertime" | 1 | 34 | 51 | 36 | ''The Road and the Radio'' |
| "You Save Me" | 3 | 47 | 75 | 59 | ''The Road and the Radio'' | |
| 2007 | "Beer In Mexico" | 1 | 61 | ''The Road and the Radio'' | ||
| "Flip Flop Summer"C, D | 49 | ''The Road and The Radio'' | ||||
| "Never Wanted Nothing More" | 1 | 22 | 34 | ''Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates'' | ||
| "Don't Blink"E | 14 | ''Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates'' |
'Notes'
★ A"The Tin Man" was originally released in 1994 from ''In My Wildest Dreams''. The original recording was later found on his ''All I Need To Know'' album; the song was later re-recorded in 2001 for Kenny's ''Greatest Hits'' compilation. This second version was released in 2001.
★ BReached #1 on ''Radio & Records'' country charts.
★ CAlbum cut.
★ D"Flip Flop Summer" is a bonus track, available only on editions of the album sold at Target stores.
★ ECurrent single.
Awards
★ 1997 ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year
★ 2002 ACM Top Male Vocalist of the Year
★ 2004 AMA Artist of the Year
★ 2004 ACM Entertainer of the Year
★ 2004 CMA Album of the Year: When The Sun Goes Down
★ 2004 CMT Hottest Video of the Year: "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems"
★ 2005 ACM Triple Crown Winner
★ 2005 CMT Male Video of the Year
★ 2006 CMA Entertainer of the Year
★ 2006 ACM Entertainer of the Year
★ 2006 CMT Male Video of the Year
★ 2007 CMT Male Video of the Year
★ 2007 People's Choice Male Vocalist Of The Year
★ 2007 ACM Entertainer of the Year
See also
★ List of best-selling music artists
References
1. http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/kennychesney.html|Kenny Chesney Picture, Profile, Gossip, and News|, retrieved 207-08-14
2. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1188907/bio|IMDB biography for Kenny Chesney, retrieved 2007-08-14
3. http://www.bandbiographies.com/kenny_chesney/biography.htm|Kenny Chesney Biography, retrieved 2007-08-14
4. Kenny Chesney: 1998 Distinguished Alumnus in the Arts
5. Kenny Chesney wins entertainer of the year Associated Press
6. Rascal Flatts' New Single Co-Written by Kenny Chesney
7. Kenny Chesney sets record with "Never Wanted Nothing More"
8. "Don't Blink" Is Billboard's Highest Chart Debut Ever!
9. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/15/60minutes/main2480878_page3.shtml|Meet Hillbilly Rock Star Kenny Chesney, retrieved 2007-08-14
External links
★ Official Website
★ KennyFans fansite
★ KennyForums fan-run message board
★ Kenny Chesney's latest bio, news, photo galleries, and Fan Q&A at Great American Country
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★ Kenny Chesney at Country Music Television
★ Kenny Chesney: CD and Concert Reviews at Country Standard Time
★ Photos from the Summer Flip Flop tour's July 7, 2007 stop in Seattle
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