Kenny Chesney is the bard of island life ... “A friend of mine -- we call him Low-Key Bob -- took care of Cookie while I was gone,” Chesney says. “He brought her to Tennessee but then ...

Wonder if Kenny Chesney ever wrote a thank-you note to Garth ... with the ballads "Anything But Mine," "You and Tequila" and the low-key "When I See This Bar" standing out.