Kenny Chesney Says He Didn’t Realize What Was Possible For His Career Until He Opened For George Strait

Kenny Chesney Says He Didn’t Realize What Was Possible For His Career Until He Opened For George Strait

Not a bad guy to take lessons from. These days Kenny Chesney is known for being one of the best entertainers in country music. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame with 33 #1 hits in his stacked catalog, Chesney is arguably as big as he’s ever been in his three-decade career thanks to his incredible live shows and his ability to use his “No Shoes Nation” brand to rocket himself from just another country artist into a cultural icon. But ear…

Kenny Chesney Recalls That He “Could Tell” Former Opener Taylor Swift Was “Special,” Even As A Teenager

Kenny Chesney recognized Taylor Swift’s talent early on when she was just a teenager slated to open for him on his 2007 Flip-Flop Summer Tour. Swift ultimately had to be removed from the lineup due to an alcohol sponsorship that prevented the underage artist from joining the tour, leading Chesney to compensate her with a check and a heartfelt note to make up for missing the shows. In his upcoming book, Heart Life Music (out Tuesday, Nov. 4), Che…