Kenny Chesney
About
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Music (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Music (Special)
Life Events
1989
Recorded a self-released demo at Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, VA
1991
Moved to Nashville, TN after graduating college
1992
Auditioned with Opryland Music Group and received a songwriting contract
1994
Released debut album In My Wildest Dreams with the independent label Capricorn Records
1995
Sophomore album All I Need to Know spawned the hits "Fall in Love," the title track, and "Grandpa Told Me So"
1997
Named Academy of Country Music's New Male Vocalist of the Year
1997
Released first No. 1 hit "She's Got It All," from the album I Will Stand
1999
Earned double platinum-selling status with Everywhere We Go
2000
Released first Greatest Hits compilation
2002
Began mainstream crossover with seventh studio album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
2004
Won CMA award for Album of the Year and named Entertainer of the Year for When the Sun Goes Down
2006
Released first live album of career Live: Live Those Songs Again
2007
Switched to "gulf and Western" musical style with Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
2010
Yielded multiple No. 1s including "The Boys of Fall," "Somewhere With You," "Live a Little," and "Reality" from Hemingway's Whiskey
2010
Wrote and produced the football documentary "Boys of Fall" (ESPN)
2012
Released 13th studio album Welcome to the Fishbowl, which included the Tim McGraw duet "Feel Like a Rock Star"