Dale Morris, Nashville Manager Who Guided Careers of Alabama & Kenny Chesney, Dies at 89

The longtime Nashville manager also represented Martina McBride, Barbara Mandrell andJake Owen.

Dale Morris, one of the leading names in the ranks of Nashville music managers, who helped build up superstar careers for the group Alabama and then Kenny Chesney nearly from scratch, died Friday at 89. A representative said Morris died in his sleep. “He lived a big, bold, beautiful, blessed life, and I’m holding onto…