Kenny Chesney
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	BIRTHDAY: March 26, 1968 BIGGEST LP: No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (2002) GRAMMY AWARDS: 0

Kenneth Arnold Chesney was born on March 26, 1968 in Tennessee. Unlike most of his peers in the music industry, Chesney didn't become enamored in music until his college years when he learned to play the guitar and joined a bluegrass band. After graduating college with an advertising degree, Chesney moved to Nashville and continued performing and writing his own material. By the early 90s, Chesney landed a record deal and released his debut LP, In My Wildest Dreams.

Chesney released In My Wildest Dreams on an independent label that soon went out of business. The LP didn't sell well or result in major country hits, but did get recognition from larger record labels.

Chesney hit the country chart with "The Tin Man" and "Whatever It Takes."

Chesney hit the Top 10 on the country charts for the first time with "Fall In Love" and "All I Need To Know."

Chesney released All I Need To Know.

Chesney hit the country charts with "Grandpa Told Me So," "Back In My Arms Again," and "Me And You."

Chesney released Me And You.

Chesney hit the country charts with "When I Close My Eyes" and his first #1 country song "She's Got It All."

Chesney released I Will Stand.

Chesney hit the country charts with "A Chance," "hat's Why I'm Here," "I Will Stand," and "Touchdown Tennessee."

# 123 Singles Artist of the Year

Chesney hit the country charts with "Team Of Destiny," "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy," and the #1 songs "You Had Me From Hello" and "How Forever Feels."

Chesney released Everywhere We Go.

Chesney hit the country charts with "What I Need To Do," "I Lost It," and "Baptism" which featured Randy Travis.

Chesney and Tim McGraw were arrested after the 'George Strait Country Music Festival' in New York. McGraw was arrested on assault charges after Chesney asked to ride a sheriff's horse, then allegedly refused to dismount, resulting in a scuffle with McGraw joining in.

Chesney released Greatest Hits.

Chesney hit the country charts with "The Tin Man" and #1 song "Don't Happen Twice."

Chesney was acquitted of assault charges (along with Tim McGraw) stemming from an incident in June, 2000.

Chesney hit the country charts with "Young," "Live Those Songs," and the #1 song "The Good Stuff."

Chesney released No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems.

# 136 Singles Artist of the Year

Chesney hit the country charts with "A Lot Of Things Different," "Big Star," "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems," and the #1 song "There Goes My Life."

Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Album (No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems) and performed at the ceremony.

Chesney released the holiday LP All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan.

Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist.

Chesney hit the country charts with "I Go Back " and "The Woman With You."

Chesney released When The Sun Goes Down.

Chesney topped the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for 5 weeks with Uncle Kracker with "When The Sun Goes Down."

Chesney won an American Music Award for Artist of the Year, and was nominated for Favorite Country Male Artist and Favorite Country Album (When The Sun Goes Down).

Chesney released Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair).

Chesney was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals ("Hey Good Lookin'" with Jimmy Buffett, Clint Black, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait).

Chesney hit the country charts with "Guitars And Tiki Bars," "Keg In The Closet," "Who You'd Be Today," "The Road And The Radio," and the #1 songs "Anything But Mine" and "Living In Fast Forward."

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.
Chesney married actress Renee Zellweger. The couple later split in September and the marriage was annulled by the end of the year.

Chesney released The Road And The Radio.
Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist and performed at the ceremony.

The wedding between Chesney and Renee Zellweger was annulled.

Chesney hit the country charts with "You Save Me" and the #1 "Summertime."

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Chesney released the live LP Live: Live Those Songs Again.

Chesney was nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist.

Chesney topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Country Artist - Male (singles & albums), Top Hot Country Songs Artist, and Top Hot Country Songs Artist - Male.

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year.

The single "Summertime" was certified gold.

Chesney topped the Billboard Country Songs chart with "Never Wanted Nothing More."

Chesney released Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates.
Chesney could be heard on the Reba McEntire LP Reba Duets with "Every Other Weekend."
Chesney topped the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and Top Internet Albums chart with Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates.

Chesney topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Don't Blink."

Chesney won a Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year.

Chesney topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top Hot Country Songs Artist and Top Hot Country Songs Artist - Male.
Me And You and "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" were certified platinum.

Chesney won an Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year for the 4th straight year.

Chesney topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with "Better As A Memory."

The singles "You Had Me From Hello" and "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" were certified gold.

Chesney will release his next LP Lucky Old Sun on October 21st.

	In My Wildest Dreams Released: January, 1994 Tracks: "Whatever It Takes" - "Somebody's Callin'" - "The Tin Man" - "High And Dry" - "I Finally Found Somebody" - "When She Calls Me Baby" - "In My Wildest Dreams" - "I Want My Rib Back" - "Angel Loved The Devil" - "I'd Love To Change Your Name"
	All I Need To Know Released: June, 1995 US: Gold Tracks: "Fall In Love" - "Grandpa Told Me So" - "The Bigger The Fool (The Harder The Fall)" - "All I Need To Know" - "Honey Would You Stand By Me" - "Someone Else's Hog" - "Me And You" - "Between Midnight And Daylight" - "Paris, Tennessee" - "The Tin Man"
	Me And You Released: June, 1996 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 78 Tracks: "Back In My Arms Again" - "Ain't That Love" - "When I Close My Eyes" - "Back Where I Come From" - "Turn For The Worst" - "Me And You" - "(Turn Out The Light And) Love Me Tonight" - "Another Friday Night" - "No Small Miracle" - "My Poor Old Heart" - "It's Never Easy To Say Goodbye"
	I Will Stand Released: July, 1997 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 95 Tracks: "She's Got It All" - "You Win, I Win, We Lose" - "She Gets That Way" - "I Will Stand" - "That's Why I'm Here" - "Steamy Windows" - "From Hillbilly Heaven To Honky Tonk Hell" - "She Always Says It First" - "Lonely, Needin' Lovin'" - "A Chance" - "When I Close My Eyes" (Acoustic Version)
	Everywhere We Go Released: March, 1999 US: 2x Platinum Billboard peak: # 51 Tracks: "What I Need To Do" - "How Forever Feels" - "You Had Me From Hello" - "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" - "Life Is Good" - "Everywhere We Go" - "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" - "California" - "Baptism" - "A Woman Knows" - "I Might Get Over You"
	Greatest Hits Released: September, 2000 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 13 Tracks: "I Lost It" - "Don't Happen Twice" - "Tin Man" - "Fall In Love" - "All I Need To Know" - "For The First Time" - "Me And You" - "Back Where I Come From" - "When I Close My Eyes" - "She's Got It All" - "That's Why I'm Here" - "How Forever Feels" - "You Had Me From Hello" - "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" - "What I Need To Do" - "Baptism" - "Because Of Your Love"
	No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Released: April, 2002 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Young" - "I Remember" - "A Lot Of Things Different" - "The Good Stuff" - "Big Star" - "On The Coast Of Somewhere Beautiful" - "Never Gonna Feel Like That Again" - "Dreams" - "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" - "Live Those Songs" - "One Step Up" - "I Can't Go There"
	All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan Released: October, 2003 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 42 Tracks: "All I Want For Christmas Is A Real Good Tan" - "Jingle Bells" - "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - "Christmas In Dixie" - "Thank God For Kids" - "Silver Bells" - "Just A Kid" - "The Angel At The Top Of My Tree" - "Pretty Paper" - "Silent Night" - "O Little Town Of Bethlehem"
	When The Sun Goes Down Released: February, 2004 US: 4x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "There Goes My Life" - "I Go Back" - "When The Sun Goes Down" - "The Woman With You" - "Some People Change" - "Anything But Mine" - "Key In The Closet" - "When I Think About Leaving" - "Being Drunk's A Lot Like Loving You" - "Outta Here Chesney" - "Old Blue Chair"
	Be As You Are (Songs From An Old Blue Chair) Released: January, 2005 US: Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "Old Blue Chair" - "Be As You Are" - "Guitars And Tiki Bars" - "Island Boy" - "Somewhere In The Sun" - "Boston" - "Something Sexy About The Rain" - "French Kissing Life" - "Key Lime Pie" - "Sherry's Living In Paradise" - "Magic" - "Soul Of A Sailor" - "Old Blue Chair" (Ocean Mix)
	The Road And The Radio Released: November, 2005 US: 3x Platinum Billboard peak: # 1 Tracks: "The Road And The Radio" - "Living In Fast Forward" - "Who You'd Be Today" - "You Save Me" - "Summertime" - "In A Small Town" - "Beer In Mexico" - "Freedom" - "Tequila Loves Me" - "Somebody Take Me home" - "Like Me"