Mark Chesnutt
Mark Chesnutt is one of Country’s true musical treasures. Critics have hail… Read Full Bio ↴Mark Chesnutt is one of Country’s true musical treasures. Critics have hailed him as a classic Country singer of the first order and some of Country music’s most elite entertainers, from George Jones to George Strait, echo the sentiment.
Mark Chesnutt’s stature is easily gauged. He has 14 #1 hits, 23 Top 10 singles, four platinum albums and five gold records to his credit; he maintains a front-and-center presence with a hefty tour schedule year after year. Country music critics and fans alike need look no further when it comes to Country music basics. If you ask Chesnutt, he’ll tell you, “It’s the music and the fans that have kept me around this long.” In a creative forum that sometimes confuses style with substance, Mark Chesnutt possesses both.
Remaining true to himself as a traditional country artist, while keeping the pace with the ever-changing country recording landscape, Mark Chesnutt has a knack for picking great songs, delivering them with world-class style and a heart-felt emotion that’s lived-in. With a trademarked voice, Chesnutt has set the bar for his generation and those that follow in his footsteps shaping the music of today’s country music newcomers and the new country music format. Mark Chesnutt’s personal integrity combined with his principal to record a genuine country song has made him a fixture on radio and in honky tonks across the globe.
Chesnutt got his start in the honky-tonks of Beaumont, Texas, learning from his father, Bob Chesnutt, a singer, record collector and major fan of classic country music. Playing alongside his dad, Mark embraced his father’s influence one set at a time and to begin making a name for himself. Mark sang covers by Lefty, Merle, George and Waylon to develop his unmatched crowd-pleasing rapport and his authentic country style.
Bob Chesnutt often traveled to Nashville to record and to broaden his exposure. He began taking Mark along to record when he was just 17. After nearly a decade of recording on regional labels, word got out about this young country vocalist. Music Row executives came to hear Mark on his own Texas turf and recognized the depth of Mark Chesnutt’s raw talent.
In 1989, he was signed to MCA Nashville and his list of accolades tells the rest of his story. With the release of his first single“ Too Cold At Home,” Mark established himself as one of country’s most authentic and talented vocalists. He won the CMA Horizon Award attracting the attention of country legend [and Mark’s greatest mentor] George Jones who introduced him as “A boy from Beaumont, Texas who is the real deal.” That recognition and initial success opened the door to offer Mark his chance of a lifetime, to do what he loved most—sing country music for country fans; this time, on a national level. “The first couple years it was non-stop.” Mark says.
“I can remember one time during a tour, I didn’t step foot on the front porch for ten months, with exception of a day or a day-and-a- half, then, it was right back out again.” Mark’s dedication paid off. He developed a true blue fan base. Fans, he confides, “are the reason for my success.”
His fans helped his records to climb the charts one right after the other making him one of Billboard’s Ten Most-Played Radio Artists of the ‘90’s. Mark’s singles were some the decade’s most memorable; from the fun tempo “Bubba Shot The Jukebox” to emotional ballad “I’ll Think Of Something.” Mark is easily identified for his string of hits including “Brother Jukebox,” “Blame It On Texas,” “Old Flames Have New Names,” “Old Country,” “It Sure Is Monday,” “Almost Goodbye,” “I Just Wanted You To Know,” “Going Through The Big D,” “It’s A Little Too Late,” “Gonna Get A Life,” and one of his biggest, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing;” a song that held its position at the top of the charts for four consecutive weeks.
Of all the recorded highlights Chesnutt has enjoyed, they take a back seat to his first love; Mark Chesnutt lives to perform on stage. “I just make records because want people to come see my show,” he says with a grin. “Recording music for folks to just listen to music is great,” he says, “but I’ve got to be out there on stage making it.” Fans who have seen him perform agree. Known as one of the industry’s hardest-working concert performers, maintaining a hefty tour schedule and steady presence in front of his fans, Mark’s dedication to deliver live music is unsurpassed. Mark has been on the road since 1990. Whether you hear Mark Chesnutt with a new release on the radio, or see his face on the cover of a new CD, folks can always find Mark doing what he was born to do playing. “The clubs and honky tonks are home for me; it’s comfortable and I’m always with friends,” says Chesnutt.
Married since 1992, Mark and Tracie Chesnutt are the loving parents of three boys, Waylon, Casey & Cameron.
Mark Chesnutt’s stature is easily gauged. He has 14 #1 hits, 23 Top 10 singles, four platinum albums and five gold records to his credit; he maintains a front-and-center presence with a hefty tour schedule year after year. Country music critics and fans alike need look no further when it comes to Country music basics. If you ask Chesnutt, he’ll tell you, “It’s the music and the fans that have kept me around this long.” In a creative forum that sometimes confuses style with substance, Mark Chesnutt possesses both.
Remaining true to himself as a traditional country artist, while keeping the pace with the ever-changing country recording landscape, Mark Chesnutt has a knack for picking great songs, delivering them with world-class style and a heart-felt emotion that’s lived-in. With a trademarked voice, Chesnutt has set the bar for his generation and those that follow in his footsteps shaping the music of today’s country music newcomers and the new country music format. Mark Chesnutt’s personal integrity combined with his principal to record a genuine country song has made him a fixture on radio and in honky tonks across the globe.
Chesnutt got his start in the honky-tonks of Beaumont, Texas, learning from his father, Bob Chesnutt, a singer, record collector and major fan of classic country music. Playing alongside his dad, Mark embraced his father’s influence one set at a time and to begin making a name for himself. Mark sang covers by Lefty, Merle, George and Waylon to develop his unmatched crowd-pleasing rapport and his authentic country style.
Bob Chesnutt often traveled to Nashville to record and to broaden his exposure. He began taking Mark along to record when he was just 17. After nearly a decade of recording on regional labels, word got out about this young country vocalist. Music Row executives came to hear Mark on his own Texas turf and recognized the depth of Mark Chesnutt’s raw talent.
In 1989, he was signed to MCA Nashville and his list of accolades tells the rest of his story. With the release of his first single“ Too Cold At Home,” Mark established himself as one of country’s most authentic and talented vocalists. He won the CMA Horizon Award attracting the attention of country legend [and Mark’s greatest mentor] George Jones who introduced him as “A boy from Beaumont, Texas who is the real deal.” That recognition and initial success opened the door to offer Mark his chance of a lifetime, to do what he loved most—sing country music for country fans; this time, on a national level. “The first couple years it was non-stop.” Mark says.
“I can remember one time during a tour, I didn’t step foot on the front porch for ten months, with exception of a day or a day-and-a- half, then, it was right back out again.” Mark’s dedication paid off. He developed a true blue fan base. Fans, he confides, “are the reason for my success.”
His fans helped his records to climb the charts one right after the other making him one of Billboard’s Ten Most-Played Radio Artists of the ‘90’s. Mark’s singles were some the decade’s most memorable; from the fun tempo “Bubba Shot The Jukebox” to emotional ballad “I’ll Think Of Something.” Mark is easily identified for his string of hits including “Brother Jukebox,” “Blame It On Texas,” “Old Flames Have New Names,” “Old Country,” “It Sure Is Monday,” “Almost Goodbye,” “I Just Wanted You To Know,” “Going Through The Big D,” “It’s A Little Too Late,” “Gonna Get A Life,” and one of his biggest, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing;” a song that held its position at the top of the charts for four consecutive weeks.
Of all the recorded highlights Chesnutt has enjoyed, they take a back seat to his first love; Mark Chesnutt lives to perform on stage. “I just make records because want people to come see my show,” he says with a grin. “Recording music for folks to just listen to music is great,” he says, “but I’ve got to be out there on stage making it.” Fans who have seen him perform agree. Known as one of the industry’s hardest-working concert performers, maintaining a hefty tour schedule and steady presence in front of his fans, Mark’s dedication to deliver live music is unsurpassed. Mark has been on the road since 1990. Whether you hear Mark Chesnutt with a new release on the radio, or see his face on the cover of a new CD, folks can always find Mark doing what he was born to do playing. “The clubs and honky tonks are home for me; it’s comfortable and I’m always with friends,” says Chesnutt.
Married since 1992, Mark and Tracie Chesnutt are the loving parents of three boys, Waylon, Casey & Cameron.
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Mark Chesnutt Lyrics
A Couple More Years I've got a couple more years on you, baby, that's…
A Day In The Life Of A Fool Off to work with no kiss of goodbye Wear a…
A Good Way To Get On By Bad Side A little lady standing next to me Isn't she a pretty…
A Hard Secret To Keep I stay up late and read a lot at night Lately…
A Little Too Well, early this morning it dawned on me The kind of…
A Shoulder To Cry On Life is full of lots of up and downs And the…
Almost Goodbye There was rain on the street last night We stood beneath…
Angelina Always knew it, I'd recognize your face And I rehearsed it,…
Angélina (Vern Dant, Steve Diamond, Rick Orozco) Always knew it, I'd…
Any Ole Reason I used to come in here maybe once or twice…
April's Fool It's early May and the summer heat is comin' down April's…
Are You Ready For The Country Slipping and sliding, playing domino Lefting and then right…
As The Honky Tonk Turns As the honky tonk turns And the world goes 'round I'll be…
Beer Bait and Ammo Well now, early one day, I was on my way To my…
Black Rose Way down in Virginia Amongst the tall grown sugarcane Live…
Blame It On Texas I been having a ball since I was a boy…
Broken Promise Land There's a Bible on the dresser and a sign hung…
Brother Jukebox Brother Jukebox Sister Wine Mother Freedom Father Time Since…
Bubba Shot The Jukebox We were all down at Margie's bar Telling stories if we…
Confessin' My Love I tossed and turned and tried counting sheep When will I…
Danger At My Door There's danger at my door and I don't need no…
Desperados Waiting For A Train I'd sing 'Red River Valley' He'd sit out in the kitchen…
Don I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you…
Don't Know Why I Do It Have you ever stared down in the bottom of a…
Don't Ruin It for the Rest of Us Don't ruin it for the rest of us With your braggin'…
Don't Want To Miss A Thing I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you…
Down in Tennessee I talked to your sister last night on the telephone You…
Dreaming My Dreams With You I hope that I won't be this wrong anymore Maybe…
Fallin' Never Felt So Good There's a photo in my baby book Of the first step…
For The Longest Time Need a little time off for bad behavior The devil in…
Friends In Low Places Blame it all on my roots, I showed up in…
Go Away I was hoping you'd be gone Tonight when I got home What…
Goin Six short months we went together, decided it should be…
Going On Later On Well what cha got goin' on later on what cha…
Going Through the Big Six short months we went together, decided it should be…
Goin\' Through The Big D Six short months we went together, decided it should be…
Gona get a life Gotta find somethin' to ease my mind Gotta get it off…
Good Night To Be Lonely Tired of channel surfing El Camino ain't working it's Monday…
Goodbye Comes Hard For Me I just remembered somethin' That I forgot to do The bedroo…
Goodbye Heartache You've been gone almost a month Girl I nearly died For twe…
Half of Everything The day you said goodbye Without a tear in your eye I…
Half Of Everything (And All O The day you said goodbye Without a tear in your eye I…
Halfway Back To Birmingham Summer after graduation Two kids stuck in Alabama We'd be lo…
Heard It In a Love Song I ain't never been with a woman Long enough for…
Hello Honky Tonk How's the world been treatin' you Lord how long has it…
Hey You There In The Mirror Hey you there in the mirror I didn't know you…
Honky Tonk Heroes Low down leaving sun, I've done did everything that needs…
Hot From somewhere outside I hear the street vendor cry file'…
I Don I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you…
I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair I don't need your rockin' chair Your Geritol or your Medicar…
I Don't Want I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you…
I Drew Me Little Billy drew a firefighter Mary drew a doctor Bobby he …
I Found Another You Found Another You She Hates Me Too She'll give me that…
I Just Wanted Y Are you alone, can you talk to an old friend Right…
I May Be A Fool I won't be runnin' back into your arms this time Don't…
I Might Even Quit Lovin You Ever since you told me we were through I've been down,…
I Never Go Around Mirrors I can't stand to see a good man go to…
I Want My Baby Back Your eyes have been a different kind of blue I can…
I'll Get You Back Why couldn't I hear the sound of your heart breakin'…
I'll Think Of Something I don't know how I'll get her off my mind…
I'm a Saint Here's some things about me you might want to know I'm…
I'm Gone I'm gone, I'm history She get's the best of me My mind…
I'm In Love With A Married Woman We sit alone in the darkest corner Waitress comes and takes…
I'm Not Getting Any Better At Goodbyes Seems like I've been here before Just outside some closing d…
I've Finally Broken Mine One more chance, Lord, I've had so many The last time…
Im A Saint Here's some things about me you might want to know I'm…
It Well, early this morning it dawned on me The kind of…
It Pays Big Money My oldest brother Tommy was a lineman rest his soul His…
It Sure Is Monday With the alarm clock ting a ling a ringin' in…
It Wouldn't Hurt To Have Wings Don't get me wrong, I'm doin' alright Can't you see I'm…
It Wouldnt Hurt To Have Wings Don't get me wrong, I'm doin' alright Can't you see I'm…
It's A Little Too Well, early this morning it dawned on me The kind of…
It's Almost Like You're Here At night the wind blows in the rain Against the window…
It's Not Over You can tell everyone love is over and done You can…
It's Not Over {Thank God For Believers Version} You can tell everyone love is over and done You can…
Its A Little Too Late Well, early this morning it dawned on me The kind of…
Jolie Well I left Louisiana Lookin' for some higher ground Try…
Just Right For You In my mind I'm thinner and I'm taller Younger too with…
Let It Rain Storm clouds risin', flash of lightning Rattles that ole por…
Let's Talk About Our Love I don't wanna hear no more About how he broke your…
Light Of The World You are the light of the world You are the light…
Live a Little You've got to give a little, take a little Sit a…
Long Way To Go Well, I met old Wailin back in '79 When I was…
Lost Highway I'm a rolling stone, all alone and lost For a life…
Lost In The Feeling We step out on the dance floor the band starts…
Love In The Hot Afternoon From somewhere outside I hear the street vendor cry file'…
Lovin' Her Was Easier I have seen the morning burning golden On the mountain in…
Lucky Man Lightning hit that oak tree we've been lookin' at for…
Mama's House There's a bottle of whiskey up above the stove It's been…
Man In The Mirror I used to sit on the stool watch him shave If…
My Best Drinkin' We had a little fight tonight buddy it got vicious And…
My Dreams It's funny all things a man can do when he's…
My Heart S Too Broke My heart's too broke to pay attention If love was a…
My Way Back Home After one of my huntin', fishin' party weekends I could hard…
Need A Little Time Off For Bad Behavior Need a little time off for bad behavior The devil in…
Numbers On The Jukebox I can't recall how many times she said she'd never…
Ol City sun goes down at night Makin' way for neon lights Count…
Ol' Country City sun goes down at night Makin' way for neon lights Cou…
Old Country City sun goes down at night Making way for neon…
Old Flames Have New Names I left town two years ago and moved on up…
Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line Everybody knows you've been steppin' on my toes And I'm get…
Population Minus One What the hell was I thinkin' Comin' and livin' in the…
Postpone The Pain I'm dying to forget about those goodbye words you said I…
Pride's Not Hard To Swallow I wish you'd look who's crawlin' back to you I never…
Rollin With The Flow Once was a thought inside my head Before I'd reached thirty…
Rollin' With The Flow Once was a thought inside my head 'Fore I reached thirty…
Running Out Of Ways To Say I Love You Running Out Of Ways To Say I Love You I'm runnin…
Sacred As A Sunday Her Momma cried Her daddy prayed I'd go away And let…
Settlin' For What They Get From the table to the jukebox Is just a few…
She Dreams Thirty years today she's been upon this earth And she can't…
She Never Got Me Over You She got me to stop drinking and for that I'm…
She Was She started her new life ten dollars in debt, That's all…
Since You Ain't Home Since you left I can't stay sober and I've let…
Somebody Save the Honky Tonk I drove down to the trap But the joint was…
Somewhere Out There Tonight Well I'm slippin' on my old party clothes Wondering if they'…
Strangers Even though I've only known her for a couple of…
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down Well, I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold…
Talking To Hank While I was hunting wild turkey and sippin' on Jim…
Texas is Better Than it Used to be Lucky me, I grew up Beneath that ol' lone star I was…
Texas Is Bigger Than It Used To Be Lucky me, I grew up Beneath that ol' lone star I was…
Thank God For Believers Last night I came home again Three sheets to the wind And…
That Good That Bad So you just called to say you thought of me…
That Side Of You Last night I dreamed I went to sleep for good And…
That's The Way You Make An Ex I never claimed to know everything I ain't got no PHD But…
The King Of Broken Hearts The kings of broken hearts doesn't ask much From his friend…
The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man The Lord loves the drinkin' man. He sends honky-tonk angels…
The Will We gathered with the lawyer for the reading of the…
Then We Can All Go Home I know it?s late, and its a lot to ask…
Things To Do In Wichita Wake up make my way down to the lobby Get a…
Think Like a Woman I'm standin' with somethin' in my hand That don't look too…
This Heartache Never Sleeps I worked myself to the bone Tired as a man can…
This Side of the Door Door knob in one hand Suitcase in the other And I don't…
Till A Better Memory Comes Along See the lines in my face, There's one for every day I've…
Tonight I'll Let My Memory Take Me Home Been too long Since I traveled down That ole gravel road On …
Too Cold At Home Well it sure feels good to come in here, And just…
Too Good A Memory Too Cold At Home Mark Chesnutt Well, it sure feels good to…
Trouble You're gonna get me into trouble I knew it right off…
Try Being Me You say you don't know where to start Telling me is…
Uptown Downtown I said I'm through with honky tonks They only bring me…
Useless The day you left I thought I knew for certain There's…
Vickie Vance Gotta Dance Spinnin' curlers 'round all day Her beauty shop provides a w…
What a Way to Live Each night I make the rounds To every spot in town A…
What Are We Doing in Love You say country like it?s a bad thing, tease me…
What Was You Thinkin' Mister you don't know me But I've heard about you And how…
What Was You Thinking Mister you don't know me But I've heard about you And how…
When The Lights Go Out When the lights go out And the crowd goes away, We tear…
When You Love Her Like Crazy She'll call, I'll drop Everything and run She'll ask, she'll…
Wherever You Are Once in a lifetime, love comes along And I know it's…
who will the next fool be After you get rid of me - who will the…
Wings Don't get me wrong, I'm doin' alright Can't you see I'm…
Woman Woman, woman I know you better Probably even better Than you…
Woman Sensuous Woman Woman, sensuous woman You control the world I'm living in …
Would These Arms Be In Your Way Would you like to hear I love you, all the…
Wrong Place Wrong Time It was a girl's night out, I was sittin' at…
You Can't do Me This Way Well, you don't care how I hurt You don't care how…
You Can't Find Many Kissers When I make love I wanna a girl that'll kiss…
You'd Be Wrong You would think after all this time I wouldn't let you…
Your Love Is A Miracle Out on the highway A lot of pretty girls go…
and many more tracks by Mark Chesnutt.