Kenny Chesney

Biography
Born on March 26, 1968 in Knoxville, Tennessee at St.
Marys Medical Center
Birth name: Kenneth Arnold Chesney
He attended East Tennessee State University
He is a singer, songwriter and guitarist
One of the biggest names in country music

Carrier
Playing at clubs near campus and was paid $5 an hour
He then made a homemade album and sold over 1000 copies and
used the money to buy a new guitar.
Kenny then signs with BNA Records
With BNA, Kenny dropped All I Need to Know album
Two songs reach the top 25 billboard

Building popularity, Kenny then released his second album Me and

You in 1996
The song When I Close My Eyes peaks at #2 on the Billboard country
charts.

In 1998, the Academy of Country Music names Kenny the Best

New Male Vocalist

Awards
CMA Entertainer of the Year - 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
ACM Male Vocalist of the Year 1997, 2003
ACM Entertainer of the Year 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2008
ACM Triple Crown Winner 2005
Nominated for many others as well

Music Style
Country Music: hard-core country style
Contemporary Country: Traditional country music
Neo-Traditionalist Country (New traditional country): a
country music style that emphasizes the instrumental
background and a "traditional" country vocal style

American Kids
Released on June, 2014
Listen for:
Instrumental background
Strong beat
Country steel guitar
Country-accent style

There Goes My Life

Released on October, 2003
Contemporary Country
Listen for:
Simple beat
Country steel guitar
Up-tempo party tunes
Telling story with sentimental lyrics

Reference
Tichi, Cecelia. High lonesome: The American culture of country
music. UNC Press Books, 1994.
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kenny-chesney-mn0000068551/
biography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP-Sxfntdb4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de1aPKXBdAE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Chesney