Kenny Chesney Serenaded by Fans at Boston Restaurant

Country music superstar Kenny Chesney isn't likely to slip in and out of a restaurant in Boston without being recognized. After all, Chesney's No Shoes Nation, every bit as loyal as Deadheads to The Grateful Dead, was founded in Massachusetts, just a ways down the road at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.

Kenny Chesney’s Boston Restaurant Appearance

Chesney didn't seem to mind drawing a crowd last Saturday at Strega North End, a legendary eatery in Boston's famed Italian North End.

Boston-based WCVB-TV 5 reported, "Guests sang along to Chesney's songs, including 'Get Along,' while the superstar soaked it all in."

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Chesney posted to his Instagram account, "So you go to the restaurant in the North End of Boston for lunch, and this happens."

WCVB said Chesney posed for pictures with fans and Strega North End owner Nick Varano.

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Kenneth Arnold Chesney was born in Lutrell in East Tennessee in 1968, and has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide. He has won almost every one of the major country music awards one can win.

Chesney’s Ties to Massachusetts

Chesney has many ties to the region. A Boston Red Sox fan and good friends with New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft and his son Jonathan, Chesney has wrapped many concert tours at Gillette Stadium.

Chesney's song "Boston," one he only performs live in Massachusetts, was released January 25, 2005, on the Be As You Are album. The song is a fan favorite when Chesney serenades the faithful at Gillette Stadium.

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"I wrote that song just about some friends from the Virgin Islands," Chesney told the Boston Herald in 2010.