RJ Chesney is a singer-songwriter with deep roots in the American South. Born in Macon, GA and raised in Biloxi, MS, he is known for a voice that is deep and sonorous with a twang, his music blends country, rock, folk, blues and gospel influences. He spent several years touring in America, Europe, Hawaii, Norway (including the Bergen International Americana Festival) and most recently in Canada, including stops in Toronto and Montreal. In 2025, He came off the road to finish writing and recording the album,

A SOUTHERN MAN, scheduled for release on Sept 25, 2026. This album explores portraits of various Southern Men, navigating themes of masculinity, trauma, mental illness, interpersonal demons and consequences with not dealing with your wounds, while other songs speak to the complexity of forgiveness, healing and letting go. The first single, AFRAID OF THE BALL was released May 20th and is currently in the top 100 of the official Americana Radio Singles Chart.

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In 2019 RJ released, AMATEUR REVOLUTION, a collaboration with notable Norwegian Producer-Composer HP Gundersen recorded in a bread factory in Bergen, Norway. Additional production at producer Jason Hiller’s Electrosound Studios in Los Angeles. Amateur Revolution features great musicians from both the Los Angeles, California and Bergen, Norway music scenes.

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RJ’s previous albums include his debut PRAYERS OF A WAYWARD SON (2010), a combination of original material and traditional spirituals, focusing on the social aspects of the songs versus a straightforward “gospel” record and ANGELS FALLING (2015), a deeply personal album of all original songs. Terry Roland wrote about ANGELS FALLING in No Depression magazine - "If these songs were paintings, they would be Andrew Wyeth's starkly beautiful American landscape work. These songs are landscapes of the soul.”