Music was the most obvious road for Lyman "Mac" McAnally to take from
his Red Bay, Alabama birthplace and Belmont, Mississippi hometown. He
was a guitar and piano prodigy who performed in clubs at 13, wrote his
first song at 15 and landed as a Muscle Shoals studio musician at 18.
Mac signed his first record deal, with Ariola, at 20 and launched two
singles to moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100. "It's A Crazy
World" peaked at No. 37 and "Minimum Love" topped out at No. 41.
Meanwhile, Mac's skills as a musician continued to bring calls that
carried him into the studio. Over the course of his career he's built
an enviable registry of credits that includes Toby Keith, Roy Orbison,
George Strait, Amy Grant and many more. And his guitar and vocal
skills weren't confined to the studio as he joined Buffett's touring
Coral Reefer band, an association that continues to this day. McAnally
has also produced several of Buffett's albums and written many of his
songs. And even in the midst of creating a prodigious body of
behind-the-scenes work, McAnally continued to make his own music. All
told, he has recorded 11 albums, all for major labels. In fact, he was
the first artist signed to David Geffen's legendary rock label Geffen
Records. His accomplishments are now beginning to be fully recognized.
In 2007, McAnally was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of
Fame. The following year, the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
followed suit, while the Country Music Association named him Musician
of the Year for the last six (6) years in a row. And, Mac continues to
own and operate his own recording studio in Muscle Shoals. So the
question remains: Why? Why now? Why is his biggest success and
notoriety as an artist happening after he's already achieved so much?
McAnally is more than confirmed as one of the most accomplished and
revered creative forces in the music business. He has nothing left to
prove. Maybe this time, however, the music business has something to
prove to Mac McAnally.
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