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Heart Life Music: A Conversation with Kenny Chesney – November 6, 2025

Heart Life Music: A Conversation with Kenny Chesney

Thursday, November 6 | 5:30 PM and 8:00 PM | CMA Theater

Heart Life Music shares the stories of a kid from small town East Tennessee with a dream fueled by the sports and music around him. When high school football came to an end, he knew there must be something more. In college, Kenny Chesney found himself on a barstool with a guitar and an unexpected connection between people, life, and songs. His heart caught fire. With Nashville’s vibrant creative scene, characters, legends, and places now long gone from the city he encountered in those early days, the book explores the quest to find himself as an artist and a man, as well as a sense of home anywhere there’s an ocean. The stories of the unlikely game changer who became the sound of coming of age in the 21st century, made friends with his heroes, rocked stadiums and founded a No Shoes Nation make for a great conversation. Joined by award-winning music critic, New York Times best-selling author and longtime collaborator Holly Gleason, the pair will have two unique conversations about the process, Nashville throughout his journey, the creative community, and this year’s induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Every patron will receive a signed copy of Kenny Chesney’s new book, Heart Life Music.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a concert. This event will be a lively book talk with Kenny Chesney about Heart Life Music with co-author Holly Gleason.