Country
United States
Kenny Chesney
More albums from Kenny Chesney
Artist Playlists
About Kenny Chesney
Hometown
Knoxville, TN, United States
Born
March 26, 1968
Genre
Country
If Kenny Chesney laid a mission statement inside one of his good-time tunes, the last couplet from his 2018 single âGet Alongâ might be it: âDrink a beer, sing a song/Make a friend, canât we all get along?â Born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1968, Chesney enjoys frequent comparisons to âGulf-and-westernâ artist Jimmy Buffett thanks to his tropically tinted country music (his 1998 single âHow Forever Feelsâ even name-drops the pirate himself). Chesney started off in the early â90s with a more clean-cut country look and sound, building a career on the backbone of love songs like âSheâs Got It Allâ and the tear-in-my-beer tune âThatâs Why Iâm Here.â While his â90s records enjoyed considerable chart success, it wasnât until 1999âs Everywhere We Go that he really hit pay dirt. The albumâs mix of fun, romance, and humor (read: âShe Thinks My Tractorâs Sexyâ) took it double platinum in the U.S. and granted him a monster hit with the ballad âYou Had Me from Hello.â In the 21st century Chesneyâs laid into his island vibes, beginning with 2002âs groovily titled No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems. He even teamed up with Jamaican icons The Wailers for a rare reggae and country pairing on 2008âs âEverybody Wants to Go to Heaven,â and has steadily expanded his catalog into the kind of music you can throw on to drink a beer, sing along, and make friends.
Kenny Chesney has also released music as a member of The Pelicanaires.
Musical InfluencesKenny Chesney's musical influences include Alan Jackson, Keith Whitley, Merle Haggard and more.
Influenced by Kenny ChesneyKenny Chesney has influenced the music of Chris Lane, Brad Paisley, Gary Allan and more.
Similar to: Kenny Chesney
Discover more music and artists similar to Kenny Chesney, like Tim McGraw, Zac Brown Band, Dierks Bentley
