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Did Kenny ChesneyGrow Up Near The Silver Sands Marina?
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Chesney didn’t grow up anywhere near New Hampshire, where Silver Sands Marina is located, but he says he had a place like it growing up in East Tennessee.
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“We all have our Silver Sands Marina, I mean, I didn’t grow up in New Hampshire. I grew up in East Tennessee, but I knew a place just like that.”
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Then he got to the part of the song that probably hits the hardest. Something we can all relate to: “We all have that place in our mind and in our memory of where we connected with someone, even though you knew it wasn’t going to last forever.”
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That’s a pretty good way of putting it. Sometimes the people we meet aren’t supposed to stay in our lives forever. But that doesn’t mean the moment wasn’t important.
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He liked the song so much that he went to the actual Silver Sands Marina to shoot the video, noting that “It’s almost like camping, it was great.”
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Kenny Chesney Took The Album Cover Picture For ‘Silver Sands Marina’
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WhileChesneywas there, he took a picture of the marina’s sign. That ended up becoming the album cover.
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Chesney said he wanted people to look at that picture and wonder what was behind the sign.
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“I felt like it made people wonder what was behind that sign,” he said.
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And he specifically didn’t want the album cover to just be another picture of himself.
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“You know, it’s not my face saying ‘Come buy me,’ you know? Which I’ve done, which a lot of people do, but it was important for me to, I don’t know, have a little more behind the music on that.”
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There’s probably somewhere in your head that takes you right back to a person and a moment you haven’t forgotten… that’s your Silver Sands Marina.
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Kenny Chesney is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame but it’s hard to argue he’s lost grip on what’s hot today. This legend is definitely one of the genre’s most important contemporary artists, with sold out tours and continued radio success to show off in 2026.
Here are Chesney’s greatest hits. These 10 songs should top any playlist. Each one is an original. Each one is timeless.
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Kenny Chesney’s career really skyrocketed after the release of the No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems album in 2002. In fact he continues to rely heavily on this era during live shows. “Young” celebrates the freedom of youth that we all have lived at some point. This song was a Top 5 hit for Chesney.
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Some of the most beloved older stars in country music are still out there making music at least part-time, while others have been out of the public eye for years, or even decades.
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At just 70 years of age, Ricky Skaggs barely squeaks onto this list. The multi-talented performer continues to perform for his fans regularly, and he’s often said in interviews that he plans to continue until his health no longer allows.
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