Jimmy BuffettJimmy Buffett (born December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville." He has a rabid, but genial, cult following known as "Parrot Heads." They call the youngest members "Parakeets". CareerBuffett grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where he attended McGill-Toolen Catholic High School and first began playing guitar. He continued playing during his college years at Auburn University and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1969. Later that year, he married his first wife, Margie Washichek, at Spring Hill College in Mobile. Buffett began his official musical career in Nashville during the late 1960s as a country artist, and recorded his first album, Down to Earth in 1970. He then moved to Key West and began establishing the easy-going beach bum persona for which he is known. Buffett's second album was A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean, now acclaimed as his best though it achieved only moderate sales. Havana Daydreamin' appeared in 1976, followed by 1977's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, which featured the breakthrough hit song, Margaritaville. During the 1980s, Buffett made far more money off his tours than albums, and he became known as a popular concert draw. He released a series of albums during the following twenty years, primarily to his devoted audience, as well as branching into writing and merchandising of various kinds. Two of the more unusual albums were "Christmas Island", a collection of holiday songs and "Parakeets", a collection of Buffett songs sung by children and containing "cleaned-up" lyrics (like "a cold root beer" instead of "a cold draft beer") In 2003, he partnered with Alan Jackson for the number one country hit "It's Five O'clock Somewhere," his first number one spot on the country charts. Buffett released a new album called License to Chill on July 13, 2004. The album sold 238,600 copies in its first week of release according to Nielsen SoundScan. Buffett topped the U.S. pop albums chart for the first time in his three-decade career. Buffett owns the "Margaritaville" and "Cheeseburger In Paradise" restaurants. He makes millions of dollars a year between his restaurants and his tours. DiscographyWritingBuffett's writing has placed him in good company. Jimmy has written three No. 1 best sellers. Tales From Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant? both spent over seven months on the New York Times Best Seller fiction list. His book, A Pirate Looks At Fifty went straight to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller non-fiction list, making him the sixth author in that list's history to have reached #1 on both the fiction and non-fiction lists. The other five authors who have accomplished this are Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Styron, Irving Wallace and Dr. Seuss. He also co-wrote two children's books, Jolly Mon and Trouble Dolls with his eldest daughter Savannah Jane Buffett. His latest book titled A Salty Piece of Land was released on November 30, 2004 and included a CD single of the same title. TriviaHe is a regular visitor to the Caribbean island of Saint Barts and other islands where he gets inspiration for many of his songs and some of the characters in his books. A pilot, Jimmy Buffett owns several planes including a Grumman HU-16 Albatross. That plane is currently parked next to his Margaritaville restaurant in Orlando, Florida. Previously it could sometimes be seen on the ramp at Princess Juliana International Airport (IATA indentifier SXM) in nearby Sint Maarten while he was is in the area. He is a distant cousin to legendary investor Warren Buffett. While in Jamaica a few years ago, Jimmy Buffett's plane was shot at by Jamaican police on January 16, 1996. The plane, named the "Hemisphere Dancer", had been carrying Buffett, U2's Bono, and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell. Police suspected it was smuggling drugs. No one was hurt although there were a few bullet holes in the plane. This event was memorialized in a song by Buffett called "Jamaica Mistaica". Jimmy now owns several restaurants in Jamaica, in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril, where the "Jamaica Mistaica" incident took place. Buffett was hired to sing for the Tyco CEO at his party in Sardinia, Italy. The local news showed a video of him singing at the extravagant Roman toga party. Horatio Sanzo impersonated Buffett on SNL after the incident. This page about Jimmy Buffett includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Jimmy Buffett News stories about Jimmy Buffett External links for Jimmy Buffett Videos for Jimmy Buffett Wikis about Jimmy Buffett Discussion Groups about Jimmy Buffett Blogs about Jimmy Buffett Images of Jimmy Buffett |
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Horatio Sanzo impersonated Buffett on SNL after the incident. Nicholas Dawidoff, Vintage Books, 1998, ISBN 0-375-70082-x. Buffett was hired to sing for the Tyco CEO at his party in Sardinia, Italy. The local news showed a video of him singing at the extravagant Roman toga party. "I Fall to Pieces" was voted #107 on the RIAA list of the Songs of the Century. Jimmy now owns several restaurants in Jamaica, in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Negril, where the "Jamaica Mistaica" incident took place. However, its depiction of the plane crash as occurring in high desert mountains totally unlike any terrain found in West Tennessee is wildly inaccurate. This event was memorialized in a song by Buffett called "Jamaica Mistaica". The 1985 movie Sweet Dreams starring Jessica Lange, is based on her adult life and is said by some familiar with her to be fairly accurate in many respects, although some have disputed its portrayal of her mercurial relationship with second husband Charlie Dick (portrayed in the film by Ed Harris). No one was hurt although there were a few bullet holes in the plane. Among her many honors, she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6160 Hollywood Blvd, she was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1973, in 1993 she was honored with her image on a United States postage stamp and in 1995, she was awarded posthumously a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Police suspected it was smuggling drugs. Cline is interred in the Shenendoah Memorial Park cemetery, in her hometown of Winchester, Virginia. The plane, named the "Hemisphere Dancer", had been carrying Buffett, U2's Bono, and Island Records producer Chris Blackwell. Since most of the parties mention to have been involved in these affairs were deceased, these affairs could not be proven.*) After Cline's death, Charlie Dick married and divorced Jamey Ryan, also a singer, and had a son, Charles Allen Dick, Jr. While in Jamaica a few years ago, Jimmy Buffett's plane was shot at by Jamaican police on January 16, 1996. Most of these interviews were for use in the makings of books and such about Miss Cline. He is a distant cousin to legendary investor Warren Buffett. (*The reports of Miss Cline's affairs are personal assumptions from various persons interviewed many years after her death. Previously it could sometimes be seen on the ramp at Princess Juliana International Airport (IATA indentifier SXM) in nearby Sint Maarten while he was is in the area. In addition to her affair with Randy Hughes, Cline also had an affair with Bill Peer, her first manager. That plane is currently parked next to his Margaritaville restaurant in Orlando, Florida. Were she alive today, she would have had four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. A pilot, Jimmy Buffett owns several planes including a Grumman HU-16 Albatross. They had a daughter, Julia Simadore Dick (1958-; now known as Julie Fudge), and a son, Allen Randolph "Randy" Dick (1961-). He is a regular visitor to the Caribbean island of Saint Barts and other islands where he gets inspiration for many of his songs and some of the characters in his books. In 1957, Cline married Charles Allen Dick, who worked as a linotype operator for the Winchester Star. His latest book titled A Salty Piece of Land was released on November 30, 2004 and included a CD single of the same title. Country singer Jack Anglin died in an automobile accident while driving to her funeral. Seuss. He also co-wrote two children's books, Jolly Mon and Trouble Dolls with his eldest daughter Savannah Jane Buffett. Hughes, then Cline's lover and manager, was the plane's pilot. The other five authors who have accomplished this are Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Styron, Irving Wallace and Dr. On the airplane with her and also killed were three other country music figures who were fairly well-known at the time, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Randy Hughes, and Cowboy Copas. His book, A Pirate Looks At Fifty went straight to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller non-fiction list, making him the sixth author in that list's history to have reached #1 on both the fiction and non-fiction lists. Cline died in a plane crash at Camden, Tennessee while returning from Kansas City, Missouri at the age of 30, in 1963. Tales From Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant? both spent over seven months on the New York Times Best Seller fiction list. When she left the hospital, her forehead was still visibly scarred. 1 best sellers. Suffering from a jagged cut across her forehead that required stitches, a broken wrist, and a dislocated hip, she spent a month in the hospital. Jimmy has written three No. The impact of the accident threw Patsy through the windshield, nearly killing her. Buffett's writing has placed him in good company. On June 14, 1961, Patsy Cline and her
brother were involved in a head-on car collision. Buffett owns the "Margaritaville" and "Cheeseburger In Paradise" restaurants. Her breakthrough hit was "Walkin' After Midnight" (1957), written by Don Hecht and Alan Block. pop albums chart for the first time in his three-decade career. Cline was the last name of her first husband, Gerald Cline, a construction industry mogul, from whom she married in 1953 and divorced in 1957. Buffett topped the U.S. Born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia, United States, she received her first contract as a country singer in 1953 and, despite her short life, would become one of the most influential singers in history. The album sold 238,600 copies in its first week of release according to Nielsen SoundScan. Patsy Cline, (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer. Buffett released a new album called License to Chill on July 13, 2004. In The Country of Country: A Journey to the Roots of American Music, During the 1980s, Buffett made far more money off his tours than albums, and he became known as a popular concert draw. Havana Daydreamin' appeared in 1976, followed by 1977's Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, which featured the breakthrough hit song, Margaritaville. Buffett's second album was A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean, now acclaimed as his best though it achieved only moderate sales. He then moved to Key West and began establishing the easy-going beach bum persona for which he is known. Buffett began his official musical career in Nashville during the late 1960s as a country artist, and recorded his first album, Down to Earth in 1970. He continued playing during his college years at Auburn University and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1969. Later that year, he married his first wife, Margie Washichek, at Spring Hill College in Mobile. Buffett grew up in Mobile, Alabama, where he attended McGill-Toolen Catholic High School and first began playing guitar. Jimmy Buffett (born December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville." He has a rabid, but genial, cult following known as "Parrot Heads." They call the youngest members "Parakeets". |