Kenny Chesney photo courtesy of Sony BMG Nashville.
Aug. 4, 2008 — Ever since Kenny Chesney shot the video for "How Forever Feels" in the Virgin Islands 10 years ago, his career has been associated with beach culture, so it’s appropriate that for his next video, "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven," he bopped off to Jamaica.
Even more appropriately, he coaxed Bob Marley’s former band, the Wailers, to take part in the shoot, Dial-Global reports.
"They were so generous with us in terms of their time and the stories they'd tell us," Kenny notes. "We sat up one night on the beach, and they shared the whole history of the band, the struggles they had. I got to interview them for something we may do later. Those guys are a huge part of history, whether people realize it or not. The music they had a hand in creating is so universal. It doesn't matter where you go, you can hear the Wailers drifting out of some club or shop or car or boat, and they are so humble for everything they've been a part of."
A lot of the songs Kenny’s been a part of are making marks in new ways. A couple of his hits from the "How Forever Feels" era — "She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy" and "You Had Me From Hello" — were certified gold ringtones by the Recording Industry Association of America last month.
One of his more recent songs, "Don’t Blink," is featured on an upcoming compilation, NOW That’s What I Call Country. Due Aug. 26, it also features hits by Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Julianne Hough, Jason Michael Carroll and Lady Antebellum.
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