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Kenny Chesney celebrates his 52nd birthday today (3/26). In honor of his big-day, we take a look at the last couple of years in his mega-superstar’s career in country music.

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Kenny Chesney celebrates his 52nd birthday today (3/26). In honor of his big-day, we take a look at the last couple of years in his mega-superstar's career in country music.

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Kenny Chesney performs "This Land is Your Land" during a Remembrance and Celebration of the Life & Enduring Legacy of Robert F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery on June 6, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia.


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Kenny Chesney performs in concert during "Trip Around The Sun" tour at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on May 26, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.


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Kenny Chesney performs during the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 15, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Kenny Chesney performs on the Toyota Mane Stage during day 3 of 2017 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 30, 2017 in Indio, California.


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Kenny Chesney and George Strait present Tony Martell Lifetime Entertainment Achievement Award to Louis Messina at the T.J. Martell Foundation 9th Annual Nashville Honors Gala at Omni Hotel on February 27, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Kenny Chesney receives Pinnacle Award during the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 2, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Kenny Chesney attends the 64th Annual BMI Country awards on November 1, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.


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Kenny Chesney performs onstage during the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Kenny Chesney (C) and guitarist Kenny Greenberg (R) perform onstage during the 4th ACM Party For A Cause Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on April 3, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.


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Kenny Chesney performs onstage during the 29th American Cinematheque Award honoring Reese Witherspoon at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on October 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.


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Kenny Chesney (L) and actor John C. McGinley attend the launch of Laird Apparel by Laird Hamilton at Ron Robinson on October 22, 2015 in Santa Monica, California.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.