This morning the Country Music Association (CMA) announced the first batch of nominations for the 44th Annual CMA Awards and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally is once again nominated for Musician of the Year.
Here’s who Mac will be going up against in the category:
Paul Frankin — Steel Guitar
Dann Huff — Guitar
Brent Mason — Guitar
Randy Scruggs — Guitar
Mac has won the award the last two years. Can he win a third straight? Tune in Wednesday, November 10th to find out.
Jimmy Buffett is back in action tonight as the Coral Reefers join him for a show at the Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, New York.
You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or Sirius 31 / XM 55. The pre-show will begin around 7:30 pm ET with Jimmy taking the stage a little after 8 pm.
There are only a handful of shows left in this year’s Under The Big Top Tour. On Thursday and Saturday Buffett’s makes his annual trek to Bristow, Virginia. Then it’s off to Paris on September 24th. In October, Buffett makes a west coast swing, hitting Vegas, LA, San Francisco, and Portland. View all tour dates and get tickets here.
Jimmy Buffett was referenced in the season finale of the new TNT drama “Memphis Beat” that aired earlier this week:
Dwight and Whitehead pay a visit to Drake’s wife Noreen. She divulges that she hardly knows her husband anymore — three years ago, something happened and he changed overnight, stopped sleeping, stopped eating, and he said he “buried the old me.” The only person he hangs out with is Martin Matthews, the man to whom she sold his old Nissan.
Over at Martin’s house, we see he’s a Parrothead, an uber-fan of Jimmy Buffett. Though he has an alibi, a quick background check shows that Drake has been making weekly payouts to “Pencil Thin Mustache LLC.” Aha! Not only have we unearthed a blackmail scheme, but now that song is going ’round and ’round inside my head!
The space shuttle program is winding down and NASA is giving you the chance to decide what wakeup songs will be played for the final missions.
The wakeup song has been a part of the space program since the days of the Apollo missions. Jimmy Buffett’s music has been played at least three times: “Window on the World” earlier this year, “Oysters and Pearls” in 2008, and “Twelve Volt Man” in 2006.
NASA has chosen 40 previously played wakeup songs (with Jimmy’s “Window on the World” being one of them) and they want you to vote for your favorite. The two songs with the most votes will be played during the STS-133 mission that is scheduled to launch on November 1st.
“Window on the World” is currently at #9 with 1,900 votes. The current top two vote-getters are the “Star Trek Theme Song” with 23,000 votes and “Countdown” by Rush with 17,000 votes, so Jimmy needs our help!
Last week Jimmy Buffett attended a star-studded birthday party in the Hamptons for former president Bill Clinton:
Among the glitterati on the guest list for Clinton’s 64th birthday party, were designer Vera Wang, who created his daughter Chelsea’s wedding gown, TV host Katie Couric and music icons Paul McCartney and Jimmy Buffett.
The party was held at the Water Mill home of his longtime aide Doug Band and his wife, Lily, and catered by Jason Weiner of Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton.
Clinton’s wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, co-hosted the party that was also said to include model Christie Brinkley, “Today Show” host Matt Lauer and Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein.
Clinton’s birthday was Thursday, and McCartney made the ex-president’s day by calling and serenading him with The Beatles’ 1967 hit “When I’m Sixty-Four.”
In the summer of 2000, Jimmy and the Coral Reefers played on the South Lawn of the White House for Clinton’s birthday.
Jimmy Buffett sent his 8th grade Catholic school teacher a handwritten note wishing her a happy 102nd birthday. The note said “God bless the Sisters of Mercy. Your student, Jimmy Buffett.” The note was also signed by Jimmy’s sister Laurie.
The Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane brought the Stanley Cup on stage and sang “Boat Drinks” with Jimmy. Check out more pictures of Jimmy and the Stanley Cup here.
Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board.
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band conclude this leg of the Under The Big Top Tour tonight with a show at Toyota Park in Chicago.
You can listen to the show live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or on Sirius 31 / XM 55. The pre-show will begin at 7:30 pm CDT and Jimmy will take the stage shortly after 8 pm.
Video of Thursday night’s show in Pittsburgh was streamed on Ustream so be watching to see if Jimmy’s crew does it again tonight.
After this show Jimmy takes a two week break and then hits Wantagh, Bristow, and Paris in September. View the full tour schedule here.
The circus came to town Tuesday night as Jimmy and the Reefers moved the Under The Big Top Tour to the Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, NY.
This morning the Country Music Association (CMA) announced the first batch of nominations for the 
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The space shuttle program is winding down and NASA is giving you the chance to decide what wakeup songs will be played for the final missions.
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Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band conclude this leg of the 
