Kenny Chesney
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Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer. FFFFFFFAGTARD
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.[1]
In the summer of 2007, Chesney will play as part of the Flip Flop Summer Tour. Great American Country network (GAC) has scheduled a two-part behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2007 tour to air on GAC April 21 and 28 at 9 p.m. ET.
Personal life
On May 9 2005, Chesney married actress Renée Zellweger on an island in the Caribbean. On September 15, after only four months of marriage, Chesney and Zellweger filed for an annulment. "Fraud" was cited as the reason for the annulment. In an interview taped for the February 18, 2007 episode of 60 Minutes, Chesney told Anderson Cooper:
The only fraud that was committed was me thinking that I knew what it was like... that I really understood what it was like to be married, and I really didn't.[2]
Chesney and Zellweger believed "fraud" was the broadest of the available legal reasons for which annulments could be filed in California.
He is close friends with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning.
Albums
| Year | Album | US albums | US country albums | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | In My Wildest Dreams | - | - | |
| 1995 | All I Need To Know | - | 39 | Gold |
| 1996 | Me And You | 78 | 9 | Gold |
| 1997 | I Will Stand | 95 | 10 | Platinum |
| 1999 | Everywhere We Go | 51 | 5 | 2xPlatinum |
| 2000 | Greatest Hits | 13 | 1 | 4xPlatinum |
| 2002 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | 1 | 1 | 4xPlatinum |
| 2003 | All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan | 42 | 4 | Platinum |
| 2004 | When the Sun Goes Down | 1 | 1 | 4xPlatinum |
| 2005 | Be As You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair) | 1 | 1 | Platinum |
| The Road and the Radio | 1 | 1 | 3xPlatinum | |
| 2006 | Live: Live Those Songs Again | 4 | 1 | Platinum |
Chart singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "The Tin Man"A | 75 | In My Wildest Dreams | |
| 1994 | "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 | Me and You | ||
| 1997 | "When I Close My Eyes"B | 2 | Me and You | |
| "She's Got It All" | 1 | I Will Stand | ||
| 1998 | "A Chance" | 11 | I Will Stand | |
| "That's Why I'm Here"B | 79 | 2 | I Will Stand | |
| "I Will Stand" | 27 | I Will Stand | ||
| "Touchdown Tennessee"C | 64 | limited-edition single | ||
| 1999 | "Team Of Destiny"C | 72 | original A-side of "How Forever Feels" | |
| "How Forever Feels" | 27 | 1 | Everywhere We Go | |
| "You Had Me From Hello" | 34 | 1 | Everywhere We Go | |
| "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" | 66 | 11 | Everywhere We Go | |
| "What I Need To Do" | 56 | 8 | Everywhere We Go | |
| "I Lost It" | 34 | 3 | Greatest Hits | |
| 2001 | "Don't Happen Twice" | 26 | 1 | Greatest Hits |
| "The Tin Man" (re-recorded and re-released)A | 19 | Greatest Hits | ||
| "Baptism" (w/ Randy Travis)C | 75 | Greatest Hits | ||
| 2002 | "Young" | 35 | 2 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems |
| "Live Those Songs"C | 60 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | ||
| "The Good Stuff" | 22 | 1 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | |
| 2003 | "A Lot Of Things Different" | 55 | 6 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems |
| "Big Star" | 28 | 2 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | |
| "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" | 28 | 2 | No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems | |
| "There Goes My Life" | 29 | 1 | When the Sun Goes Down | |
| "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 | ||
| "All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan"C | 30 | All I Want For Christmas Is a Real Good Tan | ||
| 2004 | "When the Sun Goes Down" (w/Uncle Kracker) | 26 | 1 | When the Sun Goes Down |
| "Hey Good Lookin'" (Jimmy Buffett w/Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait) |
63 | 8 | Licence To Chill (Jimmy Buffett album) | |
| "I Go Back" | 32 | 2 | When the Sun Goes Down | |
| "The Woman With You" | 33 | 2 | 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" | 48 | 1 | When the Sun Goes Down | |
| "Keg In the Closet" | 64 | 6 | When the Sun Goes Down | |
| "Who You'd Be Today" | 37 | 2 | The Road and the Radio | |
| "Living In Fast Forward" | 48 | 1 | The Road and the Radio | |
| "The Road and the Radio"C | 59 | The Road and the Radio | ||
| 2006 | "Summertime" | 34 | 1 | The Road and the Radio |
| "You Save Me" | 47 | 3 | The Road and the Radio | |
| "Beer In Mexico" D | 66 | 1 | The Road and the Radio |
Notes
- A"The Tin Man" was originally released in 1994 from In My Wildest Dreams. Kenny later re-recorded it for his All I Need To Know album, and then recorded it a third time for his 2001 Greatest Hits compilation. This third version was released in 2001.
- BReached #1 on Radio & Records.
- CAlbum cut.
- DCurrently active on charts but has fallen from #1.
Awards
- 2007 People's Choice Male Vocalist Of The Year
- 2006 CMA Entertainer of the Year
- 2006 ACM Entertainer of the Year
- 2006 CMT Male Video of the Year
- 2005 ACM Triple Crown Winner
- 2005 CMT Male Video 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"
- 2002 ACM Top Male Vocalist of the Year
- 1997 ACM New Male Vocalist of the Year
Trivia
- Chesney is discussed in a verse of Corey Smith's song "If That's Country," borrowing on David Allan Coe's theme from his song "If That Ain't Country." However, the fact that Corey himself is not a country musician, his statement through song has generated little or no validity among the CMA or the ACM.
- One of Chesney's employers before stardom was reportedly the Bombay Company, a Fort Worth, Texas-based furniture and home accessories retailer.
See also
Reference
- ^ Associated Press (2006-05-24). "Kenny Chesney wins entertainer of the year". MSNBC. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Hall, Sarah (2007-02-15). "Kenny Chesney: Fraud, Yes; Gay, No". E! Online. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
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