Musician Spotlight: Mac McAnally
Producer, musician, and singer-songwriter Mac McAnally is a ten-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year. He came to Muscle Shoals when he was a teenager in the 1970s, made his first recording as a studio musician at the area’s Wishbone Recording Studio, and has also played on sessions at FAME and Muscle Shoals Sound studios. Today, McAnally views himself as an ambassador for the music of the Muscle Shoals region. Kenny Chesney has recorded two songs from McAnally’s 1990 album, Simple Life: “Back Where I Come From” and “Down the Road,” a duet with McAnally. Among the songs McAnally has written are “All These Years” and “Thank God for You” (Sawyer Brown), “Old Flame” (Alabama), and “Two Dozen Roses” (Shenandoah). His songs have also been recorded by David Allan Coe, Ronnie Dunn, Sammy Kershaw, Charley Pride, and Ricky Van Shelton. Additionally, McAnally is a longtime member of Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reefer Band. Presented in support of the exhibitions Kenny Chesney: Living in Fast Forward, presented by Blue Chair Bay Rum, and Muscle Shoals: Low Rhythm Rising, supported by OneLouder. Program made possible in part by PEDIGREE® and PEDIGREE Foundation. Ford Theater. Included with Museum admission. Program ticket required. Free to Museum members.
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