“No shoes, no shirt, no problem”
are some famous words from our famous Kenny Chesney. Kenny is known for his country
music and southern charm. He was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee and he
has a little more of a personal connection to our scruffy little city than most
do.
I chose Kenny Chesney because he
actually dated one of my good friend’s mom back when he was first starting out.
Her name was Mandy Weals and she is in a lot of his first music videos. They
met at ETSU during college. They dated for four years and got engaged in 1998. Mandy
called off their wedding three weeks before they were due to marry in 1998 and
started dating someone back from her hometown (typical Sevierville). The broken
couple stayed in touch, but after Mandy had returned from her wedding to
someone else, Kenny got married unexpectedly on the beach just as Mandy had.
Kenny said that Mandy was his “first real love” and broke his heart. After they
broke up, his most emotional break up songs we know and love are ones that were
inspired by Mandy. Kenny now says he will never feature another girlfriend in a
music video because if they break up, he has the promo to remind him of it all.
You can see Mandy in the “How Forever Feels” music video. Watch the video here
While I have a personal
connection to Kenny, I also love his music. Kenny is one of my favorite artists
and always will be. I love listening to his country music every season because
he is always coming out with a song appropriate for each season. Kenny is an
artist that any country fan is crazy over and I find it so inspiring that he is
from right here in Knoxville, Tennessee.
That's very cool yet sad! I am glad he was able to use his emotions into his songs and today has become a very famous singer.
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