Chesney goes down the road to number one
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Chesney goes down the road to number one

Tuesday, February 17, 2009 – Kenny Chesney will be number one on the Billboard country song chart with Down the Road, his song with Mac McAnally, when it the charts are released later this week.

Chesney takes over for Dierks Bentley, who had a number one with the title track of his new CD,Feel That Fire.

"I am really happy about having a number one with my very good friend and frankly, one of my songwriting heroes," said Chesney on his web site. "The idea that you can (do this) in the studio with a couple of guitars and a great lyric, that people want to hear that? That it's still ok to make records like this? That says a lot about what people really want and respond to."


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