Kenny Chesney's Intimate 1 Hour “Austin City Limits” Airs 10/17
Special Guest Mac McAnally Joins Stadium-Sized Superstar
Special Guest Mac McAnally Joins Stadium-Sized Superstar
Austin, TX: In a summer of a dozen stadiums, thirty-nine arenas and a handful of bars, Kenny Chesney understands loud, big and extended. Anyone who saw the 4-time and current Country Music Association and 4-consecutive Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year on this summer's Corona Extra presented Sun City Carnival Tour got to see the Luttrell, Tennessean at his most blazing, so when noted PBS series “Austin City Limits” came calling, Chesney relished the possibility of a more intimate kind of performance.
“You know, it is about the songs,” allows the high energy songwriter. “When you're playing to 50,000 people, you don't want the energy to lag, but there's also that idea that the ballads are the songs that really touch people… and I hate that we can't go to that quieter place in the show as much. Beyond the thrill of being asked to do the one show that I grew up on, I knew 'Austin City Limits' is a place where those more thoughtful songs are really understood.”
To that end, Chesney brought along his good friend and fellow CMA Vocal Event - for the #1 “Down The Road” - nominee Mac McAnally along for the performance on the University of Texas campus. In addition to their duet, McAnally also sang on his “Back Where I Come From,” long a signature piece in Chesney's live show.
“When you think about Mac, you think about the very best of what songwriting can be,” Chesney explains. “He has such a warm voice… and such a wonderful soul. To be able to share a stage with him, especially for something like this, is one of the best parts about what making music for a living.”
There will be plenty of “the hits,” for certain. But also look for Chesney to tell the story and play the never before performed Be As You Are's “Somewhere In The Sun,” written mere blocks away because of a show that was cancelled due to ice. For a man who's used to the tropics, a snow day in Austin, Texas is a reason to seek solace in song - and it will be part of the very special one hour edition
Cited by The Chicago Tribune's lead critic and award-winning author of Wilco: Learning How To Die Greg Kit as the man who “has redfined mainstream country for the first decade of the 21st century,” Chesney - who launched the internet No Shoes Radio this summer, has “I'm Alive,” a duet with Dave Matthews climbing the charts that was originally recorded by Willie Nelson on his Chesney co-produced Moment of Forevcr - is always looking for new and different ways to bring his music to life - whether it's the Keg in the Closet college commando shows, NFL Stadiums in Boston, Seattle, Pittsburgh or Detroit or PBS' “Austin City Limits.”
“Different places mean different ways to play these songs,” Chesney says. “And I have to admit: I love them all. I'm just glad we got to capture this moment in Austin earlier in the year…"
“You know, it is about the songs,” allows the high energy songwriter. “When you're playing to 50,000 people, you don't want the energy to lag, but there's also that idea that the ballads are the songs that really touch people… and I hate that we can't go to that quieter place in the show as much. Beyond the thrill of being asked to do the one show that I grew up on, I knew 'Austin City Limits' is a place where those more thoughtful songs are really understood.”
To that end, Chesney brought along his good friend and fellow CMA Vocal Event - for the #1 “Down The Road” - nominee Mac McAnally along for the performance on the University of Texas campus. In addition to their duet, McAnally also sang on his “Back Where I Come From,” long a signature piece in Chesney's live show.
“When you think about Mac, you think about the very best of what songwriting can be,” Chesney explains. “He has such a warm voice… and such a wonderful soul. To be able to share a stage with him, especially for something like this, is one of the best parts about what making music for a living.”
There will be plenty of “the hits,” for certain. But also look for Chesney to tell the story and play the never before performed Be As You Are's “Somewhere In The Sun,” written mere blocks away because of a show that was cancelled due to ice. For a man who's used to the tropics, a snow day in Austin, Texas is a reason to seek solace in song - and it will be part of the very special one hour edition
Cited by The Chicago Tribune's lead critic and award-winning author of Wilco: Learning How To Die Greg Kit as the man who “has redfined mainstream country for the first decade of the 21st century,” Chesney - who launched the internet No Shoes Radio this summer, has “I'm Alive,” a duet with Dave Matthews climbing the charts that was originally recorded by Willie Nelson on his Chesney co-produced Moment of Forevcr - is always looking for new and different ways to bring his music to life - whether it's the Keg in the Closet college commando shows, NFL Stadiums in Boston, Seattle, Pittsburgh or Detroit or PBS' “Austin City Limits.”
“Different places mean different ways to play these songs,” Chesney says. “And I have to admit: I love them all. I'm just glad we got to capture this moment in Austin earlier in the year…"
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