Jimmy Buffett
James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula , Mississippi ) is an American country and pop singer, songwriter and author . His best known hit is Margaritaville from 1977.
Youth and private life
Buffett was born in 1946 to James Delaney Buffett Jr. and Mary Loraine Buffett near Pascagoula, Mississippi and grew up in Alabama . He graduated from Auburn University and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he graduated in 1969 with a degree in journalism. In the same year he married Margie Washichek; the couple divorced in 1972. Buffett has two daughters and an adopted son with his second wife, Jane.
Career as a musician
Buffett decided to become a country musician and moved to Nashville , where he first wrote articles for the music magazine Billboard . Through the contacts made there, his first album Down to Earth was released in 1970 and Highland Cumberland Jubilee in 1972 , with moderate success with critics. After his divorce, he moved to Key West , Florida . In 1973 the album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean was released , a respectable hit that tells of life in the Florida Keys . Buffett's breakthrough came in 1974 with the single Come Monday , which placed 30th in the US charts. Buffett's music mix of country, Caribbean sounds and catchy pop melodies was well received by the audience; more successful publications followed. In 1977 he released his biggest hit Margaritaville from the album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes , followed in 1978 by the single Cheeseburger in Paradise from the album Son of a Son of a Sailor .
In 1979 Buffett turned more to mainstream rock with the album Volcano , which he had a few more albums follow in this direction in the following years; he could not build on the success of the previous records. In 1985, Buffett opened the first Margaritaville restaurant in Key West . In 1988 he made a name for himself again when he brought guest musicians such as Rita Coolidge , the Neville Brothers , James Taylor and Steve Winwood into the studio for his album Hot Water . In the early 1990s he founded his production company Margaritaville , followed by the Mailboat Records label in 1999 .
In 2003 Buffett's duet It's Five O'Clock Somewhere together with Alan Jackson achieved the first number one position in the country charts, the song was awarded a Country Music Award and a Grammy . Jimmy Buffett's 39th album License to Chill rose to # 1 on the US pop charts in July 2004. In 2006, in addition to a live DVD called Live at Wrigley Field , Buffett's album Take the Weather With You was released , which reached number 1 in the American country charts in October of that year and was also briefly at number 4 on the pop charts. In December 2009 the album Buffet Hotel was released . It rose to number 17 in the pop charts, number two for rock albums and number one for “independent albums”.
In 2010 Buffett released another double live CD: 22 pieces can be heard on Encores , which were played at the concerts of the 2008 and 2009 tours as the last encores - mostly by Buffett solo or in a small cast. The CD was released on April 20th and is only available on his own website and in the US at Walmart. Encores reached number 7 on the Billboard charts. His 27th studio album Songs from St. Somewhere was released in August 2013. The first single was "Too Drunk to Karaoke", a duet with Toby Keith . Also represented as guest musicians are Mark Knopfler and Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan's husband , as well as the Colombian singer Fanny Lú. So far the last studio album was the Christmas album Tis the Season (2016); In 2017 Buried Treasure: Volume 1 was released , a compilation of previously unpublished recordings from the musician's early days.
His live performances are still successful. Buffett has a loyal fan base he calls "Parrotheads" (parrot heads) or "Landsharks" (land sharks). According to an evaluation of the "Top Touring Artists of the Decade" by the US magazine Billboard , he achieved gross sales of more than 215 million US dollars between 2000 and 2009 and is therefore in 22nd place. A calculation by the ticket agency Pollstar puts him in 10th place in the whole of North America with a turnover of 285.8 million dollars. During this time he gave almost 200 shows with more than 4.5 million viewers. Buffett gives most of the concerts in the USA. In Europe he has only appeared in London (1997 and 2009) and in Paris, where since 2007 he has played between one and four concerts almost every year in September. Concerts in Dublin (Ireland), London and Paris are planned for September 2019.
Career as a book author
Buffett is a successful author in the English-speaking world. In Germany only two of his works have so far been published by Ullstein: Cuba Libre (1993, original: Where is Joe Merchant? ) And Margaritaville (1996, original: Tales From Margaritaville ). Both were at the top of the US bestseller lists for months.
He also wrote A Salty Piece of Land (2004) and Swine Not? (2008), the children's books The Jolly Mon (1988) and Trouble Dolls (1991) together with his daughter Savannah Jane Buffett, as well as his 1999 autobiography entitled A Pirate Looks at Fifty . This reached number 1 on the New York Times non-fiction list ; Buffett became the sixth author to take the top spot in both non-fiction and novels (with Where is Joe Merchant? and Tales From Margaritaville ). Before him, Ernest Hemingway , John Steinbeck and Irving Wallace, among others, succeeded in doing this .
Trivia
In 1996 Buffett was shot at with his seaplane The Hemisphere Dancer (a Grumman HU-16 Albatross ) shortly after landing in the sea near Negril in Jamaica by the Jamaica Constabulary Force . Authorities mistook the flight for a drug shipment. Also on board were U2 singer Bono with wife Ali and their children, as well as Chris Blackwell , the founder of Island Records . All occupants were uninjured, the plane had a few bullet holes; it can be seen today at the Margaritaville Cafe in Orlando . Jimmy Buffett wrote a song about the incident: Jamaica Mistaica , released that same year on the album Banana Wind .
On January 26, 2011, Buffett fell headlong off the stage at the Hordern Pavilion after performing in Sydney . When he wanted to say goodbye to his fans after the last encore, he was blinded by the sudden flare of the spotlights and overlooked the edge of the stage. After the fall, he had to be hospitalized with head and arm injuries. A concert scheduled in New Zealand three days later had to be canceled.
On April 6, 2011, the Florida House of Representatives passed resolution 9063. This declares April 16 to be the official "Jimmy Buffett Day" for Florida. On April 16, the first Jimmy Buffett Day was celebrated with the start of the 2011 "Welcome to Fin Land" Tour in Tampa, Florida.
In season 2, episode 10 of the Hawaii Five-0 TV series (title: Wrong track, in the original: Ki'ilua), Buffett made a guest appearance as helicopter pilot Frank Bama , who is part of the Hawaii Five-O team in North Korea helps. Buffett invented a character named Frank Bama for his book Cuba Libre , but there Bama is an airplane pilot. The Hawaii-Five-O episode first aired in the US on November 21, 2011 on CBS ; in Germany it was to be seen on April 1, 2012 on Sat.1 . In the following years Buffett impersonated the role of Frank Bama in six other episodes.
Buffett made a cameo in the movie Jurassic World .
Before the 2018 NFC Championship Game between the New Orleans Saints and the Los Angeles Rams , he sang the American national anthem .
Discography
Albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1970 | Down to Earth Barnaby |
- | - | |
1971 | High Cumberland Jubilee Barnaby |
- | - |
Acoustic album
|
1973 | A White Sport Coat & a Pink Crustacean Dunhill |
- |
Country43 (3 weeks) Country |
|
1974 | Living and Dying in 3/4 Time Dunhill |
US176 (13 weeks) US |
- | |
A1A Dunhill |
US25 (27 weeks) US |
- | ||
1975 | Rancho Deluxe United Artists |
- | - |
Film music
|
1976 | Havana Daydreamin ' ABC |
US65 (14 weeks) US |
Country21 (8 weeks) Country |
|
1977 | Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes ABC |
US12
platinum
(42 weeks)US |
Country2 (42 weeks) Country |
|
1978 | Son of a Son of a Sailor ABC |
US10
platinum
(29 weeks)US |
Country6 (24 weeks) Country |
|
You Had to Be There MCA |
US72
gold
(18 weeks)US |
Country29 (11 weeks) Country |
Live album
|
|
1979 | Volcano MCA |
US14th
gold
(28 weeks)US |
Country13 (20 weeks) Country |
|
1981 | Coconut Telegraph MCA |
US30 (18 weeks) US |
- | |
Somewhere over China MCA |
US31 (15 weeks) US |
- | ||
1983 | One Particular Harbor MCA |
US59 (24 weeks) US |
Country35 (13 weeks) Country |
|
1984 | Riddles in the Sand MCA |
US87 (14 weeks) US |
Country18 (38 weeks) Country |
|
1985 | Last Mango in Paris MCA |
US53 (20 weeks) US |
Country7 (42 weeks) Country |
|
Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffet's Greatest Hit (s) MCA |
US100 × 7
(35 weeks)US |
Country27 (34 weeks) Country |
Greatest hits
|
|
1986 | Floridays MCA |
US66 (16 weeks) US |
Country29 (10 weeks) Country |
|
1988 | Hot Water MCA |
US46 (14 weeks) US |
- | |
1989 | Off to See the Lizard MCA |
US57 (13 weeks) US |
- | |
1990 | Feeding Frenzy MCA |
US68
gold
(15 weeks)US |
- |
Live album
|
1992 | Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads Margaritaville / MCA |
US68 × 4
(19 weeks)US |
- |
Box set
|
1993 | Before the Beach Margaritaville / MCA |
US169 (2 weeks) US |
- |
Compilation Down to Earth & High Cumberland Jubilee
|
Margaritaville Cafe Late Night Menu |
- | - |
Compilation of various artists including Jimmy Buffett
|
|
1994 | Fruitcakes Margaritaville / MCA |
US5
platinum
(19 weeks)US |
- | |
1995 | Margaritaville Cafe Late Night Gumbo |
- | - |
Compilation of various artists including Jimmy Buffett
|
Barometer Soup Margaritaville / MCA |
US6th
gold
(17 weeks)US |
- | ||
1996 | Banana Wind Margaritaville / MCA |
US4th
platinum
(18 weeks)US |
- | |
Christmas Island Margaritaville / MCA |
US27
platinum
(14 weeks)US |
- |
Christmas album
|
|
1998 | Biloxi |
- | - |
Greatest hits
|
Don't Stop the Carnival Margaritaville / Iceland |
US15th
gold
(11 weeks)US |
- | ||
American Storyteller Laserlight |
- | - | ||
1999 | Beach House on the Moon Margaritaville / Iceland |
US8th
gold
(17 weeks)US |
- |
Greatest hits
|
There's Nothing Soft About Hard Times Madacy |
- | - | ||
Buffett Live - Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Mailboat |
US37
gold
(13 weeks)US |
- |
Live album
|
|
2002 | Far Side of the World Mailboat |
US5 (16 weeks) US |
- | |
2003 | Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection UTV / MCA / Mailboat |
US9 × 2
(46 weeks)US |
- |
Greatest hits
|
Live in Auburn, WA Mailboat |
- | - |
Live album
|
|
Live in Las Vegas, NV Mailboat |
- | - |
Live album
|
|
Mailboat live in Mansfield, MA |
- | - |
Live album
|
|
Live in Cincinnati, OH Mailboat |
- | - |
Live album
|
|
2004 | License to Chill Mailboat |
US1
platinum
(39 weeks)US |
Country1 (62 weeks) Country |
|
2005 | Live in Hawaii Mailboat |
US66 (8 weeks) US |
- |
Live album
|
Live at Fenway Park Mailboat |
US41 (6 weeks) US |
- |
Live album (double CD + video album)
|
|
Now Yer Squawkin Mailboat |
- | - |
Compilation Down to Earth & High Cumberland Jubilee
|
|
2006 | "Hoot" Official Motion Picture Soundtrack Mailboat |
- | - | |
Take the Weather with You Mailboat |
US4th
gold
(13 weeks)US |
Country1 (44 weeks) Country |
||
2007 | Live at Texas Stadium MCA |
US11 (11 weeks) US |
Country4 (30 weeks) Country |
with George Strait and Alan Jackson
|
Jimmy Buffett Live in Anguilla Mailboat |
US54 (6 weeks) US |
- |
Live album (double CD + video album)
|
|
2009 | Buffet Hotel Mailboat |
US17 (12 weeks) US |
- | |
2010 | Encores mailboat |
US7 (13 weeks) US |
- |
Live album
|
2012 | Welcome to Fin City Mailboat |
- | - |
Live album (double CD + video album)
|
2013 | Songs from St. Somewhere Mailboat |
US4 (11 weeks) US |
- | |
2016 | 'Tis the Season Mailboat |
US50 (8 weeks) US |
Country6 (9 weeks) Country |
Christmas album
|
2017 | Buried Treasure, Volume One Mailboat |
US85 (1 week) US |
- | |
2020 | Life on the Flip Side Mailboat |
US2 (... weeks) US |
Country1 (... week) Country |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | Country | |||
1973 | The Great Filling Station Holdup A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean |
- |
Country58 (10 weeks) Country |
|
1974 | Come Monday Living & Dying in ¾ Time |
US30 (14 weeks) US |
Country58 (7 weeks) Country |
|
1975 | Door Number Three A1A |
- |
Country88 (5 weeks) Country |
|
1977 | Margaritaville Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes |
US8 (22 weeks) US |
Country13 (17 weeks) Country |
|
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes |
US37 (10 weeks) US |
Country24 (10 weeks) Country |
||
1978 | Cheeseburger in Paradise Son of a Son of a Sailor |
US32 (11 weeks) US |
- | |
Livingston Saturday Night Son of a Son of a Sailor |
US52 (6 weeks) US |
Country91 (3 weeks) Country |
||
Manana Son of a Son of a Sailor |
US84 (6 weeks) US |
- | ||
1979 | Fins Volcano |
US35 (11 weeks) US |
- | |
1980 | Volcano Volcano |
US66 (7 weeks) US |
- | |
Survive Volcano |
US77 (5 weeks) US |
- | ||
1981 | It's My Job Coconut Telegraph |
US57 (8 weeks) US |
- | |
1984 | When The Wild Life Betrays Me Riddles in the Sand |
- |
Country42 (13 weeks) Country |
|
Bigger Than Both Of Us Riddles in the Sand |
- |
Country58 (13 weeks) Country |
||
1985 | It's the Phone Doesn't, It's Me Last Mango in Paris |
- |
Country16 (19 weeks) Country |
|
Gypsies In The Palace Last Mango in Paris |
- |
Country56 (9 weeks) Country |
||
Who's the Blond Stranger? Riddles in the Sand |
- |
Country37 (15 weeks) Country |
||
1986 | Please Bypass This Heart Last Mango in Paris |
- |
Country50 (9 weeks) Country |
|
1993 | Another Saturday Night Margaritaville Cafe: Late Night Menu |
- |
Country74 (1 week) Country |
|
1999 | Margaritaville Under the Influence |
- |
Country63 (3 weeks) Country |
with Alan Jackson
|
2003 | It's Five O'Clock Somewhere Greatest Hits Volume II |
US17 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (27 weeks) Country |
with Alan Jackson
|
2004 | Hey Good Lookin ' License to Chill |
US69 (11 weeks) US |
Country8 (20 weeks) Country |
|
Trip Around The Sun License to Chill |
- |
Country20 (20 weeks) Country |
with Martha McBride
|
|
2006 | Bama Breeze Take the Weather with You |
- |
Country58 (1 week) Country |
|
2011 | Knee Deep You Get What You Give |
US18 (20 weeks) US |
Country1 (20 weeks) Country |
Zac Brown Band feat. Jimmy Buffett
|
literature
- Erlewine, Michael u. a. (Ed.): All Music Guide to Country Music. The experts guide to the best recordings in country music . San Francisco, Cal .: Miller Freeman Books, 1997, pp. 60-62.
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- ↑ [1] Chart history on billboard.com
- ↑ [2] Report on CD publication on buffettnews.com
- ↑ [3] Article on billboard.com
- ↑ [4] Interview on USA Today
- ↑ [5] Article Top Touring Artists of the Decade on billboard.com
- ↑ [6] (PDF file; 29 kB) Pollstar list Top Tours of the Decade for North America
- ↑ [7] Concert Database on BuffettNews.com
- ↑ [8] England appearances on the concert database of BuffettNews.com
- ↑ [9] Tour calendar on the official homepage
- ↑ [10] Article Houston Chronicle
- ↑ [11] "Jamaica Mistaica Incident" on BuffettWorld
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Photos of the Hemisphere Dancer at Margaritaville Cafe Orlando
- ↑ [12] Article in the Daily Telegraph
- ↑ [13] Article on TMZ
- ↑ [14] PDF of the original text on flsenate.gov
- ↑ [15] Overview of the course of the draft law on myfloridahouse.gov
- ↑ [16] Brief description on Buffettnews.com
- ↑ The real hero of Jurassic World is this dad rescuing his margaritas from pterodactyls , independent.co.uk, July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ Chart sources albums: Charts US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
- ↑ Chart sources singles: Charts US
Web links
- Jimmy Buffett's website (English)
- Radio Margaritaville (English)
- Jimmy Buffett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Buffett, Jimmy |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buffett, James William |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American country and pop singer and songwriter and book author |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1946 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pascagoula , Mississippi |