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Jimmy in Key West
A BRIEF JIMMY BUFFETT BIOGRAPHY
Jimmy Buffett arrived in Key West in November 1971 with singer and songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker (already famous for "Mr. Bojangles") and Teresa "Murphy" Clark. Jerry Jeff, Murphy and her young son, Justin, had offered Jimmy refuge in their open-air Coconut Grove home after Jimmy fled Nashville's weather and business climate.
His marriage to his hometown sweetheart had ended, and he'd failed to find many open doors in the Music City. The record industry didn't understand the young man's style, motivation or lyrics. Murphy and Jerry Jeff wanted to deliver some happiness to dispel Jimmy's gloom and sense of loss. After a week or two of Florida-orientation, they piled into "Flying Lady," Jerry Jeff's elegant silver and maroon '47 Packard sedan, for a drive southward. Jimmy Buffett had never before seen the Florida Keys. Key West was an outpost over 100 miles from our mainland - closer to Cuba than to Florida - a place of fascinating history and charm, dependent upon the ocean for much of its income yet subject to the whims of w
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Jimmy Buffett
A candid, compelling, and rollicking portrait of the legendary pirate captain of Margaritaville—Jimmy Buffett.
In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the definitive account of Buffett’s rise from singing songs for beer to his becoming a tropical icon and inspiration behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit “Margaritaville.”
Filled with interviews from friends, musicians, Coral Reefer Band members, and business partners who were there, this book is a top-down joyride with plenty of side trips and meanderings from Mobile and Pascagoula to New Orleans, Key West, down into the islands aboard the Euphoria and the Euphoria II, and into the studios and onto the stages where the foundation of Buffett’s reputation was laid.
Buffett wasn’t always the pied piper of beaches, bars, and laid-back living. Born on the Gulf Coast, the son of a son of a sailing ship captain, Buffett scuffed ar
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Jimmy Buffett
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)
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| Born | James William Buffett (1946-12-25)December 25, 1946 Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | September 1, 2023(2023-09-01) (aged 76) Sag Harbor, New York, U.S. |
| Education | University of Southern Mississippi (BA) |
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| Years active | 1961[1]–2023 |
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| Children | 3,[a] including Savannah |
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| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Discography | Jimmy Buffett discography |
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| Website | jimmybuffett.com |
James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman.[10] He was known for his tropical rock sound and
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