Kenny Chesney Is In The Recording Studio
As 2024 starts, Kenny Chesney is working on what he loves most: music. Not long ago, Kenny announced 23 stadium shows for 2024 and is now leaning into what will be his first collection of music since 2020.
Chesney said, “I’m ready. Because of the amount of time we’ve had to work and not just work, but really just hang out, write, experiment, and play with different kinds of music. I got to go places, do some things we wouldn’t normally try because we have such a clear vision of what we’re trying to do.”
He pauses and adds, “Of course, I have to figure out which of the songs makes this record and what or why we’re holding some of these recordings. And what’s the best collection of songs we can give No Shoes Nation.”
Kenny concluded, “We’ve been having an ongoing conversation about life, love, friendships, what we lose, and the people we remember since ‘Young,’ and that’s something I’m mindful of.”
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In November, Chesney released a new song to country radio called “Take Her Home.” It is not a song he wrote, but he and his fans can relate to it just the same.
When Kenny records a song written by someone else, he prefers to hear the tracks brought to him in stripped-down form. That way, he can fully envision how to produce it to make it his own.
Chesney told us, “I think I first connect with the song in its rawest form. Now, I love to hear demos of songs produced, but when it’s in its rawest form, it is the perfect way for me because I can envision how I would do it, and then I go, ‘How is this going to connect with a lot of people?’ I mean, the masses, and that’s what I think about when I go into the studio.”
He added, “It’s what I thought about when I was recording ‘Take Her Home.’ I felt like I didn’t want to lose a lyric, but I wanted to give it enough energy where it would fit anywhere in my show. So, that’s the whole thought process in connecting with the song. I truly connect with it in its rawest form.”
Five Country Superstars Who Are Not Opry Members
George Strait
Vince Bucci/Getty ImagesGeorge played the Grand Ole Opry show once, his debut performance on the stage in October of 1982. That was the first and last time, and no one really knows why. There is a theory that he could not make the Opry commitment to play the stage very much because he never lived in Nashville; he has always resided in Texas.
Kenny Chesney
Scott Gries/Getty ImagesKenny made his Opry debut in 1996. He has been on the Opry stage a handful of times and once when he paid tribute to George Jones singing his classic, “White Lightning.” These days it’s very rare to see Chesney on the Grand Ole Opry stage.
