needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2007) Mark Chesnutt Background information Birth name Mark Nelson Chesnutt Born September 6, 1963 (1963-09-06) (age 47) Origin Beaumont, Texas, USA Genres Country Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, rhythm guitar Years active 1988-present Labels Axbar MCA Decca MCA Nashville Columbia Vivaton! CBuJ Ent. Lofton Creek Saguaro Road Associated acts Aerosmith Tracy Byrd Garth Brooks Website MarkChesnutt.com Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American country music singer known for his neotraditionalist country style. Chesnutt recorded his first album, Doing My Country Thing in the late 1980s on an independent record label; his national debut came in 1990 with the single "Too Cold at Home", the first single from his second album, which was also titled Too Cold at Home..