Singer/Songwriter and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally garnered two Country Music Association Awards nominations on Wednesday morning: Musician of the Year and Musical Event of the Year.

Musical Event of the Year Nominees:

• Brooks & Dunn featuring Reba McEntire – “Cowgirls Don’t Cry”
• Kenny Chesney (with Mac McAnally) – “Down The Road”
• Lee Ann Womack (duet with George Strait) – “Everything But Quits”
• Carrie Underwood featuring Randy Travis – “I Told You So”
• The Raconteurs featuring Ricky Skaggs and Ashley Monroe – “Old Enough”

Musician of the Year Nominees:

• Eddie Bayers– Drums
• Paul Franklin – Steel Guitar
• Dann Huff – Guitar
• Brent Mason – Guitar
• Mac McAnally – Guitar

McAnally won the award for Musician of the Year last year. It was his first CMA win.

The 2009 CMA Awards will air Wendesday, November 11th at 8/7c on ABC.

A memorial service will be held today at Lincoln Center in New York City for legendary broadcaster Walter Cronkite.

Jimmy Buffett will perform, as will Mickey Hart, drummer for the Grateful Dead.

The event will also be attended by several dignitaries, including President Obama and former President Clinton.

Buffett and Cronkite were close friends, and Jimmy even serenaded Cronkite in his final weeks.

Cronkite died July 17th at the age of 92.

You can view a live broadcast of the memorial beginning at 10:30 am at CBSNews.com, CBS.com, TV.com and ustream.com.

The show was back on the road tonight as Jimmy and the band finished the Summer Session of the Summerzcool Tour with the second of two shows in Bristow, Virginia.

The set list was primarily the same as recent shows with the exception of a few songs. “Coconut Telegraph” made another appearance in the second spot. “Nobody from Nowhere” replaced “A Lot to Drink About” in the first marking the first show on this tour to not feature the song. “Another Saturday Night” also replaced “Yellow Submarine” in the encore.

View the entire set list here.

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The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues November 14 with a show in Orlando, FL. There’s still plenty of time to get your tickets now!

The 2009 Summerzcool Tour continues tonight with a show at Nissan Pavilion in the DC suburb of Bristow, Virginia.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band will take the stage shortly after 8 pm ET and you can listen live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or Sirius 31 / XM 55.

You can follow along with the set list and chat with other parrotheads during the show on our discussion board.

Grab tickets for this show or for another upcoming show here!

Politico 44 reports that Jimmy Buffett was spotted at the White House today:

DEPARTURE: President Obama walked out of the Oval Office around 1 p.m., wearing a casual jacket and khakis, waving to the press once before boarding Marine One. He is scheduled to be at Camp David through Sunday, where spokesman Robert Gibbs has said he will spend some time reviewing Gen. McChrystal’s report on Afghanistan.

PLUS: Jimmy Buffett was spotted at the White House Wednesday afternoon. But he wouldn’t speak – or sing – to reporters. — Amie Parnes (UPDATED 1:31 p.m.)

Last November, Buffett performed at a rally for Barack Obama in Tampa, Florida.

Update – Buffett was also spotted eating lunch at The Bombay Club near the White House. (h/t TheMidnightHour)

(photo by Amie Parnes)