Jimmy Buffett

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Biography

James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer–songwriter, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville" (ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century") and "Come Monday". He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a best-selling writer and is involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best known songs, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville". He owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant concept with OSI Restaurant Partners (parent of Outback Steakhouse), which operates the chain under a licensing agreement with Buffett.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1965
Number of Albums 56
Record Label Mailboat Records
Website www.margaritaville.com
Wikipedia Jimmy Buffett on Wikipedia
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Trivia

Where was Buffett raised?

Deep South

...Raised in the Deep South , Buffett attended Auburn University and then the University of Southern Mississippi, majoring in journalism (he later worked ...
Where did Buffett major in journalism?

University of Southern Mississippi

...ep South, Buffett attended Auburn University and then the University of Southern Mississippi , majoring in journalism (he later worked as a Billboard r...
How many copies of his 1970s Down to Earth sold?

324

... on becoming a country singer. His first album, 1970s Down to Earth, sold 324 copies. Barnaby Records then temporarily misplaced the master tape of hi...
What was Buffett's first album called?

Down to Earth

...Sixties, intent on becoming a country singer. His first album, 1970s Down to Earth , sold 324 copies. Barnaby Records then temporarily misplaced the ma...
What company misplaced the master tape of his second album before its release?

Barnaby Records

...ntry singer. His first album, 1970s Down to Earth, sold 324 copies. Barnaby Records then temporarily misplaced the master tape of his second album bef...
In what year had Buffett left Nashville and a failed marriage to move to Key West?

1972

...ily misplaced the master tape of his second album before its release. By 1972 Buffett had left both Nashville and a failed marriage, moving to Key Wes...
What company did Buffett sign to in 1973?

ABCDunhill

...self by smuggling a little marijuana from the Caribbean. He signed to ABCDunhill , and his 1973 release, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean, foun...
What was the name of Buffett's 1973 album?

A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean

...ibbean. He signed to ABCDunhill, and his 1973 release, A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean , found Buffett developing his drunkensailor persona. B...
What was the hit single in 1977?

Margaritaville

...Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (12) and its hit single, Margaritaville (8). He formed the first version of his Coral Reefer Band in 1975. ...
When did he form the first version of his Coral Reefer Band?

1975

...garitaville (8). He formed the first version of his Coral Reefer Band in 1975 . He also wrote two bestselling books, Tales from Margaritaville, a colle...
What is the name of a collection of short stories that he wrote?

Tales from Margaritaville

...oral Reefer Band in 1975. He also wrote two bestselling books, Tales from Margaritaville , a collection of short stories, and the novel Where Is Joe Me...
When was Buffett born?

Pascagoula, Mississippi

... and songwriter Jimmy Buffett was born on December 25, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi . He grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where he attended Catholic hig...
Where did Buffett grew up?

Mobile, Alabama

...orn on December 25, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He grew up in Mobile, Alabama , where he attended Catholic high school. He left Mobile and eventu...
What was the reason Buffett took up the guitar at the University of Southern Mississippi?

to meet women

...sity of Southern Mississippi, where he apparently took up the guitar to meet women . After college, Buffett moved to Nashville to pursue a career as a ...
How many seaplanes does Buffett have?

two

...ffett truly lives quite a bit of the life he sings of, enjoying toys like two seaplanes and a Citation II jet as well as a sailboat named after his da...
What is the name of Buffett's sailboat named after?

his daughter

...wo seaplanes and a Citation II jet as well as a sailboat named after his daughter . His concerts attract a wide range of people drawn to his escapist m...
What kind of music does Buffett play?

poprock

...s a distant cousin. In any case, he knew he had struck a chord with his poprock melodies of beachscapes, seafaring, and the good life in general. In a...
What was Buffett's father's name?

James Delaney Buffett

...l as a couple of books for children. Buffett was born the son of James Delaney Buffett and Lorraine (Peets) Buffett on December 25, 1946, in Pascogoul...
In what state did Buffett grow up?

Alabama

...on December 25, 1946, in Pascogoula, Mississippi, and raised in Mobile, Alabama . Early on, Buffett was enchanted with his nautical roots; his father w...
On what date was he born?

December 25, 1946

...n the son of James Delaney Buffett and Lorraine (Peets) Buffett on December 25, 1946 , in Pascogoula, Mississippi, and raised in Mobile, Alabama. Early...
Where was Buffett born?

Pascogoula, Mississippi

...y Buffett and Lorraine (Peets) Buffett on December 25, 1946, in Pascogoula, Mississippi , and raised in Mobile, Alabama. Early on, Buffett was enchante...
What profession did Buffett's father work in?

naval architect

...ffett was enchanted with his nautical roots; his father worked as a naval architect in the Gulf of Mexico region and himself was the son of a sailor. ...
What university did Buffett attend to study journalism?

Auburn

...come a naval officer, but Buffett forged a different path, enrolling at Auburn University to study journalism. Because he was attending college and fa...
Where did he leave his college studies to go?

New Orleans

...hools throughout his youth, Buffett was itching to roam and see the world, so he left his college studies to venture to the party town of New Orleans ....
What was the basis of the business empire that kept Buffett on the Fortune magazine list of highest earners?

his music

...pt him on the Fortune magazine list of highestearning entertainers was his music . Born in southern Mississippi and raised in Alabama, Buffett moved to...
What was the name of Buffett's second album?

High Cumberland Jubilee

...country music in the late '60s. (Barnaby lost his second album, High Cumberland Jubilee , though they would find it and release it after he became succ...
What was Buffett's style that would endear him to millions?

tropical folkrock

...he gradually evolved into the beachbum character and developed the tropical folkrock style that would endear him to millions. Buffett revealed a more ...
In what year was Living and Dying in 34 Time released?

1974

... Buffett revealed a more thoughtful side on Living and Dying in 34 Time ( 1974 ), with its song of marital separation Come Monday, his first singles cha...
What was Buffett's first singles chart entry?

Come Monday

...ving and Dying in 34 Time (1974), with its song of marital separation Come Monday , his first singles chart entry. But it took the Top Ten song Margari...
When did Buffett release Changes in Latitudes, Change in Attitudes?

1977

... the Top Ten song Margaritaville and the album in which it was featured, 1977 's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, to capture Buffett's tropi...
What did Changes in Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes capture?

Buffett's tropical worldview

...977's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, to capture Buffett's tropical worldview and, for a while, turn him into a pop star. By the start of ...
What was the name of the group of Sun Belt fans that made Buffett's concerts Mardi Graslike?

Parrotheads

...s bank account, as a steadily growing core of Sun Belt fans he dubbed Parrotheads made his concerts into Mardi Graslike affairs. Buffett launched his ...
Where did Buffett open the first of his Margaritaville clubs?

Key West

...le line of clothes and opened the first of his Margaritaville clubs in Key West . He also turned to fiction writing, landing on the book bestseller lis...
Where did Buffett grow up?

Alabama's Gulf Coast

...His childhood experiences growing up on Alabama's Gulf Coast helped shape his world view and the persistent themes in his artistic output. He later mo...
How many albums has Buffett released?

60

... of popular culture. Over his recording career, Buffett has released some 60 albums, many of which have reached gold, platinum, or multiplatinum statu...
What was J. D. Buffett Jr.'s occupation?

flight mechanic

...J. D. Buffett Jr. and Mary Loraine Peets Buffett. J. D. served as a flight mechanic in the Pacific with the Army Air Corps in World War II and moved t...
In what war did Buffett serve as a flight mechanic?

World War II

...erved as a flight mechanic in the Pacific with the Army Air Corps in World War II and moved the family to Mobile soon after to work for Alabama Dry Do...
In what military service did J. D. serve in World War II?

Army Air Corps

... Buffett. J. D. served as a flight mechanic in the Pacific with the Army Air Corps in World War II and moved the family to Mobile soon after to work f...
What type of schools did he attend?

parochial

...ir son to be either a Jesuit priest or a naval officer and sent him to parochial schools. He was a Boy Scout and altar boy in St. Ignatius Parish in M...
In what year he graduated from McGill Institute?

1964

...oy Scout and altar boy in St. Ignatius Parish in Mobile and graduated in 1964 from McGill Institute (now McGillToolen Catholic High School), an allmal...
What is the name of the allmale college preparatory school?

McGill Institute

...ar boy in St. Ignatius Parish in Mobile and graduated in 1964 from McGill Institute (now McGillToolen Catholic High School), an allmale college prepar...
What year was Jimmy Buffetts Greatest Hits released?

1985

...Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffetts Greatest Hits, MCA, 1985 . (2008) License to Chill (2005) A Salty Piece of Land (2005) A Pirate Looks at Fifty ...
Buffett attended what type of school?

Catholic

...sailing, due to his experiences alongside his father. Buffett attended Catholic school throughout both his elementary and high school years. He states...
What year did Jimmy Buffett graduate from the University of Southern Mississippi?

1969

...lthough Buffett graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1969 , he was often distracted by the more appealing scene of New Orleans. Jim...
What city did Jimmy Buffett move to?

Nashville

...ical career. The first step in this pursuit was Buffetts relocation to Nashville , where he obtained a job writing for Billboard magazine. He also earn...
What magazine did Buffett work for?

Billboard

...as Buffetts relocation to Nashville, where he obtained a job writing for Billboard magazine. He also earned a recording contract with Barnaby Records....
What instrument did he play in the band at St. Ignatius School?

trombone

...He went to St. Ignatius School and played the trombone in the school band. Since his grandfather was a sailor, he was exposed to sailing as a little b...
At what college did the trombone player attend?

Pearl River Community College

...le boy, and this had an impact on his music. He then went to Pearl River Community College and also attended Auburn University, where he played the gu...
What instrument did he play at Auburn University?

guitar

...munity College and also attended Auburn University, where he played the guitar . In 1969, he graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with...
What is the largest college social fraternity in the world?

Kappa Sigma

...chelor's degree in history. At the university, he was involved in the Kappa Sigma , the largest college social fraternity in the world. Career After gr...
Where did Jimmy Buffett work after graduating?

Billboard magazine

...eer After graduation, Jimmy Buffett worked as a correspondent for Billboard magazine in Nashville. He started his musical career in the late 1960s, an...
When was Down to Earth released?

1970

...career in the late 1960s, and released his first album, Down to Earth in 1970 . His album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean was released in 1973...
In what year was the album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean released?

1973

...1970. His album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean was released in 1973 , followed by the albums Living & Dying in 34 Time and A1A in 1974. The a...
What is the name of the free encyclopedia about Buffett?

Wikipedia

...From Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Buffett performing in 2010 Background information Birth name James William Buf...
How old was James William Buffett at the time of his birth?

75

... information Birth name James William Buffett Born December 25, 1946 (age 75 ) Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. He is best known for his music, which ofte...
What year did Buffett reconcile?

1991

... Flatt and Scruggs. They separated in the early 1980s, but reconciled in 1991 . Buffett also owns a home in Saint Barts, a Caribbean island where he li...
In what Caribbean island does Buffett own a home?

Saint Barts

... the early 1980s, but reconciled in 1991. Buffett also owns a home in Saint Barts , a Caribbean island where he lived on and off in the early 1980s whi...
How long has Jimmy Buffett been regaling audiences with his songs?

over five decades

...Singersongwriter Jimmy Buffett has been regaling audiences for over five decades with songs about the faces and places he's seen during his lifetime j...
Whose eye for detail does Buffett have?

Hemingway

...s seen during his lifetime journey along the road less travelled. With Hemingway 's eye for detail and Mark Twain's inclination for mischievous humor, ...
What is Mark Twain's inclination for?

mischievous humor

.... With Hemingway's eye for detail and Mark Twain's inclination for mischievous humor , Buffett's music tells the stories of the hustlers, the beach bum...
What is the name of Buffett's music?

Down To Earth

...to try his luck as a folkcountry singer, releasing his first record, Down To Earth in 1970. Key West in the 1970s was not the touristfriendly town it ...
What year was Buffett born?

1946

...hat makes life a journey worth taking. Buffett was born on Christmas day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi and raised in the port town of Mobile, Alabam...
What was the doorway to a world of adventure for young Jimmy?

the Gulf of Mexico

... and raised in the port town of Mobile, Alabama. For young Jimmy, the Gulf of Mexico was the doorway to a world of adventure where the characters he h...
What did Jimmy learn when he saw a fraternity brother in college with a guitar garnering the attention of the girls?

a few basic chords

... a guitar garnered the attention of the girls, he quickly learned a few basic chords and started playing himself. Suddenly Jimmy's world opened up whi...
How many nights a week did Jimmy play at Bourbon Street clubs?

6

...his first band and went from busking the streets of New Orleans to playing 6 nights a week at Bourbon Street clubs. After graduation, Jimmy headed to ...