Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett in January 2008

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 Seven times platinum (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 Quadruple platinum (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 Double platinum (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	with Clint Black , Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait
	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. ↑ [1] Chart history on billboard.com
2. ↑ [2] Report on CD publication on buffettnews.com
3. ↑ [3] Article on billboard.com
4. ↑ [4] Interview on USA Today
5. ↑ [5] Article Top Touring Artists of the Decade on billboard.com
6. ↑ [6] (PDF file; 29 kB) Pollstar list Top Tours of the Decade for North America
7. ↑ [7] Concert Database on BuffettNews.com
8. ↑ [8] England appearances on the concert database of BuffettNews.com
9. ↑ [9] Tour calendar on the official homepage
10. ↑ [10] Article Houston Chronicle
11. ↑ [11] "Jamaica Mistaica Incident" on BuffettWorld
12. ↑ 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  
13. ↑ [12] Article in the Daily Telegraph
14. ↑ [13] Article on TMZ
15. ↑ [14] PDF of the original text on flsenate.gov
16. ↑ [15] Overview of the course of the draft law on myfloridahouse.gov
17. ↑ [16] Brief description on Buffettnews.com
18. ↑ The real hero of Jurassic World is this dad rescuing his margaritas from pterodactyls , independent.co.uk, July 13, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
19. ↑ Chart sources albums: Charts US
20. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US
21. ↑ Chart sources singles: Charts US

Web links

Commons : Jimmy Buffett  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jimmy Buffett's website (English)
• Radio Margaritaville (English)
• Jimmy Buffett in the Internet Movie Database (English)