Kenny Chesney

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Biography

Kenneth Arnold "Kenny" Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Chesney has recorded 15 albums, 14 of which have been certified gold or higher by the RIAA. He has also produced more than 30 Top Ten singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, 22 of which climbed to the top of the charts. Over the life of his career, Chesney has been honored with numerous awards from the Academy of Country Music (ACM), Country Music Association (CMA), American Music Awards (AMA), Country Music Television (CMT), Billboard Music Awards (BMA), People's Choice Awards (PCA), and the French Country Music Awards (FCMA). Chesney recently produced and co-directed a film for ESPN, "The Boys Of Fall". Chesney has received six Academy of Country Music awards(including four consecutive Entertainer of the Year Awards from 2005 to 2008), as well as six Country Music Association awards. He is one of the most popular touring acts in country music, regularly selling out the venues at which he performs. His 2007 Flip-Flop Summer Tour was the highest-grossing country road trip of the year. The Country Music Association honored Chesney with the Entertainer of the Year award in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008. Other notable awards include the Academy of Country Music's 1997 New Male Vocalist of the Year, 2002 Top Male Vocalist of the Year, and the Triple Crown Award in 2005. He was awarded his fourth consecutive Entertainer of the Year award from the Academy of Country Music on May 18, 2008.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1998
Number of Albums 34
Record Label Capricorn Records
Website www.kennychesney.com
Wikipedia Kenny Chesney on Wikipedia
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Trivia

Where was Kenneth born?

Knoxville, Tennessee

...sful country artists. Childhood and youth The singer was born in Knoxville, Tennessee , the U.S. During his school years, Kenneth had interest in music...
What instrument did Kenneth learn to play during his school years?

guitar

...ars, Kenneth had interest in music and taught himself to play his first guitar , which he got for Christmas. Music career Between 1996 and 1999, the si...
When did Kenneth release his first Greatest Hits album?

2001

...ossal popularity, and Kenneth gained recognition through the country. In 2001 , the singer presented his first Greatest Hits album. Next year, he went ...
Where was the Classic Recording Studio located?

Bristol, Va

...ening of sorts came when he went into the Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, Va . Backed by several musicians he knew from college (who are now the c...
What guitar did Jeremy buy?

Martin

...housand copies, sold them all at his shows and made enough to buy a new Martin guitar, he realized he was onto something. A month after graduating fro...
What city did Martin head to in 1991?

Nashville

... from college with a degree in advertising, he headed down I40 west to Nashville in early 1991. He made the rounds of the publishing companies without...
What was Kyle Lehning's profession?

producer

... much success. He went to see the only person he knew in the business, producer Kyle Lehning, who told him, You've definitely got something, but it ai...
What was the name of the down and dirty honkytonk?

the Turf

...g he could find playing music was in a down and dirty honkytonk called the Turf . This was on Nashville's storied Lower Broadway before the area was ge...
When did he start his career?

1994

...He started his career in 1994 with the release of his debut album My Wildest Dreams. By 2014, he has sixteen hit albums to his credit. Among these, tw...
What was the name of his debut album?

My Wildest Dreams

...He started his career in 1994 with the release of his debut album My Wildest Dreams . By 2014, he has sixteen hit albums to his credit. Among these, tw...
How many albums has he sold?

more than 30 million

...gold and two have been certified platinum. Worldwide he has sold more than 30 million albums. In addition, he has produced more than forty singles, wh...
What tour did he go on in 2015?

The Big Revival Tour

...Country Songs. He has also found time to go on 14 musical tours. The Big Revival Tour undertaken in 2015 attracted 1,358,026 audiences and grossed 114...
How many people attended the Big Revival Tour in 2015?

1,358,026

...on 14 musical tours. The Big Revival Tour undertaken in 2015 attracted 1,358,026 audiences and grossed 114,094,584 in ticket sale. His No Shoes Nation...
What genre of music was he most interested in listening to as a youth?

bluegrass

...h his mother and sister to Knoxville. Although he enjoyed listening to bluegrass , rock, and country rock as a youth, it was not until the middle of hi...
At what university did his interest in making music begin to develop?

East Tennessee State University

...til the middle of his sophomore year as a business major at East Tennessee State University that he developed any serious interest in making music him...
What country artists did Chesney cover?

George Jones and Hank Williams, Jr

...forming mostly covers of tunes by country artists such as George Jones and Hank Williams, Jr . He also played his own compositions, which he recorded a...
What was the name of the country artist Chesney covered?

George Jones

...campus, performing mostly covers of tunes by country artists such as George Jones and Hank Williams, Jr. He also played his own compositions, which he...
When he graduated with a bachelor's degree, what was his major?

advertising

...erformances. By the time Chesney graduated with a bachelors degree in advertising in 1990, he had decided to pursue a career in music. In a quest for ...
When did Chesney graduate with a bachelors degree in advertising?

1990

... By the time Chesney graduated with a bachelors degree in advertising in 1990 , he had decided to pursue a career in music. In a quest for greater prof...
In what year did he get a songwriting contract?

1992

...r a local musicpublishing company and received a songwriting contract in 1992 . His compositional skills led to a recording contract the following year...
How old was Chesney when he was born?

54

...nd information Birth name Kenneth Arnold Chesney Born March 26, 1968 (age 54 ) Maynardville, Tennessee, U.S. He has recorded more than 20 albums and ha...
How many Top 10 singles has Chesney produced?

40

...ssee, U.S. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay ...
How many of his songs have reached number one?

32

...singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 32 of which have reached number one. Many of these have also charted within ...
How many albums has he sold worldwide?

over 30 million

...m one of the most successful crossover country artists. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. He is one of the most popular touring acts in co...
What was the highest-grossing country road trip of the year?

2007 FlipFlop Summer Tour

...ic, regularly selling out the venues in which he performs. His 2007 FlipFlop Summer Tour was the highestgrossing country road trip of the year. Chesne...
What is Chesney's younger sister's name?

Jennifer Chandler

... trip of the year. Chesney has one sibling, a younger sister named Jennifer Chandler . In 1986, Chesney graduated from Gibbs High School, where he play...
What is the name of the guitar Chesne received for Christmas?

The Terminor

...where he played baseball and football. He received his first guitar, The Terminor , for Christmas and began teaching himself how to play it. Chesney st...
Kenny Chesney is a country vocalist in what style?

hardcore country

...s older than his years, Kenny Chesney is a country vocalist in the hardcore country style. Heavily influenced by such classical stylists as Merle Hagg...
What type of country style does Chesney sing?

hardcore

...ounds older than his years, Kenny Chesney is a country vocalist in the hardcore country style. Heavily influenced by such classical stylists as Merle ...
Whose band did Chesnes draw inspiration from?

Charlie Daniels

...d George the Possum Jones, he has also drawn on the country rock of Charlie Daniels and his band. Through Chesney's talent and his dogged persistence ...
Chessney draws inspiration from what genre of music?

country rock

... Merle Haggard and George the Possum Jones, he has also drawn on the country rock of Charlie Daniels and his band. Through Chesney's talent and his do...
What year did Chesney first hit Nashville?

1991

...op ten. Since the singersongwriter first hit the streets of Nashville in 1991 , he has shown that he has what it takes to make that wish a reality. Che...
What year was he born in Lutrelle, Tennessee?

1968

...as what it takes to make that wish a reality. Chesney was born March 26, 1968 , in Lutrelle, a small town near Knoxville, Tennessee, that is famous as ...
Where is the town near Knoxville?

Lutrelle

...takes to make that wish a reality. Chesney was born March 26, 1968, in Lutrelle , a small town near Knoxville, Tennessee, that is famous as the birthpl...
What sport did Chesney prefer to play?

football

...l, his family had moved to Knoxville, and Chesney became serious about football . He also had his first flirtation with music: he and a friend joined t...
Where did his family move to when he was in high school?

Knoxville

...ry singer. By the time he reached high school, his family had moved to Knoxville , and Chesney became serious about football. He also had his first fli...
What was the first thing that Chesney began to flirt with?

music

...ney became serious about football. He also had his first flirtation with music : he and a friend joined the local choir and were inspired by the choir ...
In what year did Chesney attend East Tennessee State University?

1986

...ired by the choir director's enthusiasm for melody and vocal harmony. In 1986 , after graduating from high school, Chesney enrolled at East Tennessee S...
In what city did he enroll after graduating from high school?

Johnson City

... high school, Chesney enrolled at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City , where he decided to pursue a degree in business. Then, on Christmas...
What did he receive as a gift on Christmas Day of his sophomore year?

a guitar

...ersity in Johnson City, where he decided to pursue a degree in business. Then, on Christmas Day of his sophomore year, he received a guitar as a gift....
What was Keny's birth date?

March 26, 1968

...er in his spare time. Kenny, who was born Kenneth Arnold Chesney on March 26, 1968 , in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, had been passionate about music sinc...
What was the name of his 1995 album?

All I Need to Know

...hristmas present when he was 19. In 1995, Kenny released an album All I Need to Know with its major hit Fall in Love which reached the Top 10. Several...
How many albums did No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems and When the Sun Goes Down have made him a household name?

two

.... Several of his next singles unfortunately failed in the market, but his two albums namely No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (2002) and When the Sun Go...
What was the name of the 1995 single that was listed in his Greatest Hits album?

The Tin Man

... Goes Down (2004) had both made him a household name. His 1995 single The Tin Man , in addition, was listed in his Greatest Hits album released in 2000...
When was his Greatest Hits album released?

2000

... Tin Man, in addition, was listed in his Greatest Hits album released in 2000 . The singer narrowly escaped the 911 tragedy because the video shoot for...
Why was the video shoot for Tin Man delayed?

equipment difficulties

...agedy because the video shoot for The Tin Man single that was supposed to take place between the two towers was delayed due to equipment difficulties ....
Where does Kenny Chesney hail from?

Gibbs, Tennessee

...Hailing from tiny Gibbs, Tennessee (near Knoxville), country heartthrob Kenny Chesney first made his mark in 1994 with his debut album, but it was a f...
How many consecutive CMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year?

four

...ingles, touring awards, association awards), the most impressive are his four consecutive CMA Awards for Entertainer of the Year, the annual pinnacle ...
In what small town was he raised?

Luttrell

...y was born in Knoxville in 1968 and raised in the nearby small town of Luttrell , best known as the home of Chet Atkins. He grew up listening to both c...
How many copies of a self-released demo album did Chesney sell?

1,000

...exican restaurant every night he could; additionally, he managed to sell 1,000 copies of a selfreleased demo album. After graduation in 1991, he moved...
What was his debut album called?

In My Wildest Dreams

...ublishing deal with AcuffRose. From there he landed a record contract with Capricorn and released his debut album, In My Wildest Dreams , in late 1993....
In what year was the album All I Need to Know released?

1996

...his first taste of fame with his sophomore album, All I Need to Know, in 1996 . Early Life and Career Country singer Kenny Chesney was born on March 26...
What was the name of the rock-influenced album released by the singer in 2002?

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems

...irst Greatest Hits album, followed by 2002's rockinfluenced No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems . Spurred by the highly popular singles Young and The Good ...
When the Sun Goes Down was released in what year?

2004

...lling albums of his career. His followup effort, When the Sun Goes Down ( 2004 ), also reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and produced three charttoppin...
What award did Chesney win in 2005?

Country Music Television Award for Male Video of the Year

... In 2005, Chesney won, among other awards, the Country Music Television Award for Male Video of the Year for I Go Back. Chesney was born March 26, 196...
In what year did Chesney win the Country Music Television Award for Male Video of the Year for I Go Back?

2005

...cent albums for BNA Records have consistently charted in the Top Ten. In 2005 , Chesney won, among other awards, the Country Music Television Award for...
What was the name of the song that was won for the country music television award of the year in 2005?

I Go Back

...rds, the Country Music Television Award for Male Video of the Year for I Go Back . Chesney was born March 26, 1968, in Lutrelle, a small town near Knox...