Before They Were Famous

Before They Were Famous: Josh Kelley
Before They Were Famous: Josh Kelley
Before They Were Famous: Josh Kelley
Fans of Josh Kelley and his brother -- Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley -- know that the boys love to spend as much of their free time on the golf course as possible. The older bro has been playing since age four and even attended Ole Miss on a golf scholarship.
Before They Were Famous: Neal McCoy
Before They Were Famous: Neal McCoy
Before They Were Famous: Neal McCoy
Neal McCoy sold his last pair of shoes 32 years ago, long before his career as a country artist had taken off. He met his wife at the shoe store where he worked, he says, telling Taste of Country that she came in with her mother. "And I just thought 'Oh my gosh, who is this girl. She's the prettiest girl in the world.'" McCoy had no troubles chatting with customers and doing what it take
Before They Were Famous: Kenny Chesney
Before They Were Famous: Kenny Chesney
Before They Were Famous: Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney zips around stage like his boots are on fire, a practice he might have learned working as a valet before he made it big in Nashville. The singer was already 24-years-old when he signed his first record deal. He'd graduated from East Tennessee University with a degree in advertising, but had set his sights on songwriting...
Before They Were Famous: David Nail
Before They Were Famous: David Nail
Before They Were Famous: David Nail
David Nail recently returned to his hometown of Kennett, Mo. to tie on an apron and serve Blizzards at Dairy Queen. That's how the 'Red Light' hitmaker made a few extra bucks during his teen years. He worked for a friend's mom, and based on his comments during a recent episode of GAC-TV's 'Day Jobs,' he wasn't exactly a model employee...
Before They Were Famous: Dierks Bentley
Before They Were Famous: Dierks Bentley
Before They Were Famous: Dierks Bentley
A bad day on tour is nothing compared to what Dierks Bentley had to put up with at a former job. The 'Home' singer cleaned out toilets from houseboats that had been on the water -- and they sometimes had gone a week between cleanings. The antiquated equipment was prone to malfunction, and (gulp) backfire...
Before They Were Famous: Reba McEntire
Before They Were Famous: Reba McEntire
Before They Were Famous: Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire may have had the most, um … interesting job of any country singer before she made it big. She was a cowgirl, which sounds pretty great, but she also helped her father turn bulls into steers.
Before They Were Famous: Kellie Pickler
Before They Were Famous: Kellie Pickler
Before They Were Famous: Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler knew early on that by earning a few extra bucks she'd really be helping her grandparents, who took charge of raising her when she was 11-years-old. So she got a job as a car hop at a Sonic Drive-In serving burgers, hot dogs and fries when she was 17...
Before They Were Famous: Chris Young
Before They Were Famous: Chris Young
Before They Were Famous: Chris Young
Chris Young recently went back to work at his old day job. Before he was singing hits like 'Gettin' You Home' and 'You,' Young was in charge of cooling people off as an AC. repair man. Young installed air conditioning units and did the other duties required of an HVAC technician, but says he wouldn't want to trade his current gig for that kind of work again...

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