08.31.10
CMA Nomination for Mac!
Congratulations to Mac for his nomination for CMA Musician of the Year! The CMA Awards will be held in Nashville on November 10th.
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08.06.10
Mac to be broadcast live on Island Dreamz Radio August 8th!
Mac McAnally will perform live on Island Dreamz Radio on August 8 at 7pm ET from the Princeton Bar and Grill in Avalon, NJ...
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07.29.10
McAnally goes 'all in'
"Mac McAnally is a “bashful guy” by nature, but the longer his musical career lasts, the brighter the spotlight pointed at his shy self shines..."
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07.01.10
A message from Mac
Hello everybody. This is just a note regarding the necessity to move one of my shows on the calendar and my apology for doing so...
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04.27.10
Mac in 3D - Article from the Tennessean
“I was really impressed. I felt like a big Scottish Godzilla. Other than that, it was great,” Mac McAnally said with a good-natured laugh after a recent Nashville-area advance screening...
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04.26.10
Mac and his songs appear in Kenny Chesney's movie!
If you check out Kenny Chesney's film "Summer in 3D," currently in select theatres now, you'll see Mac performing "Back Where I Come From" and "Down The Road" with Kenny!
Get showtimes here!
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03.26.10
Alabama Music Hall of Fame honors Mac
Mac was honored with the Arthur Alexander songwriter’s award from the Alabama Music Hall of Fame at their 2010 Induction Banquet and Awards Show on March 25th...
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01.30.10
Mac to be awarded the Arthur Alexander songwriter’s award on March 25th
The Alabama Music Hall of Fame Board has announced this year's awards and inductees to be honored at a banquet on March 25th in Montgomery, Alabama. Mac has been chosen to receive the Arthur Alexander songwriter’s award...
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12.09.09
MAC McANALLY CO-PRODUCES NEW JIMMY BUFFETT ALBUM
Mac may have scored his first No. 1 as an artist and received more awards and nominations than at any other time in his career in '09, but the release of Jimmy Buffett's Buffet Hotel serves as a reminder of just how deep Mac's well of creativity runs.
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12.04.09
Mac McAnally Nominated for GRAMMY
2009 has been a banner year for Mac McAnally. At Wednesday's nominations announcement, the critically acclaimed musician picked up a GRAMMY Award nod for the "Best Country Collaboration With Vocals" category...
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12.04.09
McAnally earns Grammy salute - The Times-Daily, Florence, AL
Mac McAnally initially thought it was a joke when he started receiving text messages Wednesday night congratulating him on being nominated for a Grammy...
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12.02.09
Congratulations to Mac and Kenny for their Grammy nomination!
The 2010 Grammy nominations were December 2nd, and Mac and Kenny Chesney's collaboration on 'Down The Road' was nominated for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals!
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11.16.09
Mac at Land Shark Tailgate Stage
On Sunday, November 15th, Mac performed before the Miami Dolphins game on the Land Shark Tailgate Stage to an enthusiastic crowd.
Check out the photos here!
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11.12.09
MAC McANALLY TRIUMPHS WITH CMA AWARD
This is the second consecutive year [Mac] has been hailed as Musician of the Year, highlighting his amazing artistry as a guitar player...
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11.11.09
Congratulations to Mac - CMA Musician of the Year!
Mac was honored by his peers, as he was named Musician of the Year at the CMA Music Awards held in Nashville, Tennessee on November 11th! 2009 has been a big year for Mac, with a No. 1 hit and an acclaimed solo album release. Congratulations Mac!
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11.10.09
AWARD-WINNING COUNTRY MUSIC ICON AND 2009 CMA NOMINEE MAC McANALLY TO PERFORM AT THE LAND SHARK TAILGATE STAGE - NOV. 15
Mac McAnally, will be the main act at the Land Shark Tailgate Stage on the AT&T Grand Plaza on Sunday, November 15th, prior to the Dolphins-Buccaneers game, with a live performance starting at 12 noon...
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11.06.09
Life experiences translated in song
Mac McAnally compares songwriting to a disease, and he's not looking for a cure. "I'm just one of those guys eaten up with music. It's like a virus," he said, laughing...
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11.06.09
Win a chance to see Mac at Land Shark Stadium!
Mac will be performing a special show at Land Shark Stadium prior to the game on Sunday, November 15th as part of the stadium's annual Veteran's Day celebration and Florida residents can enter for a chance to win a trip to be there...
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11.04.09
Mac Live At Land Shark Stadium!
Mac McAnally will be performing a special show at Land Shark Stadium prior to the game on Sunday, November 15th as part of the stadium's annual Veteran's Day celebration! The Dolphins are offering a special discount to Parrotheads...
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11.02.09
Down The Road wins at French Country Music Awards
The French Country Music Awards were this past weekend, and Kenny Chesney and Mac won an award for Best Duo of the Year for "Down The Road."
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10.27.09
Mac McAnally Honored by CMA, ASCAP, NSAI
Last week, Mac was honored with ASCAP and Nashville Songwriters Association International awards for "Down The Road," the No. 1 Kenny Chesney smash Mac wrote. McAnally performed the song with Chesney, leading to a recent CMA Awards nomination...
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10.20.09
Mac honored by ASCAP and Nashville Songwriters Association
"Down the Road" was one of a select few songs named by NSAI in an honor informally referred to as "the songs I wish I'd written" during their 2009 awards. ASCAP also named "Down the Road" in their list of 2009 ASCAP Most Performed Songs...
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09.21.09
Mac McAnally Interview on Radio Margaritaville
Be sure and check out Steve Huntington's interview with Mac on Radio Margaritaville. Steve and Mac will be discussing all of the songs on Mac's new CD "Down By the River" in a special one hour program.
Don't miss the opportunity to hear this!
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09.14.09
CMT article: Hit Songwriter Mac McAnally Debuts Down by the River
Listening to the panoramic emotional sweep of Down by the River -- with all its exultations and laments -- it is hard to imagine anyone else singing the songs half as well as their creator...
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09.10.09
Where Will Mac McAnally Turn Up Next?
As critics and music lovers alike are discovering, the release of Mac McAnally's Down By The River has been a revelation from one of the most respected music makers of his era...
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09.09.09
Mac McAnally CMA 2009 Nominee!
Mac McAnally is nominated for CMA's Musical Event of the Year with Kenny Chesney for “Down the Road.” Mac is also nominated for Musician of the Year.
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09.01.09
Mac McAnally - Down By The River
For nearly 30 years, Mac McAnally has been out there, writing and producing for other artists and playing guitar for Jimmy Buffett. He's been recording plenty of his own material as well, but for some reason, almost nobody's listening to it (except, of
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08.18.09
A Note From Mac
Hello to all today from Nashville TN. I have the privilege today to reacquaint myself with the floor plan of my own house. The last three months have been the busiest and most high mileage of my life.
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08.18.09
Mac McAnally: A Retrospective (A 3 Part Special) Time After Island Time Proudly Presents our special guest Mac McAnally.
Mac McAnally: A Retrospective (A 3 Part Special) Time After Island Time Proudly Presents our special guest Mac McAnally.
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08.12.09
Mac McAnally on Bob & Tom TV Tonight!
Mac McAnally will be featured on Bob & Tom TV Tonight! Bob & Tom TV airs on WGN at Midnight Eastern Time.
Find out what channel WGN is on in your area.
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08.04.09
Mac on Fox News' Money For Breakfast
This morning Mac visited Fox News' Money For Breakfast show! Check out the video at the link below: http://www.foxbusiness.com/money-for-breakfast/index.html
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07.20.09
New Mac CD "Down By the River" Set For August 4th
MAC McANALLY SET TO RELEASE DOWN BY THE RIVER ON AUGUST 4TH
Stunning Album For Debut Release on Show Dog Highlights Singer
Songwriter's Award Winning Talents
(NASHVILLE, Tenn) Legendary musician, songwriter, producer and
recording artist Mac McAna
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06.05.09
MAC McANALLY OPENS SUMMER SCHEDULE AT KENNEDY CENTER
MAC McANALLY OPENS SUMMER SCHEDULE AT KENNEDY CENTER
"You First" & "Down The Road" Singer Plays Solo And With Jimmy Buffett
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) One of music's most respected creators visits one
of its most hallowed stages as artist/songwriter/m
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05.15.09
As a wordsmith or tunesmith, Coral Reefer McAnally has tales to tell
Mac McAnally, down the road.
By John Katsilometes · May 14, 2009 · 5:31 PM
He’s born to tell stories, this Mac McAnally. Set those tales to music and they become hit records for the likes of Jimmy Buffett and Kenny Chesney.
There’s the tale about
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04.29.09
AMY GRANT AND VINCE GILL ANNOUNCE June Musical Event, LAUNCHING CHALLENGE AMERICA - Mac to take part
Event will honor wounded warriors
at THE John F. KENNEDY CENTER for the performing arts, Mon., June 8th with Special Guests Michael McDonald, Alison Krauss, Darius Rucker, Mac McAnally, Melinda Doolittle and NY Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield.
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04.28.09
MAC DONATES SINGLE ROYALTIES
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) Newly signed Show Dog Nashville recording artist
and eminently respected music maker Mac McAnally has pledged to
donate all his artist royalties from his debut single "You First"
released on April 27 to the Wounded Warriors P
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04.14.09
Mac to perform at the Key West Songwriters Festival on May 2nd
Key West hosts the The Better Angels Music - 14th Annual Key West Songwriters' Festival, benefiting MUZAK Heart & Soul Foundation from April 29 to May 3rd 2009. Mac will be performing at Margaritaville on May 2nd at 10pm!
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04.03.09
Mac McAnally’s His Own Man
I thought McAnally was pretty good then. But now? Now I am not only on that bandwagon, I am driving it. I just listened to his new single, “You First,” and thought to myself, “Now this is a country song.” It’s quiet with very sparse music...
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04.03.09
Mac on American Top 40 at 20 years old!
Listen to this recording of Mac McAnally's "It's a Crazy World" on Casey Kasem's American Top 40...
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03.31.09
SHOW DOG RELEASES NEW MAC McANALLY SINGLE
A poignant series of vignettes about brotherly love in its various forms, "You First" will be heard over radio waves starting this week. The song is the first release from McAnally's upcoming Show Dog Records debut album...
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03.16.09
SHOW DOG SIGNS"DOWN THE ROAD" SINGER MAC McANALLY
Legendary Music Maker Celebrates Latest No. 1 With New Label Deal
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) The ultimate goal for any record label signing has to be reeling off a string of No. 1 hits...
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03.11.09
ASCAP Parties Hard for "Down The Road"
"So many people can relate to it," said an admiring Kenny Chesney. "It just covers so many generations. As a songwriter you search for that commonality."
Chesney was referring to Mac McAnally's "Down the Road," the song the two recorded togethe
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03.09.09
Mac Gives Kenny a Cool Guitar
After writing and being invited to sing on the #1 hit, "Down The Road," Mac McAnally decided to say thanks to Kenny Chesney for cutting the song and asking to sing on it too. His gift a very special Gibson guitar...
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02.17.09
MAC MCANALLY HITS #1
Chesney Duet "Down The Road" Tops Charts, Earns ACM Nomination.
(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) The music industry's latest overnight success is Mac McAnally, writer and featured guest vocalist on Kenny Chesney's single "Down The Road." But only "overnight"
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02.11.09
Mac is nominated for Musical Event of the Year!
Today th 44th Annual ACM Nominations were announced. Mac was nominated along with Kenny Chesney in the category of Musical Event Of The Year for their duet of Mac's song, "Down The Road". All of the nominees can be viewed at
http://www.acmcountry
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01.07.09
New Article About Mac/Down The Road
When I heard Kenny Chesney’s latest single, “Down the Road,”* my first thought was, “Wow. Whoever he is singing with can really, really sing."
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11.13.08
Congratulations to Mac McAnally!
Singer, songwriter, producer and world class musician Mac McAnally wins this year's CMA Award for Musician Of The Year. Mac is on a hot streak winning this award and writing Kenny Chesney’s new single “Down The Road.”
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11.13.08
Red Bay's Mac McAnally earns CMA Award
An article by Mary Colurso at the Birmingham News takes a local look at Mac's win.
Look closely at the CMA Award winners, Alabama music fans. A native of Red Bay, Mac McAnally, was named musician of the year...
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11.08.08
Mac performs with Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock, and The Wailers at Tootsie’s
Kenny Chesney and his road band played for an hour before being joined by The Wailers. The onstage party also included Kid Rock and Mac McAnally, the writer behind a couple of Chesney's favorite tunes -- "Down The Road" and "Back Where I Come From."
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10.24.08
LUCKY OLD SUN ALREADY DOWN THE ROAD AS "DOWN THE ROAD" BOWS
Kenny Chesney's album Lucky Old Sun is already down the road to super success...Mac's tune called "Down the Road," becomes the next vehicle to keep Lucky Old Sun keep going down that road...
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10.22.08
Mac is Nominated!
Mac has been nominated by The Country Music Association for Musician Of The Year! The awards will be held on November the 12th in Nashville and can be seen on ABC. For further information - here is the link to the CMA site: http://www.cmaworld.com
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10.22.08
Mac writing with Brad Paisley
Mac and Brad Paisley co-wrote the instrumentals to Brad's song "Kentucky Jelly" off of his new album "Play" releasing on November 4th, 2008.
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10.22.08
Mac and Kenny Chesney record Mac's song
Mac and Kenny Chesney recorded Mac's song "Down the Road" as a duet and it is on Kenny's latest release, "Lucky Old Sun".
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10.15.08
Sold out show at the Jackson Yacht Club
Mac played a sold out show at the Jackson Yacht Club last night in Ridgeland, MS that was amazing!
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10.15.07
Mac Is Inducted Into Nashville Song Writers HOF!
Mac McAnally was honored for his songwriting contributions and welcomed to the ranks of the Nashville Songwriters Hall Fame during the organization's 38th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony held last night.
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10.01.07
Mac MP3 Downloads Available!!
We now have the first "Mac Pack" ready to download to your MP3 player. Only $8 for 8 songs - what are you waiting for? Click the "Shop" to purchase.
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09.11.07
NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT MAC MCANALLY
The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation (NaSHOF) is pleased to announce this year’s Hall of Fame inductees Mac McAnally, Bob DiPiero, Flatt & Scruggs and Hank Williams, Jr.
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08.31.07
Mac Is Nominated!
2007 is turning into a big year for Mac. He has been nominated for the CMA 2007 Musician of the Year. In addition to that honor, he has also been nominated for an induction into the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Mac!.
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07.30.07
Mac Performing "Miracle"
Check out this recent video of Mac performing Miracle at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta.
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05.01.07
On The Road Again....
Mac is hitting the road this month (
Click here for dates) and is teaming up with legendary harmonica player “Fingers” Taylor and Grammy Award winning engineer, Alan Shulman....
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04.30.07
Newly re-mastered CD's are here!
Simple Life, Live & Learn, and the highly anticipated and requested "Nothing But The Truth", which has never been in a digital format! They sound awesome so place your old Mac records on your mantle and enjoy listening to the CD’s in your car.
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04.30.07
Answers From Mac
There’s a
new Q&A Page on the web site and you can access it off of the Fans Page. Email Mac at
mac@macmcanally.com whatever questions you may have and they’ll be conside
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04.29.07
Would you like Mac to perform in your town?
Feel free to contact Mac’s booking agent at
curt@mpanashville.com and submit a request.
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