Kenny Chesney

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Kenny Chesney (born Kenneth Arnold Chesney, March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer.

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., using the money from album sales to help buy a new Martin guitar.

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.

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.

During the summer of 2007, Chesney is on the road performing as part of the Flip Flop Summer Tour.

Chesney also co-wrote Rascal Flatts' 2007 single, "Take Me There", which is the lead-off to their upcoming album Still Feels Good.

Also in 2007, Kenny will release the album Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates. The album's lead-off single, "Never Wanted Nothing More", reached Number One on the Hot Country Songs chart dated for August 4, 2007.

Having reached #1 in its eighth week, the song is also Chesney's fastest-climbing #1 to date. Kenny has also recorded Dwight Yoakam's song "Wild Ride", for the "Poets and Pirates" album. Dwight's recording of the song is on his "This Time" album.