Kenny Chesney Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1998, he received the East Tennesse State University Distinguished Alumnus in Arts Award
• In 2016, he received the BMI President's Award
• In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in 2017, he founded the charity Love For Love City to help provide relief for the U․S․ and British Virgin Islands
• Won a Country Music Association Award for musical event of the year for his work with Tracy Lawrence and Tim McGraw on "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" in 2007
• Graduated from East Tennessee State University with a degree in advertising in 1990
• After graduating from college, he took a job singing at a local club in Nashville, Tenn
• Started out as a songwriter by signing a publishing deal with Acuff-Rose Music in 1992
• Quote: "[on "When I See This Bar"] "It doesn't matter where you're living, what you're doing, everyone has that place, that time, those friends in their life ․․․ and it leaves a mark on your soul you don't even realize until you look back․""
• Quote: "[on "Life on a Rock"] "It's a risk giving people this much of your life, letting the critics vote ․․․ but it felt like ․․․ anything less would be cheating myself, cheating the people who've been part of what we've all built over the last decade․""
• Often mixes traditional country music with rock and island sounds
• Was supposed to be filming a music video at the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept․ 11, but equiptment delays caused him to change plans