Kenny Chesney’s upcoming new album, “Lucky Old Sun”, will include a version of Coral Reefer Mac McAnally’s “Down The Road”. Mac also sings on the track, according to the listing at Amazon.com.

You can watch Mac’s music video for “Down The Road” from 1994 in our Video Gallery.

This isn’t the first time that Chesney has recorded a McAnally song. A perennial favorite on tour, “Back Where I Come From” was recorded for Chesney’s 1996 album “Me And You”, and also appeared as a live track on the 2000 “Greatest Hits” album.

You can pre-order “Lucky Old Sun” now at Amazon.com by clicking here.

Also, visit our sister site… ChesneyWorld.com.

Coming up in September you can see three great acts at IslandFest in Exeter, New Hampshire:

• Event – IslandFest
• Bands – Club Trini, Peter Mayer, Scott Kirby
• Location – IOKA Theater, 55 Water St., Exeter, NH, 03833
• Date – Sunday September 7th 2008
• Time – Doors at 6:30pm / Show at 7:30pm
• Tickets – Available starting July 10th a IOKA Theater Box office & www.iokatheater.com
• Cost – $39 each general admission
• $100 each Sponsor level ticket, Allows you access to the sponsor-only meet and greet with IslandFest musicians and
  early access to preferred seating.
• Tickets are very limited and only available through the organizer at 603-817-2202.

Jimmy Buffett guest stars on Little Feat’s latest album, entitled “Join The Band.” It’s available for download now on iTunes! Click here to get it now!

Or you can pre-order now through Amazon. It will be released on August 26th. Click here to pre-order now!

Buffett appears on the tracks “Champion of the World” and “Time Loves A Hero.” Little Feat member Billy Payne has been a frequent guest on tour with the Coral Reefers the past few years.

Also appearing on “Join The Band” are Dave Matthews, Vince Gill, Bob Seger, Brooks & Dunn, Emmylou Harris and Chris Robinson (from the Black Crowes).

(hat tip to Mike for passing this along!)

Tuesday Night, Jimmy brought the Year Of Still Here Tour back to Clarkston, Michigan.

Returning to Clarkston for the first time since 2006, the first set returned to early tour form with “The Tiki Bar is Open” back in the second spot, replacing “License to Chill” after a one show break. There was no “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” tonight, instead Jake Shimabukuro and Robert Greenidge treated fans to a fantastic version of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.”

The second set saw a few changes as well as “Scarlet Begonias” was played instead of “Bama Breeze.” But the brightest moment of the night came when Jimmy introduced the one and only Greg “Fingers” Taylor as he played his trademark solos on “Son of a Son of a Sailor,” “The City” and of course, “A Pirate Looks at Forty.” “Fingers” had not played with Jimmy since the Bristow, Virginia show last June.

Again the only change in the encores was in the second one, with a solo acoustic performance of the classic “Tin Cup Chalice,” making its first appearance of the tour. It was last played November 3, 2007 in Tampa, Florida which was the last show of that tour.

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board or post your photos in our Photo Gallery.

The 2008 “Year of Still Here” tour will continue Thursday night with a big show from Madison Square Garden in New York City. Get your tickets now!

Update – The Detroit Free Press has a review of Tuesday night’s show: “Buffett gives Parrotheads and Wings fans a night to remember”

“Hello Carolina, We’re still here!” started stop number four on the Year Of Still Here Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Returning to the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (or the Blockbuster Pavilion as it once was known) for the first time in two years, the first set was almost the same as Frisco, the lone difference being the return of “Tryin’ to Reason with Hurricane Season”, not played since opening night in Houston, in the #8 slot.

The second set was similar as well, however “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” was dropped and “Scarlet Begonias” returned to the set. Jimmy once again told his story of the time the Grateful Dead played 2 nights at the same venue in Charlotte and Jimmy followed them by playing the next night and the following afternoon. Research has indicated that this event took place in 1992, although it was not at the same venue, as the Grateful Dead played the Charlotte Coliseum June 17 and 18 while Jimmy played the Blockbuster Pavilion June 19 and 20.

The first encore again featured “Fins” and the Bob Dylan classic “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35.” But the second encore featured perhaps the biggest surprise of the tour as Jimmy pulled out “God’s Own Drunk” for the first time since Last October in Vegas. This was just the third time in the last eight years it was played and the first time it has closed a show since August 1, 1998 in Bristow, VA.

View the entire set list here.

Did you attend the show? Share your thoughts on our Discussion Board or post your photos in our Photo Gallery.

The 2008 “Year of Still Here” tour will continue Saturday Night with a show at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. Don’t forget that Thursday night “Freddy and the Fishsticks” will be performing at the Margaritaville in New Orleans. Get your tickets now!