Mark Chesnutt
Mark Chesnutt was finally back on top of his world – then he started having pain in his arm. The pain wasn’t in his shoulder as is typical in a heart attack, but below his elbow. The night ended in emergency quadruple bypass surgery. It was June of 2024—the latest hurdle in years of health challenges Chesnutt had tackled to work his way back to the stage.
The ’90s country star had to start all over again. But just like always, Mark Chesnutt was up to the challenge. With hits including “Too Cold at Home,” “Brother Jukebox,” and “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” his career exploded with his impressive catalog carrying him from honky-tonk stages to one of the decade’s most reliable hit makers. He signed a record deal with MCA Nashville in 1989 and was notching chart-toppers within one year. By the decade’s end, he earned 14 No. 1 hits and 23 Top 10 songs, sold more than 12 million albums, and was a CMA Horizon Award Winner. Billboard named him one of the most-played country artists of the decade.
Now, Chesnutt is gearing up for his 2025-2026 Redemption Tour– more dedicated to his health and sobriety than ever and equally determined to deliver the most compelling shows of his career. This time, when he steps on stage, Chesnutt will do it as the healthiest version of himself – no alcohol, no pain, just the undeniable songs and unfailingly distinct voice on which he built his career. “I’m back and doing better than ever,” Chesnutt says. “I feel better than I did in my 30s. I’m excited about the whole process of going on the road. I’m excited every night to go on stage. I have the energy I wish I had throughout the ’90s.”
Mark Chesnutt
Critics have hailed him as a classic Country singer of the first
order and some of Country musics most elite entertainers from
George Jones to George Strait echo this sentiment. Mark
Chesnutts stature is easily gauged; he has 14 No. 1 hits, 23
top ten singles, four platinum albums and five gold records.
Country music critics and fans alike need look no further when
it comes to Country music basics. If you ask Mark Chesnutt hell
tell you, Its the music that has kept me around this long. In a
world that sometimes confuses style with substance, Mark
Chesnutt possesses both. Remaining true to himself as a
traditional country artist while still keeping up with the ever-
changing country landscape, Mark has a knack for picking great
songs; delivering them with his world-class vocals; and with
real heart-felt emotion. Mark has set the bar for his
generationnot just for his being a consistent hit maker, but
because of his love of genuine country music. Mark Chesnutts
personal integrity as well as his principal to record a genuine
country song has made him a fixture on radio and in the honky
tonks. 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 along
side his dad, one set at a time, Mark embraced his fathers
influence and began 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
