Kenny Chesney Tour Dates Include Charleston, SC

Kenny Chesney has left little doubt after almost two decades that he’s here to stay as a country music superstar. Even though his debut album from Capricorn Records, “In My Wildest Dreams” was released to little fanfare, Kenny had some success from the albums and has gone on to release twelve more albums to wild success.

The success of Kenny’s music is remarkable. Of the first thirteen albums he released, eleven were certified gold or higher by the RIAA. His debut may not have sold record numbers on Capricorn Records, but the independent label’s release spurred two singles, “The Tin Man” and “Whatever It Takes” that garnered enough success to prove that Kenny had star potential. Capricorn Records decided to discontinue publishing country music later that year, but Kenny was destined for bigger things.

Kenny Chesney has released more than thirty top ten country hits since his first release, including a whopping seventeen that peaked at number one. He has won four consecutive Entertainer of the Year American Country Music awards and six awards from the Country Music Association.

Born in Knoxville, Tennesse in 1968, Kenny Chesney’s youth in the heart of country music was fueled by an early Christmas gift of a guitar, which he taught himself to play. After joining a bluegrass club while attending East Tennessee State University, he recorded a record on his own in 1989 which he used to sell at gigs to help pay for his dream. Kenny graduated from East Tennessee State with a degree in marketing and with a dream in his back pocket of a career singing country music.

Kenny Chesney was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1968, a region near the Great Smoky Mountains and nestled deep in the heart of country music. He taught himself to play guitar and has had a lifelong love of music, playing bluegrass in college at nearby East Tennessee State University.

Although his first ‘official’ release was in 1994, he actually recorded a record in 1989 in Virginia which he sold at his various gigs.

Kenny made his way to Nashville, TN, which is known worldwide as the home of country music and just north of Kenny’s home town of Knoxville. Kenny’s efforts to land a record deal paid off in 1992, when he signed with BMI and Opryland Music Group.

Kenny’s initial release wasn’t the immediate overnight success of some artists, but there’s no doubt that he’s easily one of the megastars of country after releasing thirteen albums since he signed with BMI in 1992.

Kenny Chesney’s summer concert tour this year includes a stop in Charleston, SC on September 12 at the North Charleston Coliseum. Kenny’s tour is one of the biggest of the summer with venues across the United States and Canada.

Kenny has had enough longevity and success to warrant two greatest hits albums, the first coming in 2000 and the second in 2009. Although he did not enjoy immediate breakout success, he’s proven to be one of the biggest country music stars of the last decade.