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It sounds like a cliche, but it... you do sing about what you know about. And I grew up in a small town, and I grew up in a place where your whole world revolved around friends, family, school, and church, and sports.

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Kenny Chesney
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: March 26
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Knoxville
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Kenneth Chesney
Kenneth Arnold Chesney
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