He liked what he heard and asked Mike to play on his first ABC/Dunhill album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean. In February 1973, after Jimmy Buffett had moved to Key West from Nashville, he heard Utley playing on one of Jerry Jeff Walker's albums. After he graduated from college with a BA in Zoology, Mike moved to Memphis and began working full time as a musician. Then, after Tony Joe White had his hit with 'Polk Salad Annie,' Mike was invited to play on his second album. During spring break of his senior year at the University of Arkansas, Utley had the opportunity to record with Bill Black's Combo in Memphis. Michael Utley grew up in Arkansas and was heavily influenced by the sounds of Memphis soul and New Orleans rhythm and blues. The Mississippi Writers and Musicians Project of Starkville High School. 1992 Live and Learn - MCA 1994 Knots - 1999 Word of Mouth - DreamWorks Nashville No Problem Here (re-release) - 2004 Semi-True Stories - Mailboat 2006 Cuttin' Corners (re-release) - Magic 2009 Down by the River 56 Show Dog 2011 Live: In Muscle Shoals 72 Mailboat 2015 A.K.A. Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2007 Inducted to Hall of Fame Inducted 2008 Musician of the Year Won 2009 Won Musical Event of the Year - 'Down the Road' Nominated 2010 Best Country Collaboration with Vocals - 'Down the Road' Nominated Musician of the Year Won 20 Won 20 Won 2 Won Discography Albums Year Album Label 1977 Mac McAnally - Ariola 1978 No Problem Here - 1980 Cuttin' Corners - RCA 1983 Nothin' But the Truth - Geffen 1988 Finish Lines - 1990 63 Warner Bros. Appearing with him were the Coral Reefer Band, bassist and drummer Roger Guth. In 2011, Mac McAnally released the new album Live in Muscle Shoals on Mailboat Records, recorded in July 2010 at the in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

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