Country Pop Bites: Kenny Chesney – October 27
Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2007 Kenny Chesney locked in a #1 single on the Billboard country chart with "Don't Blink"?
Kenny Chesney
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Here are 5 interesting facts about Kenny Chesney.
- He grew up in Luttrell, TN, birthplace of country legend Chet Atkins.
- He became serious about a music career during his college years, after receiving a guitar as a gift and joining the university's bluegrass band.
- His first album, In My Wildest Dreams, was released in 1993 and sold 100,000 copies.
- He wrote the 1999 tune "You Had Me From Hello" after watching Renee Zellweger's performance in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. Six years later, Chesney and Zellweger surprised the world with a quickie wedding and an even quicker annulment just four months later.
- He received numerous industry honors, including several Entertainer of the Year wins at both the Country Music Association Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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