KC and Mac are #1!!

[SchoolGirlHeart]

Kenny and Friend Hit No. 1

Kenny Chesney and his friend, songwriter Mac McAnally, sit at the top of the charts with “Down the Road,” the second single from Kenny's CD, Lucky Old Sun.

“I am really happy about having a No. 1 with my very good friend, and frankly, one of my songwriting heroes,” Kenny says of the achievement. “The idea that you can go in the studio with a couple guitars and a great lyric . . . that says a lot about what people really want and respond to. And I'm equally happy for Mac, who's given the world so much wonderful music. He wrote this song on a Christmas morning years ago, waiting for his kids to get up and it comes from such a wonderful place." The song received an Academy of Country Music Award nomination for Vocal Event of the Year last week.

http://www.countryweekly.com/kenny_chesney/scoop/3658


And from Mac's MySpace:

MAC MCANALLY HITS #1, ENJOYS OVERNIGHT SUCCESS....

Chesney Duet "Down The Road" Tops Charts, Earns ACM Nom....

(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" in the sense that he went to bed Friday having never scored a No. 1 hit as an artist, and woke up Monday morning with the top song in the land on both the Billboard/R&R and Country Aircheck/Mediabase/USA Today charts. In reality,the accomplishment is just another feather (albeit a rather pretty one) in a cap already so thickly adorned it is beginning to resemble a chieftain's headdress. It is also a fulfillment of the song itself, which McAnally released on his 1990 solo album Simple Life to little airplay response. Redeemed as the hit Mac always knew it to be, the song was nominated last week for the Academy of Country Music's Vocal Event of the Year award. The CBS-televised show takes place April 5 in Las Vegas.

Whatever the outcome of that process, a long and illustrious list of top entertainers would likely testify that Mac McAnally has more than earned the respect and admiration of his peers. That's because the Belmont, Mississippi native is one of the most accomplished songwriters, musicians and vocalists of his time. He has written literally dozens of hit songs, including chart-toppers for Alabama ("Old Flame") and Sawyer Brown ("Thank God For You"). "Down The Road" is also his second cut with Chesney, who recorded McAnally's "Back Where I Come From" on his 1996 album Me And You.....

The man who got his start as a Muscle Shoals session musician is also one of the most talented guitar players in the business, not to mention the high regard in which he is held as a vocalist. He's played behind or sang harmony for artists including Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Jr., Amy Grant, Jimmy Buffett, Travis Tritt, Linda Ronstadt, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dolly Parton and many more. Mac continues to tour as part of Buffett's Coral Reefer band. As a producer, he's worked with Sawyer Brown and Little Feat, and he was named 2008 Musician of the Year by the Country Music Association.....

As an artist, McAnally has released 10 albums, and was the first artist signed to David Geffen's legendary Geffen Records. He owns and operates his own recording studio, in addition to his ongoing work as a writer, publisher, producer and musician.....

Congratulations, Mac!!

[Brown Eyed Girl]

WoooooooHoooooooo! Yay Mac!

[C-Dawg]

Congrats Mac.....you really deserve this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dezdmona]

Knew the song was a hit the first time I listened.
Congratulations Mac & KC.

[SchoolGirlHeart]

Knew the song was a hit the first time I listened.
Congratulations Mac & KC.

I liked the song years ago, when Mac cut it. I'm glad it's getting the exposure it deserves.

[Tropic_Al]

Kudos Mac! And it's nice to see some activity on your web site...hoping to see more dates soon.

03.28.09 Sheraton Hotel
St. Louis, MO
More info to follow.

Here's his site, http://www.macmcanally.com/index.php?page=tour

[SMLCHNG]

We finally heard the song over the weekend, and liked it!!!

CONGRATS!!!!!

[pcbfan]

Way to go Mac!!!!!

[Dezdmona]

"I am really happy about having a number one with my very good friend and frankly, one of my songwriting heroes," said Chesney on his web site. "The idea that you can (do this) in the studio with a couple of guitars and a great lyric, that people want to hear that? That it's still ok to make records like this? That says a lot about what people really want and respond to."

[parrothead3282]

Kenny and Friend Hit No. 1

And from Mac's MySpace:

MAC MCANALLY HITS #1, ENJOYS OVERNIGHT SUCCESS....

Chesney Duet "Down The Road" Tops Charts, Earns ACM Nom....

(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" in the sense that he went to bed Friday having never scored a No. 1 hit as an artist, and woke up Monday morning with the top song in the land.....

Must have been one rough Friday night!

CONGRATS MAC!!!!!

I love this song!

[Tiki Bar]

Congratulations Mac! Well deserved!

[dnw]

Congratulations, Mac & KC!

[luvinlife]

Congrats Mac!!!!!!!

[Marnin Grita Guy]

I thought this was about Kraft Cheese and Macaroni.





Congrats Mac!

[VanillaGrl]

I thought this was about Kraft Cheese and Macaroni.





Congrats Mac!

[oldmanatee]

Congrats and nice job Mac!!
(Mr.Overnight Sensation )

[sonofabeach]

where's R2 when you need him?

[SchoolGirlHeart]

Also, if you listen closely to the #7 song this week on the R&R chart, George Strait's "River of Love", you will hear a very familiar guitar....