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If Mac McAnally never sang or played another note of music, his place in music history is more than assured. Writer, producer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and all around musical sage, Mac has seen and done it all. Now he is back once again with a new and energizing album – Live in Muscle Shoals. Recorded live from the Norton Auditorium at the University of North Alabama during the W.C. Handy Music Festival, Mac put together an incredible band of musicians consisting of fellow Coral Reefers and Muscle Shoals/Nashville session friends in which they captivated the audience. “Last summer the fine folks in charge of the W.C. Handy Music Festival asked me to play a show that ran the gamut of everything I’ve done,” Mac said. “In live performance you don’t have to look far for imperfections. I look at the imperfections as blessings too,” he added. “W.C. Handy made a career out of mixing influences from his surroundings and expressing them musically. I share that aspiration and hope to merit having shared the bill with his legacy on July 31, 2010 in his hometown of Florence, Alabama.” A master storyteller, Mac introduces each song with anecdotes, describing how the songs came to be and how they have impacted his life. Mac’s wit and love for life and music shine throughout. Live in Muscle Shoals includes his hits “Back Where I Come From”, “All These Years”, and “Down the Road”, as well as a cover of the ‘60s hit “I Heard It through the Grapevine”. The album serves as the perfect compliment to an incomparable career. 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. His songwriting drew the attention of Jimmy Buffett and Hank Williams, Jr., both of whom cut McAnally songs. Alabama took his 'Old Flame' to No. 1 in 1981. The song cemented his status as a hit maker, a reputation that has never waned. Reba McEntire, T.G. Sheppard, David Allan Coe, Shenandoah, Ricky Van Shelton, Charley Pride, Randy Travis and Steve Wariner are just some of the artists who cut Mac's songs over the next 20 years. In the late '80s and '90s, McAnally became an in-demand producer, along the way working with Ricky Skaggs, Restless Heart, Chris LeDoux and Little Feat, among others. He produced the band Sawyer Brown through their biggest successes and penned their signature hits including 'The Cafe On The Corner,' 'The Boys And Me' and 'Thank God For You.' 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 Roy Orbison, Hank Williams, Jr., Amy Grant, Jimmy Buffett, Travis Tritt, Linda Ronstadt, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dolly Parton 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 3 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. Official WebsiteBorn | 20 June 1955 (age 65) |
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Nationality | Irish |
Occupation | Broadcaster, Actor, Musician, Magician |
Known for | Anything Goes The Lyrics Board |
Website | AonghusMcAnally.com |
Aonghus McAnally (born 20 June 1955)[1] is an Irish radio and television producer and presenter, as well as an actor, musician, magician and billiards champion.[1][2] He worked on both sides of the mic and camera for public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann for over 40 years, retiring in June 2020.[2][1]
Early life[edit]
Aonghus is one of four children born to Abbey Theatre actress Ronnie Masterson and screen-actor Ray McAnally.[3][4] Film and television producer Conor McAnally is his only brother.[5]
Music[edit]
McAnally has been a guitarist[6] in a number of bands including Mushroom,[7][8][3] Maxband, Starband, and Crackers/The Crack[5] As a solo artist he released a novelty recordI am Alergic to Christmas (written by fellow broadcaster Shay Healy) in 1981.[9]
A friend of singer-songwriter Christie Hennessy, he delivered his eulogy at his funeral.[2] He created a touring show as tribute Hennessy.[4][2][10]
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Television[edit]
McAnally's first presenting work was on young people's programming, including Anything Goes[1][3][11] young adult affairs show Borderline,[12] and magazine show Evening Extra.[13]
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Moving away from youth programming, into light entertainment, McAnally presented The Big Top TV Show, a variety show based in a circus big top.
McAnally was the presenter of the first few season of the RTÉ One song lyrics game show The Lyrics Board.[1][3]
As a screen actor he had appearances on Wanderly Wagon in 1979[1][14][4] and a regular role in the Fir Bolg drama on TG4.
Radio[edit]
McAnally presented Both Sides Now, an interview series with members of the Irish diaspora.[15] He was a regular presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's Late Date.[4][2] As a radio producer,[16] he worked on Spectrum with former South African Ambassador, Melanie Verwoerd,[17][18][19] and was the series producer on the daily phone-in show Liveline until his retirement in 2020.[20][1][3][19]
Cue sports[edit]
McAnally has played billiards at an international level.[21][1] McAnally also covered snooker as an announcer and commentator.[22]
Other activities[edit]
McAnally is an accomplished magician.[23] McAnally performed a number of stand-up gigs in the early 2000s.[24] He created a one-man show based on his own life in 2019.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Aonghus married Billie Morton, and they have sons.[14][25] He has spoken publicly about his father's battle with alcoholism, creating the Irish language documentary Ray McAnally - M'Athair ('My Father') for TG4 in 2009.[26][4] He has had hair replacement treatments.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ abcdefghCorr, Alan (19 June 2020). 'Aonghus McAnally retires after 41 years working in RTÉ'. RTÉ TEN. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ abcdeNolan, Larissa (8 October 2017). 'Aonghus McAnally: I will not let my finances go to pot'. TheTimes.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ abcdef'My cultural life: Aonghus McAnally'. independent.
- ^ abcdeFeighan, Irene (22 September 2017). 'Shape I'm In: Aonghus McAnally on his Christy Hennessy tribute tour'. IrishExaminer.com. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ ab'Irish Rock Discography: Aonghus McAnally'. www.irishrock.org.
- ^Hannigan, Mary. 'TV View: Merson conjures the Twilight Zone to help Sky Sports News fill schedule'. Irish Times.
- ^'Renowned fiddle player Pat Collins has died'. RTÉ TEN. 8 January 2020.
- ^'Tributes pour in following the death of Irish violinist Patrick Collins'. Hot Press. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^'I Am Alergic To Christmas' at Discogs
- ^Clayton-Lea, Tony. 'Me & My Money: Aonghus McAnally, performer and RTÉ presenter'. The Irish Times.
- ^ ab'Broadcaster Aonghus McAnally reveals he recently got a hair transplant: 'My hair always defined me''. independent.
- ^Mordaunt, John (1989). Facing Up to AIDS. Dublin: O'Brien Press. p. 107. ISBN978-0-86278-191-0.
- ^'Fungi The Dolphin'. RTÉ Archives.
- ^ ab'The family business: the next generation of the McAnally acting dynasty'. independent.
- ^O'Brien, Matthew J. (2001). Irishness in Great Britain and the United States: Transatlantic and Cross-channel Migration Networks and Irish Ethnicity, 1920-90. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 446, 447.
- ^LucyB Lightner (1 September 2012). Susan Boyle, Professional Singer: The Sixth Six Months. Lulu.com. pp. 93, 94, 299, 488. ISBN978-1-300-11881-7.
- ^Verwoerd, Melanie (10 October 2012). When We Dance: A Memoir. Dublin: Liberties Press. p. 168. ISBN978-1-907593-73-4.
- ^'RTÉ Radio 1 To Broadcast A Polish Spectrum Special' (Press release). RTÉ News. 2007. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ abDooley, Aidan (1 September 2016). Travels with Tom Crean. Dublin: Gill Books. pp. 166–168. ISBN978-1-84889-594-2. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^Ryan, Jennifer. ''Secret RTÉ Producer tweeter needs a good slap,' says Aonghus McAnally'. The Irish Times.
- ^'McAnally Wins Intermediate Billiards Championships'. 24 May 2015.
- ^'Aonghus McAnally takes on the Blue Ball Challenge for the HSE in Ireland!'. World Seniors Snooker Championship – via Facebook.
- ^'Backissues - 0476 - MagicWeek UK Magic News'. MagicWeek.co.uk. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010.
- ^Burke, Brendan (29 April 2004). 'Around the World in 80 Gags'. Hotpress. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^'Thrilled RTE star Aonghus is a grandad -- twice over'. herald.
- ^McAnally, Aonghus (20 February 2017) [2009]. Ray McAnally M'athair. TG4 – via YouTube.
External links[edit]
- Official website
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