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Amanpour and Company

Country Star Kenny Chesney On His Music and New Memoir

Episode 8041 | 17m 59s

American singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney has sold 30 million albums worldwide and racked up dozens of No. 1 singles. Just last month Chesney was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Now, his new memoir "Heart Life Music" takes us back to where it all started: growing up in a small town in Tennessee, dreaming of stardom. Chesney joins the show to discuss how country music changed his life.

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