If you're a longtime country music fan, chances are pretty good that you were introduced to Mark Chesnutt about 25 years ago. He first hit the national country chart in 1990 with his Top 5 hit 'Too Cold At Home'.

And in a word, 'WOW!', what a great country music career its been for this Beaumont, Texas native.

'Too Cold At Home' was the first of a dozen consecutive Top 10 hits, including five #1's. Yes, Mark Chesnutt was one of the decades biggest stars, with #1 hits like 'Brother Jukebox', 'I'll Think Of Something' 'It Sure Is Monday', 'Gonna Get A Life' and others.

Plain fact of the matter: If you were listening to country music in the 1990's, you were listening to Mark Chesnutt. And when I say country music, I mean real country music. While some artists have gone off into 'rap-country', 'pop-country', 'hick-hop' and 'bro-country', this great artist has stayed true to his roots.

Mark Chesnutt is country music.

And in this great video from the early 1990's, another Texas country legend, Jerry Jeff Walker, sits down and explores the roots and early years of Mark Chesnutt.

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