Mark Chesnutt
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Mark Chesnutt Biography
Neo-honky tonker Mark Chesnutt parlayed a solid grounding in
classic country into chart-topping stardom during the '90s. Born in
Beaumont, TX, in 1963, Chesnutt grew up listening to his father's
extensive country-record collection (Bob Chesnutt had been a locally
popular singer who never hit it big, and thus worked as a used-car
salesman). Chesnutt learned both guitar and drums, and made his
professional singing debut with his father's band at age 15 on the
local club scene. He even dropped out of high school for a time to
pursue music, but later reconsidered and got his diploma; meanwhile,
his father began taking him to Nashville for recording sessions. During
the '80s, Chesnutt released singles on local labels like the San
Antonio-based Axbar (where he also issued a full album, Doing My
Country Thing) and the Houston-based Cherry. He also served as the
house headliner at the Beaumont club Cutter's, where his band often
featured future star Tracy Byrd. After around a decade of dues-paying,
positive word-of-mouth finally helped Chesnutt land a record deal with
MCA.
Chesnutt's debut album, Too Cold at Home, was released in 1990, and the
title track became his first hit, climbing into the country Top Five.
With a style that blended George Jones, Merle Haggard, and Bob Wills,
Chesnutt went on to score four more Top Ten hits from the album: the
number one Brother Jukebox, Blame It on Texas, Your Love Is a
Miracle, and Broken Promise Land. By the time that string ran out,
Chesnutt had finished his follow-up, 1992's Longnecks & Short
Stories. It gave him four more Top Five singles in Bubba Shot the
Jukebox (one of Chesnutt's signature songs), Old Flames Have New
Names, the chart-topping I'll Think of Something, and Ol' Country.
Chesnutt kept his hit-machine status going on 1993's Almost Goodbye,
which gave him three more chart-toppers in the title track, It Sure Is
Monday, and I Just Wanted You to Know. 1994's What a Way to Live
offered the number one Gonna Get a Life and the number two Goin'
Through the Big D.
For 1995's Wings, MCA briefly resurrected its Decca country imprint and
made Chesnutt the flagship artist; while the album wasn't the hit
factory of its predecessors, many critics dubbed it one of Chesnutt's
most eclectic and consistent sets. Seeking to restore his commercial
momentum, MCA issued Greatest Hits in 1996, and the new song It's a
Little Too Late went all the way to number one. 1997's Thank God for
Believers found Chesnutt back on MCA Nashville and produced a number
two hit in the title cut. For 1999's I Don't Want to Miss a Thing,
Chesnutt flirted with crossover material, namely the titular Diane
Warren ballad that became a big hit for Aerosmith. Praised by many
critics for its relative subtlety, Chesnutt's version topped the
country charts for a month, and even reached the pop Top 20. Despite
that success, the album's other singles didn't perform as well, and his
2000 follow-up album, Lost in the Feeling, was something of a flop in
comparison to his past work. Chesnutt and MCA subsequently parted ways,
and he signed with Columbia for 2002's Mark Chesnutt, which sold
decently but didn't quite mark a return to past glories. That doesn't
mean Chesnutt lost his audience, though, and he released Savin' the
Honky Tonk on Vivaton Records in 2004, followed by Heard It in a Love
Song from Cbuj Entertainment in 2006. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
Written by Steve Huey