Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett (1946–2023) was the singer, songwriter and author behind Margaritaville, whose songs and Coral Reefer Band still bring Parrot Heads together.
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Jimmy’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus his backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Known for
- Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes1977 · Album featuring Margaritaville
- Son of a Son of a Sailor1978 · Album featuring Cheeseburger in Paradise
- A1A1974 · Album featuring A Pirate Looks at Forty
- Living & Dying in 3/4 Time1974 · Album featuring Come Monday
- Equal Strain on All Parts2023 · Album featuring Bubbles Up
Overview
- Born
- December 25, 1946 · Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Raised
- Mobile, Alabama
- Died
- September 1, 2023 · Sag Harbor, New York
- Known for
- Singer, songwriter, author and Margaritaville founder
- Breakthrough
- Come Monday (1974), followed by Margaritaville (1977)
- Fan community
- Parrot Heads
Mini bio
How it started.
Buffett learned guitar in college and began playing on the streets and in the clubs of New Orleans. He later worked for Billboard in Nashville and released his debut album, Down to Earth, in 1970.
Finding his voice.
A 1971 trip to Key West with Jerry Jeff Walker helped shape his songwriting. Come Monday reached No. 30 in 1974; Margaritaville reached No. 8 in 1977 and brought his coastal stories to a national audience.
More than a beach song.
His music mixed folk, country and Caribbean sounds. Alongside concerts with the Coral Reefer Band, he wrote bestselling books and built the Margaritaville business. His fans, the Parrot Heads, made the songs a shared tradition.
His legacy continues.
Buffett died on September 1, 2023, aged 76. Recent updates come from his official channels, his band and the people preserving his work, including tribute concerts, an audiobook and a permanent exhibition in Mobile.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2023Equal Strain on All PartsRecording artist; includes collaborations with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Emmylou Harris
- 2003It’s Five O’Clock SomewhereDuet vocalist with Alan Jackson
- 1978Son of a Son of a SailorSinger and songwriter
- 1977Changes in Latitudes, Changes in AttitudesSinger and songwriter; includes Margaritaville
- 1974Living & Dying in 3/4 TimeSinger and songwriter; includes Come Monday
Books
- 2025A Pirate Looks at Fifty audiobookAuthor of the memoir; audiobook narrated by Don Johnson
Awards
Quotes
I’ll give the same show to two people as I will 20,000.Jimmy Buffett, interview with Kyle Meredith for WFPK
In an interview published August 14, 2020, he discussed performing and connecting with an audience during the pandemic.
Trivia
- Before his recording breakthrough, he worked as a journalist for Billboard.
- He was both a pilot and a sailor, and turned real travel adventures into songs.
- He had No. 1 books on both the New York Times fiction and nonfiction bestseller lists.
- He co-founded Save the Manatee Club with Bob Graham in 1981.
Find Jimmy
Follow his official channels for music, memories and updates from the Coral Reefer Band.
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