CLEVELAND — It's been a busy month for country music star Kenny Chesney. In October, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame; two weeks later, he released his autobiography, "Heart Life Music," tracing his roots to the small rural town of Luttrell, Tennessee.

That book debuted at the top of the New York Times Best Sellers list this week. It's an accomplishment "No Shoes Nation" will no doubt appreciate, coming from our region's favorite son, who once wrote a song about Cleveland, Tennessee — but it's a song so popular that Clevelanders in Ohio still identify with.

There's another reason for Northeast Ohio to be excited: The book's co-author, Holly Gleason, grew up in Shaker Heights. Gleason moved away from the region in the 1980s, but she still has fond memories.

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