2004

Country Artists React to the Death of Ray Charles
-- Kix Brooks -- "I was never fortunate enough to meet the man, but Ray Charles is a true icon of contemporary American music. No matter where you look, no matter what you listen to, Ray Charles touched that genre of music. Just look at the impact he had on country. From modern sounds and country and western music to all those Willie Nelson duets, nobody did it like Ray Charles. He will be missed." Terri Clark -- "When I hear Ray Charles sing Georgia, I understood what it meant to have someone reach inside and literatlly pull your heart from your chest. Few vocalists could hot wire emotions the way Ray Charles did, but it sets the standard, anyone who sings should aspire to." Billy Ray Cyrus -- "I first learned about Ray Charles' amazing music sitting on the piano bench with my Mom as we sang along to his songs such as `Georgia on My Mind' and `Hit the Road Jack.' To say Ray Charles was one of my major influences is an understatement. I will miss him very much along with musicians and music fans all around the world." Kenny Chesney -- "Ray Charles taught all of us how to sing with emotion, passion, and heart. To me, he's the very definition of soul." Willie Nelson -- "I lost one of my best friends and I will miss him a lot." Charles died Thursday morning in Beverly Hills, after a long struggle with liver cancer. He was 73. http://countrynation.com/

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THUMBS UP! The stars reveal their favorite movies

Kenny Chesney's top flick pick is the 1994 Tom Hanks drama Forrest Gump. "I'm into all kinds of movies," he says, "but I really like the mushy stuff and the gunfighting stuff." Terri Clark loves comedies, and her most recent fave is the blockbuster My Big Fat Greek Wedding. "I loved the humor and the situation. The dialogue was just so funny." Trace Adkins salutes '50s funny No Time for Sergeants, starring Andy Griffith as a backwoods rube who joins the Army. "I am Will Stockdale, the character Andy Griffith plays. I always identified with the naive country boy that all of a sudden is taken out of his element." Diamond Rio's Marty Roe never grows weary of the holiday classic It's a Wonderful Life. "The whole family watches it every Christmas. It has such a great message." Brad Paisley is a fellow It's a Wonderful Life fan. Aaron Tippin says his favorite is The African Queen, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. "I'm a huge Bogey fan," he confesses. Lee Ann Womack and Travis Tritt both give a damn about the unforgettable 1939 romance Gone With the Wind. Brooks & Dunn share an affinity for epics - Kix Brooks also sits still for the four-hour Gone With the Wind, while partner Ronnie Dunn is glued to the couch for 1956's three-and-a- half-hour Giant. The Dixie Chicks split on their top movies - Martie Maguire's is the Oscar-winning Terms of Endearment, Natalie Maines goes for the musical Grease, and Emily Robison prefers the coming-of-age holiday comedy A Christmas Story. Rascal Flatts is another trio with three different faves - Jay DeMarcus likes the war drama Saving Private Ryan, Joe Don Rooney goes for the mysterious Sommersby, and Gary LeVox is inspired by Hoosiers, a critically lauded drama about Indiana high school basketball. Toby Keith prefers a different sports movie - he thinks Kevin Costner's 1989 baseball fantasy Field of Dreams is a home run. Andy Griggs' favorite is a family film, of sorts: Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 The Godfather, about mafia generations changing hands. Tracy Lawrence prefers a less famous Coppola effort, 1984's The Cotton Club. "It's a period piece about the '20s gangster era," he explains. "I liked the excitement of that era, and the fantastic music they put together for the whole thing." Keith Urban is one of many who regard Orson Welles' 1941 Citizen Kane as the best movie ever made. Kathy Mattea goes for the German submarine flick Das Boot. "I think Das Boot is the perfect thriller," she says. "It had me on the edge of my seat, and sucked me in for almost four hours." Tim McGraw is revved up by another supersize epic, Mel Gibson's Braveheart. Tanya Tucker gets a kick out of the 1983 Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd comedy Trading Places. Pam Tillis gets a particular thrill out of 1991's Thelma & Louise - screenwriter Callie Khouri used old friend Pam as inspiration for the character of Thelma. Reba McEntire counts herself among the many who love to sing along with the 1965 musical The Sound of Music. LeAnn Rimes' favorite is the Whitney Houston/Kevin Costner romance The Bodyguard. Vince Gill cites a less-remembered romantic drama as his favorite: 1966's This Property Is Condemned, starring Robert Redford and Natalie Wood. Gary Allan gets fired up by the highly stylized 1994 shoot-'emup Pulp Fiction. "I watch it on my bus all the time," he says. David Lee Murphy digs the 1976 revenge western The Outlaw Josey Wales. "I'm a Clint Eastwood fan," he explains. "And I just like the storyline." Alan Jackson seconds that emotion: The Outlaw Josey Wales also hits the bull's-eye with him. Randy Travis didn't find his favorite western in a theater - it's the 1989 TV miniseries Lonesome Dove. Tim Rushlow prefers 1993's Tombstone, about the gunfight at the O.K. Corral. "I found that it's one of the few movies that is historically true about that period and the characters," he notes. Mark Wills' fave is 2003's Bruce Almighty. "I love how Jim Carrey's character complained that God wasn't listening to him - and then he got to see how much God has on his plate," he says. Published on: June 11, 2004 http://www.countryweekly.com/stories/spotlight.cfm?instanceid=61860

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KENNY CHESNEY NEVER CHECKS THE HOUSE BEFORE A CONCERT

Some artists make it a point to take a peek at the audience before going on stage for a concert. But, not Kenny Chesney. "I never look at the audience. I walk from the bus and we get our ritual backstage and then we walk to the stage." He says that ritual served him well when he played for over 60,000 fans at his big homecoming concert last year. Judging by how he reacted to the big of a crowd he's glad he didn't look. "I looked up and saw a stadium full of people and it knocked me back about 10 yards. And it took me a good 15 minutes to catch my breath, a couple of songs - you know -- and so I was kind of in a daze, in a cloud, for the first 3 songs. But it was really neat experience for us and we want to try to do a couple more of those some time down the road and maybe one day do a whole tour of those stadiums." http://www.countrystars.com/news/haislop/n-update.html

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July 21, 2004 HUNKAPALOOZA Female fans flock to see country stars Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts in concert. Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts and Uncle Kracker perform Thursday at the Roanoke Civic Center. 7:30 p.m. $63. 853- LIVE. By Ralph Berrier Jr. Night after night, the hip-hop DJ-turned-rocker known as Uncle Kracker plays his brand of trailer-park rock for legions of female fans. Of course, most of those women aren't there to see him, but he's cool with that. The former Kid Rock sideman knows the ladies are there to swoon over country hunks Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts, with whom Kracker shares the bill. Most nights, the crowd for Chesney and Rascal Flatts is almost exclusively female, especially in the front rows. "Man, that's all it is out here," Kracker said from the road last week as the entourage left Cincinnati. He said the Rascal Flatts dudes are especially popular with female fans. "I asked them, 'Don't you do any co-ed shows?' They have a huge female audience." The Roanoke Valley knows that all too well. Both Chesney and Rascal Flatts played separate sold-out shows here last year - Chesney at the Roanoke Civic Center, Flatts in Salem - that drew a heavy contingent of women. Both acts play at the Roanoke Civic Center Thursday night in a sold-out hunkapalooza. Actually, ladies' night at the civic center begins tonight, when "American Idol" star Clay Aiken, who has a sizable female following, performs at the Roanoke Civic Center. Despite being a tad on the shrimpy side, Aiken was listed in People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue last fall (alas, top honors went to Johnny Depp). "I think real sex symbols are probably insulted that I'm included in their group," Aiken said by telephone last week as his tour began. Still, he acknowledges that his fan base skews female. A poll currently on women.com that ranks the sexiest male singers includes several postings in his favor. The country boys, Chesney and Rascal Flatts, are no strangers to "sexiest singers" lists. Chesney was ranked among the sexiest singers in People's 2002 list and the rascally Flatts fellows melted down TV sets across America with their steamy "I Melt" video last summer. The video featured vast expanses of pretty people's skin, including a flash of guitarist Joe Don Rooney's backside. The band used the ensuing controversy to its benefit last year, garnering a huge amount of attention as it embarked upon a wildly successful tour. "In the end it helped make us more visible," bassist Jay DeMarcus said, with no pun intended, we assume. The band jokes about the controversy onstage, often while ducking women's unmentionables flung from the crowd. "Always underwear," said the recently married DeMarcus. "That's just gonna happen. There've been some people tossed offstage, but nothing too crazy. We definitely see a female crowd in large numbers. I think it's great." http://search.roanoke.com/dtSearch/dtisapi6.dll? cmd=getdoc&DocId=3071&Index=C%3a%5cProgram%20Files%5cdtSearch% 20Developer%5cUserData%5cRoanoke% 2ecom&HitCount=10&hits=e+f+15+16+72+73+235+236+23c+23d+&SearchForm=C% 3a%5cInetpub%5csearch%2eroanoke%2ecom%5cindex%5fform%2ehtml

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Kenny Chesney Picks Up Six CMA Nominations

Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album of the Year as Artist & Producer + Two Events Nashville, TN: It was something like the movie "Ground Hog Day" -- as Kenny Chesney was once again en route to the gym when reached with the news of his six CMA Award nominations. Along with nods in the prestigious Entertainer and Male Vocalist of the Year categories, the young man from Luttrell, Tennessee double dipped in Album of the Year -- as both artist and co-producer of the triple platinum When The Sun Goes Down -- and the Vocal Event category where his Unkle Kracker duet (and six week #1) "When The Sun Goes Down" squares off against Chesney's collaboration with Jimmy Buffett & Friends on Hank Williams' classic "Hey Good Lookin'." "Sometimes it's just easier not thinking about it," says the man who won both CMT's Hottest Male and Male Video of the Year at this spring's Flameworthy Awards. "You know, if you tie everything up in that stuff, you miss the most important thing of all: the music! That said, though, me and the guys work really hard out on the road, so that Entertainer of the Year nomination goes a long way… because that's not just about me, it's about everybody who helps us get it out there, make the records happen and build that bridge between the songs in my heart and the fans who've been showing up and bringing their friends back with 'em. I've got a great team, and to me, Entertainer of the Year is as much about them as it is me!" A review in The New York Times raved, "… not an extrovert at heart -- He sang about devotion, about dreams of stardom, about happily settling down while reminiscing over youthful songs and escapades. Mr. Chesney's country is suburbia, a place of prized stability and modest pleasures. His cozy songs assure listeners that they're not missing a thing." It's that common touch which creates the bridge between entertainer who's Guitars, Tiki Bars & A Whole Lot of Love Tour was the #3 ticket-seller behind Prince and Britney Spears for the first half of 2004 and the kid on the lawn -- and that's something the superstar next door takes seriously. "Obviously being up for Male Vocalist of the Year is a rush, but really the idea that people are recognizing the whole of my music with Album of the Year is the biggest deal after Entertainer. I put a lot of my heart on that record… When we finished Margaritas'n'Senoritas (Tour) last year, I went down to the islands and listened to everything we'd cut, trying to figure out what was missing. I went out on the line, and wrote a few songs that said the things I couldn't find that I wanted to share with those people who're coming to the shows, tail-gaiting in the parking lots and telling me their stories -- 'I Go Back' and 'Keg In The Closet' and 'Being Drunk's A Lot Like Loving You' are big pieces of who I am, and a lot of other people, too. "They bring me their lives or tell me my songs are things they see their lives in. That makes you really take this stuff seriously -- so when I'm building an album, I want to know who every song is about, because if it fits someone in my life, it fits people in a lot of people's lives… And that's the idea of all of this: build bridges from one life to a whole lot of others." As for the Vocal Event nods, Chesney laughs and says, "Matt (Unkle Kracker) is about as much fun as anyone I've ever toured with on any tour I've ever been on - and we knew when he came to last year's Neyland Stadium show in Knoxville there was something about his vibe that just made him a fit for us. We were lucky we had the perfect song, his schedule matched up with our's and then we got to spend the summer on the road… The only thing that sucks is we're gonna have to compete with the song I did with Buffett, Alan, Toby, Clint and George Strait… and that kinda splits your rooting, if you know what I mean! Still, we should all have these kinds of problems!" posted: 8/30/2004 http://www.kennychesney.com/index.htm?inc=news&nws_id=4386

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KENNY AND COMPANY HANG OUT WITH SORORITY CHICKS

When Kenny Chesney's tour played near Syracuse (NY) University, they after-partied near the campus, parking their bus near the Delta, Delta, Delta sorority house. Turned out to be a good move. After hanging out at a local college pub, the gang hooked up with some Tri- Delt girls. "Of course, we'd parked right NEAR the Tri-Delt house, which was their sorority house," the East Tennessee Stater continues with a laugh. "And those girls were so funny… We were busted. So ended up hanging out with them, me playing piano at 1:30 in the morning. I gotta tell ya -- I wouldn't want to have to study again, but college - when you're doing it right -- is JUST the life." http://www.countrystars.com/news/haislop/n-update.html

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Guitars, Tiki Bars Tour Wraps Up In Nashville
Kenny Chesney Gets Platinum Ticket for 1.2 Million Fans Played To Triple Platinum Sun Goes Down + A Whole Lotta Love Nashville, TN: He'd smashed Dave Matthews attendance record the night before and they'd had to hold the show for 30 minutes to get the 21,761 people off the St. Louis freeways and into the parking lot, but Kenny Chesney was hardly ready for the traffic jam onstage at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. The 6-time Country Music Association Awards nominee'd just finished "I Go Back," when he looked up to see his his business people moving towards him with an apology. "Kenny, we know we told you that you were all done for the year," said legendary manager Dale Morris, "but you KNOW how us managers are… There are a couple things you've gotta do before you shut it down." "We've got the chairman of your record company Joe Galante and your tour promoter Louis Messina to talk to you about it…" co-manager Clint High picked up without missing a beat. The two top shelf executives emerged from the wings -- one carrying a platinum ticket, the other joined by RCA Label Group General Manager Butch Waugh and a giant plaque commemorating sales of over three million copies for When The Sun Goes Down. It's not something the fans are ever part of, so when the sold out four times over crowd realized, the roars was so loud, a clearly emotional Chesney's response couldn't be heard in the house. After a few moments, Chesney waved his arms, flashed his million dollar smile and proclaimed, "Well, I guess now we've got a lot more things to party about…" and kicked into his down home definition of who he (and his crowd) is: "Back Where I Come From." Though the man whose spent 12 weeks at #1 on the Country Singles chart and debuted at #1 on Billboard's all-genre Top 200 Albums chart with sales of over 550,000 should be getting used to these sorts of interruptions and eruptions! At mid-year Chesney was the #3 total ticket-seller behind Prince and Britney Spears -- and according to tour promoter Louis Messina, who presented the ticket stub for 1,197,992 tickets sold on a much shorter tour, "You are now officially the biggest ticket seller in any kind of music." And that means a gross in excess of $64 million that includes setting a new attendance record at the famed Houston Rodeo & Livestock Show -- of over 70,000, the highest grossing country show in the history of the Tacoma Dome, having a second show sell-out faster than a flashfire in Raleigh, North Carolina (the only market that demand could be accommodated) and no Neyland Stadium to factor in. "They tell me it took us 75 shows to hit this platinum ticket last year," says the aw-struck songwriter from Luttrell, Tennessee, "and that this year, we hit it in 64 shows. You know, all I see are the faces. The fans who make what we do mean so damn much… and I don't think in terms of counts or turnstiles. And in the middle of the show, I didn't think about it either, but now, well… it's hard to get your head around." There are plenty more numbers for the soft-spoken superstar to get his head around. Besides having total album sales in excess of 16.8 million total, When The Sun Goes Down is not only the best-selling country album of 2004, but it sits at #3 for total sales in any genre behind Usher and Norah Jones. And while the tour is over for this year, his record sales are hardly slowing down…. Look for Chesney at the 2004 Country Music Association Awards - where he's up for Entertainer, Male, Album of the Year for When The Sun Goes Down (also producer of the year) and a pair of Vocal Event nods - - and anywhere there's a parasol drink with some Cruzan Rum in it. It's been a big year… and only getting bigger. posted: 9/12/2004 http://www.kennychesney.com/index.htm?inc=news&nws_id=4454

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Kenny Chesney, You Just Got A Platinum Ticket, A Triple Platinum Album + Rocked
For Kenny Chesney, who was hands down the hardest working man in show business this year, there was only one way to celebrate finishing up the biggest tour of his career: head straight to the islands. But because he views his success as far more than his hits, his show and his name on the marquis, Chesney figured it wouldn't be a proper wind- down without all the people who helped make it possible. So at 8 a.m. the next morning, Chesney's entire road team -- from the truckers to the riggers to the sponsors to the tour publicist and accountant -- boarded a chartered jet and headed to the Virgin Islands! And in keeping with the entire spring break aura surrounding the weeklong celebration, Chesney and Company chartered the Hooters Jet -- christened Air Tiki for the trip -- to serve hot wings en route! "Hard as these people work," laughs the man whose No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem is past 4 million copies sold -- and whose When The Sun Goes Down will more than likely surprass it, "they play even harder. And if you wanna have a good time, you just try any of these boys or girls on for size 'cause they know how to have fun. They may the road such a blast for us -- so for one week, we try to make it a blast for them. "You never know what island we'll turn up on… if we're going camping… who's getting sunburn… whether it's all about snorkeling or sleeping…! You can bet we'll drink ourselves a few Cruzan Confusions along the way, probably cook-out a bunch and play some guitars… There are all these killer beaches where you don't see people, and for us, after all the people we played to this summer, that'll be odd but cool." This is actually the second Camp Kenny Tour Ending Experience -- and it's something the former football player cherishes as much as he does the road. "When you work as hard as we do -- and know it's a privilege to do what we do, but it takes discipline and sacrifice -- it's just great to be able to have some time to get together away from actually doing the shows where we just laugh and play and realize how awesome everybody we work with really is. "When you're starting out in this business, this is the sort of thing you dream about being able to do. And I can tell you what -- doing it is actually even better than the dream!" posted: 9/13/2004 http://www.kennychesney.com/index.htm?inc=news&nws_id=4455

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HOT DISH: Kenny's Fans Take Over Nashville

The Crowd Gets Loud and Otherwise Sane People Go Crazy for Superstar By: Hazel Smith (CMT Hot Dish is a weekly feature written by former Country Music magazine columnist Hazel Smith. Author of the cookbook, Hazel's Hot Dish: Cookin' With Country Stars, she also shares her recipes at CMT.com.) By 5 p.m., four hours before Kenny Chesney took the stage at his Sept. 11 concert, fans had taken every parking spot in a five-mile radius of the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Music Town. Vehicles kept coming, necks kept craning, searching in vain for someplace to park. Ten or 15 blocks away, fans paraded in droves wearing cowboy hats and T-shirts that read: "To Understand, You Gotta Be a Fan" on the front and "It's a Chesney Thing" scrawled across the back. Thousands of others wore T-shirts with his face spread across their young, oversized bosoms and pecs. Scalpers on every corner were selling tickets for as much as $300-plus. Both my niece Lisa, who sanely works in the courthouse at Greensboro, N.C., and her sane friend Crystal, a dental assistant in Eden, N.C., traveled 500 miles to see Kenny. Was this farther than anyone else traveled? No. Surely the fans are all young, I thought. Not true. Some lady in her 50s named Joyce came from "up north, someplace way farther than us," according to Lisa. Joyce has a tattooed guitar from Chesney's "Big Star" video on her ankle from 2003. And this year, Kenny autographed her same ankle which now is -- Lord help us -- a tattoo, too. Chesney fans yell louder than Atlanta Braves baseball fans or Tennessee Titans football fans and are far more fanatical for the man at the top of the heap. His name, Kenny, is said with the same adoration that golfers say Tiger, footballers say Peyton and basketballers say Shaq. As a further example, there's the 21-year old Georgia fan who works at Sears. She has a Kenny stand-up poster that she drags around to every show. This gal has imagination. She put on a wedding dress and had a photo of herself and the poster of Kenny posted on his fan club Web site! Now that is nervy. And, Lordy mercy, Saturday's show was the 14th concert from the Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lot of Love tour for a first-grade school teacher from Atlanta. An apparent fan of the fiddle player, she carries a big poster that reads, "You gotta have a fiddle in the band." And dumb me, I thought it was … well … obscene that this was Lisa and Crystal's seventh show of 2004. After all, they are respectively 26 and 24 and married mothers. It takes all kinds. "I don't think Alison was at the show," the girls agreed, "because Kenny sang the Conway Twitty standard, 'I'd Love to Lay You Down.' They say he never sings that song if she is there." According to fan club "chat," Alison is Kenny's main lady. I never found out exactly who "they" were -- or how Alison fits into Kenny's busy existence. The Country Music Hall of Fame, located adjacent to the Gaylord, was crawling with Kenny fans all day, according to Jeremy, who works there weekends. "How do you know they were Kenny fans?" I asked, being none too sharp. "His face was on T-shirts, T-shirts, T-shirts," Jeremy replied. Kenny's merchandising sales must be over the top. Born in Luttrell, Tenn., the native son wrapped his 2004 tour having sold more tickets -- $64 million worth -- than any act in any genre, according to his manager Dale Morris who brought his ace crew to the stage to make the announcement. RCA Label Group chairman Joe Galante and his crew surprised Chesney with a triple-platinum plaque for When the Sun Goes Down and almost brought the star to tears. "David was over to the side of the stage when Dale and Joe came out," Lisa offered. David? David is Kenny's road manager. It was then I learned those girls know the name of each and every band member -- and each and every member of Kenny's road crew. Isn't that maniacal? Oh! Lest I forget, almost 1,000 fans paid $22 each to attend a pre- show fan club gathering that convened across Broadway at the Nashville Convention Center, where the true blue fans vied for stuff like autographed Kenny paraphernalia. After waging an hour-long battle through fan traffic once the concert ended, I finally got home, and the phone rang. It was Lisa screaming, "Crystal won a T- shirt that Kenny had worn onstage and he'd autographed!" "Had it been washed?" I inquired. "Probably. It smelled like Bounce," she replied. They smelled it! God in heaven help us. Do those crazed Kenny fans want to smell his sweat? Yuck! The next morning, Lisa and Crystal left for North Carolina at 6:30. I figured the girls would get home by 4:30 p.m. It's a straight shot on I-40. But no-o-o-o. They left the interstate and drove to Luttrell and actually found and took pictures of Gibbs High School where Kenny graduated and later mentioned in his recording of "Back Where I Come From." Of course, they snapped photos all over the place. They veered off I-40 again at the Johnson City exit for more photos at East Tennessee State University, where Kenny went to college. "We weren't the only ones!" Lisa exclaimed. "You mean there were other addicted-to-Kenny fans there?" There were. "Can't wait for Kenny's new CD titled Be as You Are that's coming out January 25," she sadly concluded, remembering this was his last show for '04. With the tour ended, the $64 million superstar rode off into the blue yonder the next day at 8 a.m. on a Hooters jet headed for the Virgin Islands. For the second year, he took along his truckers, riggers, tour sponsors, accountant, road crew, band and tour publicist -- the entire kit and caboodle -- for an entire week on the beach. Each and every one had an annual, yes, a yearbook like high schoolers cherish. Except it was a surprise yearbook from the tour featuring "KC & Band 2004." http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1491048/20040917/chesney_kenny.jhtml? headlines=true

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American Music Awards - Twice nominated Kenny to perform

The American Music Award nominees were announced Sept. 14 with Martina McBride, Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney leading the way with two nominations each for Favorite Male/Female Artist and Favorite Album. Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and Gretchen Wilson also garnered nods in the Male and Female Favorite Artist Categories. Wilson is also up for the Breakthrough Award. Brooks & Dunn, Lonestar, and Rascal Flatts were nominated for the Favorite Band, Duo or Group Award. Usher, Jessica Simpson, Kanye West, Josh Groban, Gretchen Wilson, Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney round out initial list of performers for November 14 ceremony. Jimmy Kimmel will host the ceremony from the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. on Nov. 14 - which will be broadcast live on ABC. For more info, check out: American Music Awards @ ABC http://abc.go.com/primetime/ama/ posted: 9/20/2004 http://www.kennychesney.com/index.htm?inc=news&nws_id=4494

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KENNY CHESNEY HAS A NEW ADDRESS

If you're in the market for a new home and you have a couple million
dollars to spare, you might want to take a look at Kenny Chesney's
old house. The four bedroom, plantation-style house in Brentwood,
Tenn. went up for sale about a month ago, but Kenny moved out earlier
this summer. He bought the house in 1998 for $1.4 million but now
it'll cost you $2.6 million. Where did Kenny go? Not too far - he
moved to the nearby city of Franklin, Tenn., into an 8,000-square-
foot Cape Cod/Quaker-style house on more than 40 acres. The wealthy
superstar paid $2.5 million for the property, which includes two
lakes. His new house has a circular staircase leading to a tower
where "Kenny likes to go up and chill," says the real estate agent
who handled the sale.

Published on: September 28, 2004

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CMA SET TO TO MOVE AWARDS SHOW TO NYC IN 2005

At a press conferences in New York City at 11am this morning, and one
scheduled for 3:30pm CT in Nashville, the CMA is expected to announce
that the CMA will move its awards show and broadcast to New York City
next year.

They're expected to announce the return of the show to Nashville in
2006 to mark the 40th Anniversary of the CMA Awards. When the idea
was first floated several months back, reaction ranged from "It might
be productive," to "It's like moving the Cannes Film Festival to
Rome."

Here's some early artist reaction to the expected move:

Kenny Chesney:
"Honestly? Well, there's good and bad to come from it. The good thing
is it's going to put a lot more focus on country music, I think,
maybe. But the bad part is we're just so used to going to the show
and going out to the parties and having a little bit too much to
drink and being home in fifteen minutes (laugh) and get to sleep in
your own bed. That's not gonna happen. So that's the only downfall as
far as I can see. It may create some more excitement and anytime you
can do that in our business and what we're doing I think it's good."

Troy Gentry:
"I think there's pros and cons. Obviously with it being a country
music awards I think it should stay in the country music capital. But
taking it away from here to New York may inspire new fans and new
listeners to the format. It may help us out, so we'll see how it
happens."

http://www.countrystars.com/news/haislop/n-update.html

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Kenny's STONEd Sports
The role of athletics has always been a big part of Kenny Chesney's
life. Not only was he the self-proclaimed "world's slowest running
back" on his high school varsity team, but the man who's sold close
to 17 million records has been friends with Indiana Colt Peyton
Manning since he played for UT. But that doesn't mean the pride of
Luttrell, Tennessee doesn't savor his random brushes with the jock
side of life.

In the current issue of Rolling Stone -- subtitled "The Photo Issue" -
- Arizona Cardinals Quarterback John Naavarre singles out Kenny's When
The Sun Goes Down as music he listens to get grounded before game
time. As the former University of Michigan star explains, "I learned
very early on not to 'play the game' before it starts."

For Chesney, who's headed to L.A. for the "Genius: A Night for Ray
Charles" taping on Friday, then onto Cabo San Lucas for Sammy Hagar's
birthday party, he concurs on the power of "staying in the moment."
As the man nominated for Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Album and a pair
of Vocal Event of the Years at the 38th annual Country Music
Association Awards says, "There is so much power just being
completely wherever you are. Maybe it's just driving and feeling the
highway under your tires, but those moments where you collect
yourself and get centered make a HUGE difference when it comes time
to get after it. "And then," he adds with a broad smile, "when you
get after it, you do that just as completely. My coach used to tell
me: do it with your whole heart. It's the way I've lived my life ever
since."

Look for the man who sold in 1.2 million tickets this summer to pop
up on "Oprah" Oct. 11, then the CMA Awards on Nov. 9 and the American
Music Awards in L.A. on Nov. 14th.
posted: 10/06/2004

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CHESNEY'S MI CABO ES TU CABO BLAST
Kenny Chesney was really welcomed in style to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
for Sammy Hagar's birthday party, when Hagar met Kenny and Co. at the
airport with a tray full of margaritas...that they drank while going
through customs!

"Then he took us 25 miles into the desert to his place, which was
incredible -- like something out of a 'Mad Max' movie, only cooler,"
says Kenny.

His first night in, Chesney got to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers flex
their funk/rock groove pretty hard, "And man, can those guys play,"
he marveled. Chesney showed that he could play too, three hours worth.

After turning in 90 minutes of straight Kenny classics, Hagar and Van
Halen bass player, Michael Anthony, joined Chesney and electric
guitarist Clayton Mitchell for 90 more minutes of "everything from
Hank Williams and Johnny Cash to 'Rock Candy' and 'Bad Motor
Scooter.' It was incredible -- and man, Sammy said Clayton played
those songs as well as Eddie did back in the '80s, so it was a BIG
night for my guitar player! No doubt," Kenny says proudly. "Three
hours... I didn't know I had it in me, but we rocked -- and it was
awesome."

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CHESNEY'S "PRECIOUS" PICTURE OF HIS STOMACH

The photographer that imaged Kenny Chesney for his Sexiest People
spread a while back, has photographed him again to benefit the
Starlight Foundation that helps sick kids and their families. The
focus of the Melanie Dunnea and Nigel Parry's book was the importance
of the human body.

Chesney chose his stomach citing a parallel between the work
necessary in the music business and changing your body.

"I couldn't decide really," Chesney admits with a laugh. "You don't
ever really think about what part of your body is worth the most to
you… and in talking to Melanie, I realized how important my inner
core and the strength that comes from there is to me, to what I do,
even to how I feel. She got me to look at myself in a whole new way,
which was exciting to realize how different someone else's
perspective can be."

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KENNY CHESNEY PHILOSOPHICAL ABOUT AWARDS
Kenny Chesney is up for CMA Entertainer of the Year, but says he
keeps it in perspective by remembering that the award is not the be
all and end all of his career. "I mean I could sit here and "I want
Entertainer of the Year," and.. sure I do. But my life is pretty cool
right now and maybe they'll vote for me one day, maybe they won't,
but.. I'm not going to put that as a goal. If it happens, it happens,
you know. But other than that I want to be able to keep growing and
to keep doing what I'm doing."

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Chesney's Island-Themed Album Due in January

Fri. October 22.2004 6:05 PM EDT

Kenny Chesney will release a new studio album, written about his love
for the islands, on Jan. 25. Be As You Are: Songs From an Old Blue
Chair includes 12 songs he wrote or co-wrote, with titles such
as "Island Boy," "Sherri's Living in Paradise," "Key Lime Pie"
and "French Kissing Life." The set opens with "Old Blue Chair," a
track from his current album, When the Sun Goes Down. Chesney says Be
As You Are is "not what people think of when they think of a 'Kenny
Chesney record.' This isn't that. ... It's like looking over my
shoulder, seeing me when I'm being quiet -- and I'm just glad there
are people I can share this part of me with."

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Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair

For Immediate Release
22 October 2004
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Kenny Chesney Opens His Heart, His Life, His Notebook Jan. 25
Intimate Collection Offers A Look at the Other Side of Superstar's
World

Somewhere in the Caribbean: When Kenny Chesney went to the
islands, he was looking to get away; what he found was a lot like
coming home. He may not have realized what an imprint the various
islands in that turquoise water were making on his soul -- but over
the years, the tides have pulled him back, set him at ease and have
cast a pretty strong undertow to his personal brand of power-country,
whether it's the kickin' back ease of "No Shoes, No Shirt, No
Problems," the yearning "The Coast of Somewhere Beautiful" or the
calyptic Uncle Kracker duet "When The Sun Goes Down."

For the man who's sold almost 17 million records -- including 3
million copies of When The Sun Goes Down, 4 million No Shoes, No
Shirt, No Problems and 3 million Greatest Hits -- the islands was a
place to go and get away from being an emerging bold-faced name. As
he exhales on the title track, "You can be a tourist, a beach bum or
a starâ€¦" -- and it's that ability to just live life on its own
terms that appealed to the soon-to-be-superstar.

To that end, there's Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair,
which will arrive in stores on January 25. An intimate
singer/songwriter record, it's a 12-song rumination on the people,
places, feelings and sensations that've made up the last 6 years of
the man who's sold close to 1.2 million concert tickets this year
alone's life.

"I don't know what I was looking for when I went down there -- or
what I was hoping to find," says Chesney about the pull of the
islands. "But I don't think I could have ever expected the feeling of
peace, of easiness, of belonging that I did find. It was an amazing
place at a very difficult time -- and I think I built a life down
there, just being.

"And I've certainly shared pieces of that with the fans over the
last couple records, but I don't think people really understand how
the islands have affected me. This record is kind of about that; what
it means, who these people are. It's not just a party place, or
drinks with umbrellas and coconut milk. That's part of it,
absolutely, but it's just a different rhythm a different way of
looking at the world - and it has a lot to do with me being able to
do what I do out there on the road."

Opening with "Old Blue Chair," which closes his Country Music
Association Album of the Year and American Music Awards Top Country
Album When The Sun Goes Down, this much quieter, more hushed Kenny
Chesney project moves through story songs -- "Island Boy," "She Came
From Boston," "Sherrie's Living In Paradise" -- to frolicsome
moments - "Guitars, Tiki Bars," "Key Lime Pie" and the old school
cocktail-esque "Magic"-- to the in-the-moment real life tales -- "Be
As You Are," "Something Sexy About The Rain."

With "Somewhere In The Sun," written quite literally in the
shadow of a snow cancelled show on his Margaritas'& Senoritas Tour,
that opens with the truthful "Stuck here in a Holiday Inn in Austin,
Texas," Chesney juxtaposes the empty hours of the road with the soul-
filling quietness of the water. Then in another Polaroid snatched
from his daily being "French Kissing Life" -- "I don't really know
what day it is/ I've been rockin' 9 days in a row/I know I could use
a shave and I need some rest/ And people are worried about me" --
captures his re-entry to life after the cheering crowds and the
exhilaration of just the feel of breathing.

"It's so easy to make the islands all about fun or some kind of
escape, but it runs much deeper for me," admits the Luttrell,
Tennessean. "This is my heart, and it's a record that came out of
that. I didn't set out to 'WRITE THE ISLAND RECORD' . I wrote songs
about people I met, moments that stood out over the last few years,
things I realized. When I went back and looked at my notebook, I saw
this collection emerge. Given how much this place and this time in my
life has meant to me, I wanted to share it with the fans; and it's
not what people think of when they think of a 'Kenny Chesney Record.'
This isn't that; it's like looking over my shoulder, seeing me when
I'm being quiet -- and I'm just glad there are people I can share
this part of me with."

When The Sun Goes Down continues its march across the charts.
Sitting at #7 with a bullet on this week's Billboard chart, plans are
for singles from his full-tilt studio record to continue well into
2005.

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CHESNEY REFUSES TO MAKE POLITICAL STANCE

Country singer KENNY CHESNEY refuses to reveal who he'll be voting
for in the US Presidential elections next month (02NOV04) because he
dislikes celebrities who try to sway voters' opinions.

The WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN star is determined to keep his political
beliefs a mystery because he fears too many musicians have already
aired their political views.

Chesney says, "I haven't made a conscious decision to be one way or
the other. It's not that I'm not sensitive to what's going on, or
that I don't have my own view.

"It's just that I think, by watching CNN, we're all informed to the
point of bombardment about events in the world.

"Some people want to stand up and sing about them, too, and there are
some good songs. But personally I don't see the need to add to the
number."

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Chesney Invites Wilson, Kracker, Green on 2005 Tour

Mon. November 01.2004 2:50 PM EST

Kenny Chesney has chosen Gretchen Wilson, Uncle Kracker and Pat Green
as opening acts for his Somewhere in the Sun tour in 2005. Wilson
will hold the middle slot throughout the tour, while Kracker will
open the first half of the shows, and Green will open the second
half. No tour dates have been announced. Chesney's next album, Be As
You Are: Songs From an Old Blue Chair will be released on Jan. 25,
2005.

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CMT 20 SEXIEST WOMEN' and 'CMT 20 SEXIEST MEN' in Back-to-Back Specials

Daisy Fuentes and Patrick Dempsey Host CMT Countdown Specials

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- They heat up the concert
stage when they perform for legions of screaming fans and they steam
up the small screen with their music videos. Who are these country
music hotties and what are the secrets of their sex appeal? Viewers
will find out in CMT 20 SEXIEST WOMEN and CMT 20 SEXIEST MEN, two one-
hour countdown specials premiering back-to-back, on Saturday, Nov. 13
at 9:00-10:00 PM and 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT, respectively. The
sizzling CMT specials will be hosted by two of Hollywood's sexiest
celebrities, host/actress Daisy Fuentes and Patrick Dempsey ("Sweet
Home Alabama").
Patrick Dempsey will lead viewers through the bevy of beauties
featured on CMT 20 SEXIEST WOMEN. Who will claim the No. 1 spot --
Faith Hill, Deana Carter, Shania Twain, Julie Roberts, or another
sexy star? Then join Daisy Fuentes for CMT 20 SEXIEST MEN and find
out if your favorite hunk makes the list. Who will win the top spot -
- Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, or someone even
hotter?
Actress and former Revlon model and MTV VJ, Daisy Fuentes is
known to viewers around the world. The first crossover VJ to appear
on both the Spanish language MTV Latino and the original MTV, Fuentes
also held a recurring role on the daytime drama, "Loving." Her
additional television credits include appearances on "Dream
On," "Cybill" and "The Larry Sanders Show," hosting "America's
Funniest Home Videos" for two seasons and "Style World." Fuentes
has appeared on covers for Maxim, Shape, Fitness, Latina, and the
Spanish language version of Cosmopolitan, Vandidades, and Harper's
Bazaar. She recently premiered her new clothing line, The Daisy
Fuentes Collection.
Patrick Dempsey got his start in hit movies such as "Can't Buy Me
Love," "Loverboy" and "Coupe De Ville." Other film roles
include "With Honors," "Bloodknot," "Outbreak," "Scream 3," "Sweet
Home Alabama" and "The Emperors Club." Dempsey has also starred in
the critically acclaimed television mini-series "J.F.K.: Reckless
Youth" and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." He has made several guest
appearances on the hit TV show "Once and Again" and was nominated for
an Emmy for his guest appearance on "Will & Grace."

For more information on CMT 20 SEXIEST WOMEN and CMT 20 SEXIEST
MEN visit CMT.com.
CMT, America's No. 1 country music network, carries original
programming, specials, and live concerts and events, as well as a mix
of videos by established country music artists and new cutting-edge
acts, including world premiere exclusive videos. Founded March 6,
1983, CMT, owned and operated by MTV Networks, reaches more than 76.9
million households in the United States.
Go to country music's biggest web site at http://www.CMT.com .

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Chesney Earns Three More RIAA Awards
Kenny Chesney has reached more milestones with three recent projects.
His album When the Sun Goes Down has been certified triple platinum
for shipments of 3 million copies. A six-song music video compilation
of the same name has been certified double platinum for shipments of
200,000 copies. Finally, the behind-the-scenes documentary Roadcase
has been certified platinum for shipments of 100,000 copies.

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Kenny Chesney Is CMA Entertainer of the Year
When The Sun Goes Down Wins Album of the Year on Country's Biggest
Night

Nashville: When Dolly Parton opened the envelope to name the Country
Music Association's 2004 Entertainer of the Year, Kenny Chesney was
standing in the wings -- counting his blessings for having sold more
concert tickets than anyone other than Prince and more CDs than
anyone but Usher and Norah Jones, and trying not to expect too much
of anything. Even an Album of the Year win -- for his triple-platinum-
plus When The Sun Goes Down -- didn't prepare him for what happened
next: the Luttrell, Tennessee singer/songwriter heard Parton open the
envelope and call "Kenny Chesney" for the evening's most prestigious
honor.

Though the show was running long -- and ultimately, his speech was
cut beyond short, the current Country Weekly cover boy was thrilled
with the honor. "I'd about given up thinking it was gonna happen," he
admitted in the wings before going to the press room. "To stand here
and hold this, well, there was a lot I wanted to say, a lot of people
I wanted to thank -- and I was fixing to start laying it down. But
just being here, knowing the people of this industry believed in me
and the work we've done enough to vote us Entertainer of the Year,
that says plenty right there."

It was an emotional evening for the man who performed the self-
penned "I Go Back," a song that celebrates the indelible mark that
music becomes for the moments that define our lives, on the live CBS
telecast. Not only did When The Sun Goes Down's Album of the Year
recognition mark his first CMA Award, but it put the focus on the
thing that mattered most to the man who's spent 8 weeks at #1
with "There Goes My Life" and 7 weeks at #1 with the Uncle Kracker
duet title track:: the music.

"We work really hard on these records," Chesney admitted before being
re-seated. "We want to make them mean something to the fans, to give
them the moments of their lives. cause their lives aren't so
different from a kid that used to sit in the grass, watching all that
music getting played. Buddy Cannon -- and Norro Wilson, even (his
first producer) Barry Beckett -- taught me so much about making
records. And the fans showed me what touched them, really gave me a
sense that the music means as much to them as it does to me. So, this
award says that my peers value those fans' lives as much as I do."

With the genesis of When The Sun Goes Down lying in the days
following his precedent setting Margaritas'n'Senoritas 2003 Tour and
the deafening silence following its last show -- where his desire to
connect with his audience spurring him onto write "I Go Back," the
freewheeling college rave-up "Keg In A Closet" and classic old
country waltz "Being Drunk's A Lot Like Loving You" -- Chesney spent
all of 2004 with a laser focus on the people who love his music. And
given that singular connection, the fans responded to the tune of 1.2
million concert tickets sold, his second #1 Billboard all genre Top
200 Album debut with sales in excess of 550,000 and endless tailgate
parties giving his concerts a fulcrum place in the larger tapestry of
the fans' lives.

Following his Entertainer and Album of the Year wins, Chesney heads
to Los Angeles where he's nominated for Top Country Male, Top Country
Album and the cross-genre Favorite Artist -- pitting him against
Evanescence, Norah Jones, Outkast and Usher -- at this Sunday's
American Music Awards telecast on ABC, where he performs "When The
Sun Goes Down" with Uncle Kracker. Then look for Chesney to head to
Rockefeller Center to kick-off "The Today Show"'s special

Thanksgiving week concert series on Monday, Nov. 22. "To say that I
wanted this award is like saying Knoxville boys like UT football,"
Chesney said with a laugh later, "and I don't think that's a bad
thing. To know people see how hard we work, how much we love the fans
and the music -- well, that's about all anyone could ask."

Thanks for your patience. KCOFC.

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Kenny Takes Fan-Voted AMA Artist of the Year Award
CMA Entertainer of the Year Wins All-Genre T-Mobile Text-In Over
Usher, Outkast, Norah Jones, Evanescence

Los Angeles: The show was pretty far in -- and Kenny Chesney was
certain there was no way a good ole boy from Luttrell, Tennessee
could beat Usher or Outkast for the all-genre T-Mobile Text-In Artist
of the Year. But when the message beeped, the winner wasn't Usher --
who'd dominated the evening, Outkast -- who'd picked up a couple
awards or even Norah Jones or Evanescence.

Kenny Chesney, who'd just won his first Country Music Association
Awards earlier this week with the top Entertainer of the Year and
prestigious Album of the Year for his triple platinum When The Sun
Goes Down, had just won his first ever American Music Award. Clearly
in shock, the terminally chilled-out singer/songwriter looked into
the balcony before offering, "I feel so honored. I want to thank the
fans who have always stood by me and been part of my life... God
bless y'all for this."

And it certainly was the power of Chesney's fan-base -- the same fan-
base that bought 1.2 million concert tickets this year, helping him
outsell every other touring act except Prince and who've bought 3
million copies of When The Sun Goes Down, along with 4 million copies
of No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems -- that brought him his first
American Music Award. "Just like always, it's my fans who make people
pay attention," Chesney allowed backstage. "They humble me, because
their passion for what I do is sometimes beyond anything you could
hope for."

With "There Goes My Life" spending 8 weeks at #1 and his Uncle
Kracker duet on "When The Sun Comes Down" lodging 7 weeks at #1,
plus "I Go Back" taking a 9 week residency at #2 behind Tim
McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying," the fans' passion is clearly
heard between the grooves. As Chesney says, trying to pin down the
connection, "I make these records to reflect my life... and the best
part of my career is seeing people living these songs every day in
their own lives. If you wanna feel connected to a lot of people
you'll never ever get to meet, this is about the best way I can think
of."

The connection continues as Chesney heads to New York for a whirlwind
2 days. Kicking off NBC's "Today Show" Thanksgiving Week Concert
Series on Monday, Nov. 22 and then checking into Manhattan's trendy
Cro-Bar Nov. 23 for an Oxygen Network Custom Concert special with
Ashanti -- which debuts on Nov. 28th at 10 p.m. -- "the man from
Tennessee" is fixing to kick it into high gear before kicking back
for the holidays.

As "The Woman With You" aims for the top of the Country Singles
charts, Chesney gets ready for another single from When The Sun Goes
Down and begins the final stages of Be As You Are: Songs From An Old
Blue Chair, a deeply personal detour into the realm of a more James
Taylor examination of his love affair with the Carribbean and the
people who inhabit them -- which will be released concurrent to Sun.

"This has been one amazing week," Chesney allows. "There's a part of
me that wonders if I'm gonna wake up... cause it's almost too much to
be believed. To win your first CMA Awards and have 'em be Album and
Entertainer of the Year -- or to win your first AMA and have it be
both fan-voted and across all the genres, well, it just kinda takes
your breath away. And like I've been telling people for two years
now: when I take that stage and hear those fans, THAT'S like being
named Entertainer of the Year every single night."

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Kenny Chesney's comfortable Brentwood retreat now on the market

By MARILEE SPANJIAN
For Williamson A.M.

BRENTWOOD — It's not unusual to find estate homes priced at more than
a million dollars.

Currently, there are 75 homes that fit that price range in Williamson
County alone. Of those, 15 are priced at more than $2.5 million.

But when one of those homes happens to belong to country heartthrob
and CMA Entertainer of the Year Kenny Chesney, there's bound to be
more interest, especially since he hung his weathered hat at this
Brentwood address for more than five years before moving to another
Williamson County home last spring.

However, star status is not this home's only calling card. Built in
1998 by Jeff Klein, a local custom builder whose stately manors are
tucked inside The Governors Club and other exclusive communities,
this 7,500-square-foot home was built to stand on its own merits.

Currently on the market for $3.1 million and listed with Jim Newsom
of Show Case Real Estate, the home and five-acre lot also include an
additional five-acre adjacent residential lot that could be developed
and sold separately. That lot offers a 30-foot-deep stocked, aerated
lake with its own dock. There's also a cozy one-room log cabin.
Chesney built the little house with a standing-seam metal roof and a
screened porch, perhaps as a creative retreat. There's no plumbing or
electricity. Either way, this hideaway makes for a charming escape
without the drive.

Step behind the gates

This elegant, expanded William Poole Southern design unfolds
gracefully against a natural wooded backdrop. Understated yet grand,
it's the ideal home for someone searching for quality and privacy.

As you drive through the gates and down the curved brick-lined drive,
you realize the old brick-and-slate roof with copper downspouts
offers timeless beauty. Coupled with poured foundation walls and 6-
inch-thick framing, this home was built to shelter generations to
come.

Overlooking the private sweeping lawns, the deep front porch is
designed for entertaining or just rocking the afternoon away as you
soak in the golden fall glory and pastoral views.

All in the details

Step inside, where marble and rich walnut wood floors draw you into
the formal rooms that flank the grand light-filled foyer. Beyond, a
stately twin staircase guides you up to three additional bedrooms and
a library. Downstairs, off to the right, is the master suite, where
dramatic windows offer views of the water cascading from the
waterfall outside in the private courtyard.

Natural, filtered light dances into the two-story great room through
a wall of windows. There, you'll find a wet bar, built-in cabinets
and, taking center stage, a grand masonry fireplace.

Accented with granite counters, the all-white kitchen provides a
fabulous island with a built-in, glass-front cabinet facing the
oversized breakfast room that opens to the great room. On the other
side, a sweeping screened porch provides reprieve from summer pests.
Just beyond is the oversized laundry room, which includes a chute to
provide easy access for the upstairs bedrooms.

Above the three-car oversized garage is a media/game room large
enough for the whole band or team to gather and catch an awards night
or a big game or even for those noisy sleepovers that most parents
suffer through.

Out back, the secluded brick courtyard leads to a small pool house
with a separate half-bath and outside shower. The oversized spa
includes its own heater. And against the hillside, Chesney had a pool
built as well as a top-of-the-line basketball hoop and regulation-
lined key.

Throughout the home, special speakers have been built into the walls.
And tucked neatly below, a wine room and additional storage can be
found off the garage, although there also is air-conditioned storage
inside.

Listing agent Newsom says, ''You can find houses that are showier,
but if someone appreciates quality and wants privacy, this is a
property they should see.''

For more information, call Newsom at 615-300-3652.

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Lived-in look helps move real estate

It's been proven over and over again that a house on the market shows
better if it's nicely furnished. But what if you have to move?

Kenny Chesney's home could have sat empty on the market. Instead,
Realtor Jim Newsom contracted with Showhomes of America's local
Middle Tennessee office to find a suitable family to rent the home at
a reduced rate. In exchange, they make sure the home always is ready
to show and they agree to move when it sells.

Showhomes of America also pays all the utilities, maintains the
grounds and pool, and carries the liability insurance.

Founded in 1986, the company began selling franchises in 1991. For
more information on renting or becoming a ''home manager'' for one of
several homes currently available, or to learn how more about the
service, go to www.showhomesofnashville.com.

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CHESNEY TO NBC CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
KENNY CHESNEY is one of the stars aligned for NBC's "7th annual
Christmas in Rockefeller Center" as NBC continues a glowing holiday
tradition with its live national telecast of the 72nd lighting of the
world's most famous Christmas tree. The celebrity adorned one-hour
special will air live on NBC Tuesday, November 30 from 8-9pm ET and
is hosted by Al Roker ("Today") and Nancy O'Dell ("Access
Hollywood").

OTHER STARS include Hilary Duff, Clay Aiken, Jessica Simpson, Nick
Lachey, Chris Isaak, Michael Buble, Vanessa Williams, and The Radio
City Rockettes. Selection of songs and additional talent will be
announced in the coming days.

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CHESNEY CROSSES LONDON BRIDGE
Kenny Chesney says he was surprised that his career recently crossed
a bridge to London, England so-to-speak, landing him in a three page
spread of the London Times Sunday Magazine section. The profile --
titled "Another Country" -- by award-winning British journalist Alan
Jackson -- examined the Kenny Chesney brand of country music.
"You never know if people from other places or cultures are gonna get
this," Chesney admits with a laugh, about the profile which ran in
front of the CMA Awards in Britain's leading newspaper. "So I was a
little nervous. We talked about politics and business and music --
and then you know the writer's going to go away, and you won't really
know what they think."
CHESNEY REVEALED that he thought becoming his own artist was the key
to going from star to Entertainer of the Year calibre.
Addressing the disconnect of his initital platinum records, he said,
"They were just collections of songs anybody might have sung. Then I
had this kind of epiphany, and realized that I wasn't going to be
truly happy until I quit trying to be George Strait and started being
myself. That's when my life, my career and everything started
changing for the better."

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Pre-order Road Case II at the Chesney Store

The 50 minute sequel to the 2003 Road Case, the Movie. This backstage
pass to the Guitars, Tiki Bars and a Whole Lot of Love Tour documents
the day to day happenings of one of the hottest concert tours of
2004. Loaded with exclusive footage and interviews from Kenny and
friends making you feel like you are right there with them at each
stop along the way. Road Case II is a look at life on and off the
road that you'll never forget. To pre-order Road Case II, just go to
the Chesney Store. http://www.richardsandsouthern.com/kennychesney/

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Kenny Chesney Most Attended Country Tour of 2004

NASHVILLE, TN. (BNA Records) - In a world where everything's
relative, it sometimes comes down to a few basic facts. For Kenny
Chesney, it's about how many fans he rocked this year - which was
according to touring industry bible Pollstar 1,206,946, placing him
squarely behind Prince as the year's second most attended tour in ANY
genre. As the year end tabulations get tabulated, there are a lot of
methodologies at play - and if you go by gross, then indeed, Kenny
Chesney's fan friendly ticket prices guarantee that his tour will
never be the biggest tour of the year; but if you talk to the fans,
all 1.2 million of them, they might disagree.

"I hate that all the people coming out to see me this summer might be
thinking they weren't part of the biggest thing in my life, because I
try to make sure people can afford to bring a date to our shows,"
laughs the man who broke attendance records all over America this
summer. "To me, I'm here for the long haul, for the fans and trying
to give them what I remember wanting. But at the same time, they
helped make this tour so huge - and I want them to know that, because
they're the reason we do this."

Connecting with the fans is always what drives the Luttrell,
Tennessean both in terms of his stage show and his records. With the
triple platinum+ WhenThe Sun Goes Down closing out the year as
Billboard's No 1 Country Album, it is also officially the No 3 seller
in ALL genres - behind Usher and Norah Jones - giving country music a
pretty hardcore profile in the realm of pop music.

"It's this time of year where everyone gets so competitive," Chesney
explains. "It's almost like getting your report card - only sometimes
in that, I think we miss how well a lot of us are doing. I had
absolutely the best year of my career. Do I want to do better? Best
myself? I sure do. But I also don't wanna lose the joy of how great
it is, because somebody's equation doesn't take into consideration
something as simple as the number of fans... As long as the fans keep
coming, I'm gonna be out there, and when I go to awards shows, I hope
they know, I'm kind of there on their behalf, too, because they ARE a
huge part of this."

Indeed, Chesney's Guitars, Tiki Bars & A Whole Lot of Love Tour
smashed last year's Margaritas & Senoritas tour by almost 200,00
fans - and next year's Somewhere In The Sun Tour promises to be even
bigger. With Be As You Are: Songs From An Old Blue Chair dropping Jan
25th - as When The Sun Goes Down's haunting "Anything But Mine"
begins its climb up the country radio charts - the reigning CMA
Entertainer and Album of the Year winner will again redefine the
possibilities for his own career.

"Theoretically, you don't have two albums out at the same time, but
they're so different - yet both such a part of me - and we're working
them completely differently," says the man who wrote all 13 of Be As
You Are's songs. "Everybody knows the Kenny who's just like they are,
the one who feels like he's lived or knows the people in every
song... but the island record is more thoughtful, more about that
part of me that exists away from the stage, away from the career.
It's a part of me I don't always get to share with a lot of people,
but I love my life - and what I've learned about life - down there,
so this is my way of bringing all the fans who love this music so
much into it." Look for a Song From An Old Blue Chair Feb 1 on
NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

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