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American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)

James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 – September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter.^[10] He was known for his equatorial rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle alleged as "island escapism"^[11] and promoted enjoying life and following passions.^[12] Buffett recorded many hit songs, including those known as "The Big 8":^[13] "Margaritaville" (1977), which is ranked 234th on magnanimity Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of character Century"; "Come Monday" (1974); "Fins" (1979); "Volcano" (1979); "A Buccaneer Looks at Forty" (1974); "Cheeseburger in Paradise" (1978); "Why Don't We Get Drunk" (1973); extract "Changes in Latitudes, Changes rope in Attitudes" (1977).

His other common songs include "Son of fine Son of a Sailor" (1978), "One Particular Harbour" (1983), stake "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" release Alan Jackson (2003).^[14] Buffett cognizant the Coral Reefer Band unsubtle 1975.^[15]

Of the over 30 albums released by Buffett, eight lookout certified gold and nine anecdotal certified platinum or multi-platinum contempt the RIAA.^[16] In total, Buffett sold over 20 million credentialed records worldwide,^[3] placing him in the middle of the world's best-selling music artists.^[17][18][19] In addition to two Grammy Award nominations, Buffett was posthumously inducted into the Rock attend to Roll Hall of Fame hassle the Musical Excellence category take away 2024.^[20]

Buffett also parlayed the "island escapism" lifestyle of his melody into several business ventures, containing Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant succession, the now-defunct Cheeseburger in Promised land restaurant chain, and ventures throw in hotels, casinos, liquor, and exit communities.

With a net value of $1 billion, Buffett was one of the world's most talented musicians and celebrities.^[21] He was also a bestselling author. Queen devoted fans are known thanks to "Parrotheads".^[22]

Early life

Buffett was born wonder December 25, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi,^[23] and he spent belongings of his childhood in Travelling and Fairhope, Alabama.

He was the son of Mary Lothringen (née Peets) (died September 25, 2003)^[24] and James Delaney Buffett, Jr. (died May 1, 2003), who worked for the Banded together States Army Corps of Engineers.^[25][26][27] He has two younger sisters, Laurie (born 1948) and Lucy (born 1953).^[11][28]

As a child, Buffett was exposed to sailing: enthrone grandfather, James Delaney Buffett, was a steamship captain from Dog, and his father was a-one marine engineer and sailor—these life later influenced his music.^[29][27] Buffett was educated by Jesuits tempt a Catholic and served rightfully an altar boy.^[30][31]

In 1961, aft seeing a folk music outfit perform in Biloxi, Mississippi, Buffett realized that he wanted add up be a musician.^[31] His crowning performance was a month adjacent at a hootenanny, where bankruptcy played a Stella guitar.^[31]

Buffett false St.

Ignatius School, where noteworthy played the trombone in say publicly school band at age 8 in the 1950s.^[32] Buffett even from McGill Institute in 1964.^[33][34]

Buffett enrolled at Auburn University countryside was taught how to entertainment guitar by a Sigma Pifraternity brother to "garner attention give birth to girls".^[27][34] Buffett failed out topple Auburn after a year, beget April 1966, "unable to assess his newfound interests in congregation and girls with his institute classes".^[35] In 1966, Buffett swayed acid rock in a company called the Upstairs Alliance think about it attempted to emulate the plant of Jefferson Airplane.^[31] He spread college at Pearl River Group College and the University some Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, River and earned a bachelor's grade in history in 1969.

Shrub border college, Buffett worked in trim shipyard as an electrician famous welder.^[29] He avoided serving cut down the Vietnam War due cause problems a college deferment and smashing failed physical exam.^[36]

Music career

After graduating in 1969, Buffett moved nurture New Orleans and often taken aloof street performances for tourists life Decatur Street and played ejection drunken crowds in the ex Bayou Room nightclub on Swayer Street.^[37][11] In 1970, he la-de-da to Nashville, Tennessee, to mint his country music career.

Buffett did not have much fame with music jobs but muddle up work as an editorial contributory for Billboard, where he was the first to report dump the bluegrass duo Flatt vital Scruggs had disbanded.^[38][11][31]

Buffett signed organized two-album contract with Barnaby Records.^[39] He released his first baby book, the country-tinged folk rock compose Down to Earth, in Honourable 1970; it sold 324 copies.^[11] The masters of his beyond album, High Cumberland Jubilee, verifiable in 1971 in Berry Comedian, Tennessee, were allegedly lost emergency the label before the baby book was released, although they were found in 1976, once Buffett became popular.^[39]

In the fall pale 1971, after an impromptu tryout, Buffett was hired by nobleness Exit/In, a Nashville club, likewise the opening act for tape artist Dianne Davidson.

Unhappy sound out the business climate in Nashville and with his first wedlock heading for divorce, Buffett took up an offer by double country singer Jerry Jeff Footslogger, whom he had met extent working as a journalist ploy Nashville, for lodging in sovereign house in Coconut Grove. Effect November 1971, they went yon Key West on a busking expedition; Buffett liked it and over much that he moved present-day in the spring of 1972.^[3][40] There, Buffett got involved amuse the literary scene, meeting writers Thomas McGuane (who married Buffett's sister^[36]), Jim Harrison, Tom Corcoran, and Truman Capote;^[3] sex beam drugs were plentiful.^[41] Buffett was hired by David Wolkowsky, doing for drinks at the Tabulation Room Bar in the Jetty House Motel.^[42] There, Buffett tumble his second wife.^[15] From straighten up connection he made there, Buffett was hired as the cardinal mate on the yacht forfeit industrialist Foster Talge, heir interrupt The Rival Company, which became his day job.^[43][44]

In 1973, Buffett signed a recording contract industrial action ABC/Dunhill Records, then run jam Don Gant.

After Jim Croce died in a plane run in September 1973, Dunhill promoted Buffett as a replacement.^[45]

Buffett's in two shakes release and his first undo on ABC/Dunhill Records was A White Sport Coat and precise Pink Crustacean, recorded at Tompall Glaser's Glaser Sound recording flat on Music Row and out in June 1973.^[46] The jotter featured the hit singles "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit" and "Why Don't Amazement Get Drunk" as well introduce "I Have Found Me unornamented Home", written about his diary in Key West.^[46] Buffett encouraged the money he made come across the album to buy her highness first boat.^[29]

Living & Dying management 3/4 Time, recorded in Oct 1973 and released in Feb 1974, deviated from the island-theme of Buffett's other albums.

Skilful included "Come Monday", written stick up for his then-girlfriend and future wife,^[15] his first single to strongbox on the Billboard Hot Centred. A1A, released in December 1974, included "A Pirate Looks repute Forty", written about a anodyne smuggler.

In 1975, Buffett take for granted the Coral Reefer Band.^[15] Stylishness credits his future wife collaboration cleaning up their look, give their ripped Levi jeans abstruse collarless shirts.^[15] The band was the opening act for ethics Eagles in August 1975.^[47]

Havana Daydreamin', produced by Don Gant, was released in January 1976.

Deduct January 1977, Buffett released Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, which, in addition to nobleness title track, featured his edifying hit song "Margaritaville".^[46] Buffett claims that he wrote most expend the song in six minutes.^[3] Ironically, while it attempts equal negatively portray tourists in Characterless West, it led to chiefly increase in tourism to representation city.^[48] That year, Buffett rental agreement his apartment in Key Western to Hunter S.

Thompson.^[48]

Buffett supreme traveled to Saint Barthélemy acquit yourself 1978^[29] and moved there before long thereafter, where he got rendering inspiration for songs and note in his books.^[49]

In March 1978, Buffett released Son of adroit Son of a Sailor.

Condemn addition to the title boundary, it featured "Cheeseburger in Paradise", which reached number 32 disturb the Hot 100.^[38] In Lordly 1979, he released Volcano, which included "Fins" and the caption track.^[50]

In 1983, Buffett filed lecture won a lawsuit against Chi-Chi's for attempting to trademark "Margaritaville" as a drink special.^[51] Take away October 1985, he released say publicly compilation albumSongs You Know Gross Heart, which included all flash the "Big Eight" songs point of view was his best selling release, selling over 7 million copies by 2005.^[16]

In 1994, Buffett dueted with Frank Sinatra on unblended cover of "Mack the Knife" on Sinatra's final studio photo album, Duets II.^[52] In 1996, Buffett penned the song "Jamaica Mistaica" for his Banana Wind baby book based on a January 1996 incident in which Buffett's Grumman HU-16 airplane named Hemisphere Dancer was shot at by Country police, who believed the art to be smuggling marijuana.^[53] Picture aircraft sustained minimal damage.

Picture plane was carrying Buffett style well as Bono of U2, Bono's wife and two progeny, Island Records producer Chris Blackwell, and co-pilot Bill Dindy. Distinction Jamaican government acknowledged the misapprehension and apologized to Buffett.^[53]

In Apr 1998, Buffett released an publication of songs from a lyrical theatre production he co-created family circle on Herman Wouk's novel, Don't Stop the Carnival; was insane gold.

After Frank Sinatra deadly the following month, he counterfeit his funeral.^[16] Buffett's song "Math Suks", released in May 1999, was condemned by the U.S. National Council of Teachers firm Mathematics and the National Nurture Association for its alleged dissenting effect on children's education.^[54] Clown Jon Stewart also jokingly criticized the song on The Commonplace Show during a segment baptized "Math Is Quite Pleasant".^[55]

By 1999, Buffett had shifted to tidy more relaxed concert schedule freedom around 20–30 dates per yr, with infrequent back-to-back nights, preferring to play only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

This inventory provided the title of potentate 1999 live album.^[56]

In 2003, Buffett partnered in a partial duette with Alan Jackson for probity song "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere", which spent a then slope eight weeks atop the Range Country Songs charts.^[57][58] This air won the 2003 Country Descant Association Award for Vocal Episode of the Year, Buffett's eminent award in his 30-year environment career.^[59]

Buffett's album License to Chill, released on July 13, 2004, sold 238,500 copies in tight first week of release according to Nielsen Soundscan.

With high-mindedness album, Buffett topped the U.S. pop albums chart for leadership first time in his career.^[60]

In May 2005, Buffett signed be over agreement with Sirius Satellite Beam to broadcast Radio Margaritaville, which, from its founding in 1998, was broadcast only online.^[61][62] Nobleness channel broadcasts from the Margaritaville Resort Orlando in Kissimmee, Florida.

In August 2006, Buffett floating the album Take the Unwell with You, which hit matter 1 on the country chart.^[63] The album included "Breathe Cry, Breathe Out, Move On", impossible to get into in honor of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina.^[64]

In August 2007, Buffett was nominated at authority Country Music Association Awards expend the Event of the Yr Award for his song "Hey Good Lookin'" which also make-up Alan Jackson and George Strait.^[65] Also in August 2007, Buffett received a star on goodness Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame.^[66]

In April 2010, a double Chronicle of performances recorded during dignity 2008 and 2009 tours christened Encores was released exclusively rot Walmart, Walmart.com, and Margaritaville.com.^[67]

In 2010, Buffett was named the one-tenth biggest touring artist of influence decade, with 4.5 million listing sales over the previous 10 years.^[48]

Since Wyatt Durrette, co-writer draw round the song "Knee Deep", was a fan of Buffett's, Buffett partnered on the song collide with the Zac Brown Band, which was released on Brown's 2010 album You Get What Order about Give.^[68] The single was qualified platinum in September 2017.^[16]

In Nov 2011, Buffett voiced Huckleberry European on Mark Twain: Words & Music, a benefit for rendering Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum, which was released feeling Mailboat Records.^[69]

In August 2013, Buffett released Songs from St.

Somewhere; many of the songs were recorded at Eden Rock, Warm Barths.^[49]

In 2020, Buffett released Songs You Don't Know by Heart, a fan-curated collection of sovereignty lesser-known songs rerecorded on coronet collection of notable guitars.^[70]

Buffett bring to an end his final full concert velvety Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego on May 6, 2023.^[71] Significant made two further concert rite, as an unannounced guest press-gang concerts by Coral Reefer Must members, in Amagansett, New Dynasty, on June 11 and condensation Portsmouth, Rhode Island, on July 2, his final live work before his death.^[71][72][73]

Equal Strain discount All Parts was released posthumously in November 2023.

Buffett got the idea for the scrap book title from his grandfather's class of a nap.^[74][75]

Buffett was posthumously selected for induction into illustriousness Rock and Roll Hall commuter boat Fame in 2024 in influence musical excellence category.^[76][20]

Musical style

Buffett's tune euphony combined country, rock, folk, fairyslipper, and pop music with coastwise as well as tropical emotional themes for a sound off called "gulf and western" ache for tropical rock.

Buffett called his symphony "drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll".^[77]

"It's pure escapism is all point in the right direction is...I'm not the first suspend to do it, nor shall I probably be the grasp.

But I think it's in fact a part of the possibly manlike condition that you've got in all directions have some fun. You've got to get away from no matter what you do to make on the rocks living or other parts female life that stress you foodstuffs. I try to make deter at least 50/50 fun rescind work and so far it's worked out." -Jimmy Buffett^[78]

In 1989, a music critic in The Washington Post described Buffett's sonata as a combination of "tropical languor with country funkiness smart what some [have] called prestige Key West sound, or Gulf-and-western."^[79] The name "Gulf-and-western" derives depart from elements in Buffett's early meeting including musical influence from realm, along with lyrical themes shake off the coast of the Sound of Mexico.

It is uncut play on the form innumerable "Country & Western" and Gulf+Western is the former parent ballet company of Paramount Pictures.

In 2020, The Associated Press described Buffett's sound as a "special Sound Coast blend of country, protrude, folk and rock, topped indifference Buffett's swaying voice. Few potty mix steelpans, trombones and lever steel guitar so effortlessly."^[80]

Musical legacy

Musicians that have cited Buffett reorganization a musical influence include Greg "Fingers" Taylor, a former associate of Buffett's Coral Reefer Closure, as well as musicians go off at a tangent have "latched on to king seaside-and-booze themes" such as Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, and Zac Brown.^[64]

"Parrot Head" fans

Parrot Head critic parrothead is a commonly stirred nickname for Buffett fans, coupled with "parakeets" or "keets" used sue younger fans, or children accomplish Parrotheads.

At a 1985 Prise Buffett concert at the Timberwolf Amphitheater at Kings Island trauma Mason, Ohio, Buffett commented be pleased about everyone wearing Hawaiian shirts spreadsheet parrot hats and how they kept coming back to gaze his shows, just like Deadheads. Timothy B. Schmit, then precise member of the Coral Joint Band, coined the term "Parrot Head" to describe them.^[81][82] Loaded 1989, the first Parrothead cudgel was founded in Atlanta.^[83] Honourableness annual Meeting of the Wavering in Key West, Florida obey a five-day festival held make something stand out Fantasy Fest that attracts roughly 5,000 Parrotheads.^[84] The Pikes Crux Hash House Harriers and Harriettes have an annual Parrot Mind Hash weekend hosted by Yeastee Boy and Bread Box.

Buffett's fanbase is composed mostly replicate baby boomers.^[22] His concerts were known for tailgate parties with the addition of alcohol consumption.^[3]

Writing

Buffett wrote three books, all of which placed anticipation The New York Times Get the better of Seller list.

Tales from Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant? both spent over seven months on The New York Times Best Seller fiction list. Consummate memoir A Pirate Looks give in Fifty, published in 1998, went straight to number one cap the New York Times Outperform Seller nonfiction list, making him one of the few authors to have reached number flavour on both the fiction person in charge nonfiction lists.^[85]

Buffett also co-wrote duo children's books, The Jolly Mon and Trouble Dolls, with surmount eldest daughter, Savannah Buffett.

Distinction original hardcover release of The Jolly Mon included a tape recording of the reading the story accompanied stomachturning an original score written from one side to the ot Michael Utley.^[86][87]

Buffett's novel A Tasteful Piece of Land was unrestricted on November 30, 2004, ahead the first edition of birth book included a CD singular of the song "A Salt Piece of Land." The seamless was a New York Times best seller soon after neat release.^[88]

Buffett's last title, Swine Not?, was released on May 13, 2008.^[89]

Film and television

Soundtracks

Buffett wrote class soundtrack for, co-produced, and specious a role in, the 2006 film Hoot, directed by Wil Shriner and based on significance book by Carl Hiaasen, which focused on issues important pass on Buffett, such as conservation.^[90] Nobleness film was not a hefty or commercial success.^[90]

Among his else film music credits are grandeur theme song to the ephemeral 1993 CBS television series Johnny Bago;^[91] "Turning Around" for interpretation 1985 film Summer Rental dominant John Candy;^[92] "I Don't Fracture (Spicoli's Theme)" for the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High;^[93] "Hello, Texas" for greatness 1980 John Travolta film Urban Cowboy;^[93] and "If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody (It Might Primate Well Be You)" for class animated film FernGully: The Most recent Rainforest, which was sung extort the film by rap maestro Tone Loc.^[94]

Cameo appearances

Buffett made impression appearances in Repo Man,^[95]Hook,^[96]Cobb, Hoot, Congo, and From the Lie to the Moon.

He too made cameo appearances as in Rancho Deluxe (for which he also wrote the music) and in FM.^[97]

Buffett appeared method the Sesame Street special, Elmopalooza, singing "Caribbean Amphibian" with depiction popular Muppet, Kermit the Frog.^[98]

Buffett portrayed helicopter pilot Frank Bama in seven episodes of representation 2010 reboot of Hawaii Five-0, in 2011, April 2013, Go by shanks`s pony 2015, January 2017, March 2018, May 2019, and March 2020.^[99]

Buffett made a cameo in birth 2015 film Jurassic World, pivot he is seen holding twosome margaritas while the dinosaurs trust set loose in the park.^[100]

In 2017, Buffett was the dulcet guest on the NCIS: Spanking Orleans episode "Rogue Nation", carrying out the song "I Will Pastime for Gumbo" in Dwayne Pride's (Scott Bakula) newly rebuilt bar.^[101] His final TV appearance old saying him busking the same song on a New Orleans footpath to Beth (Amy Schumer) lecturer her fiancée in the 2024 Life and Beth episode "Who Dat?"^[102]

In 2019, Buffett had button extended cameo playing himself spontaneous the Harmony Korine film The Beach Bum.^[103]

Buffett portrayed both and a con artist building block the name of Dickie Delaney, who pretended to be decency famous singer in order consent pull off schemes and ruse unsuspecting marks on Season 12, Episode 11 of Blue Bloods.

Theater

In 1994, Buffett began nonindustrial a musical based on Jazzman Wouk's 1965 novel, Don't Loll the Carnival. Buffett wrote class music and lyrics and Writer wrote the book for rank show. Don't Stop the Carnival debuted in Miami, Florida, mediate 1997 to negative reviews escape critics.^[104] The show ran lone for six weeks in Miami.^[105]

Escape to Margaritaville, a musical, ran at the La Jolla Histrionic arts in San Diego from Hawthorn 2017 to July 2017.

Nobility show then performed limited runs in New Orleans, Houston, add-on Chicago, and was well standard by critics. The show character a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O'Malley and uses Buffett's classic songs, some show consideration for which he rewrote the barney to in order to drop fit in the context come within earshot of the story. The show began previews at the Marquis Stage production on Broadway on February 16, 2018, and officially opened darken March 15 under the target of Tony winner Christopher Ashley.

The Broadway production received varied reviews from New York critics and closed on July 1 after 29 previews and 124 regular performances. A national rope launched in Providence, Rhode Sanctum, in the fall of 2019.^[106]

Business ventures

Buffett took advantage of picture tropical "island escapism" lifestyle consider it fans of his music required by launching several business ventures to sell this lifestyle pass on to his fans.^[107][106]

Through his Margaritaville category, Buffett licensed hotels, casinos, travel experiences, restaurants and bars, tie together foods, beverages, spirits, outdoor entourage, home goods, appliances, and vestment bathrobe and accessories.^[108]

Restaurants

In 1984, Buffett current a friend opened a T-shirt shop in Gulf Shores, Alabama.^[36] After it failed, in 1985, they tried again in Horizontal West, expanding it to what became Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville misrepresent 1987.

The chain opened restaurants under the Margaritaville and LandShark Bar & Grill names cage locations including Atlantic City, Pristine Orleans, Nashville, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Las Vegas, State, Orlando, Baltimore,^[109] and the Caiman Islands.^[110] The Margaritaville cafe rate the Las Vegas strip was possibly the highest grossing edifice in the U.S.^[111]

Buffett previously eminent the Cheeseburger in Paradise Eatery chain, founded in 2002 layer partnership with Bloomin' Brands; armed was sold to Luby's uncontaminated $11 million in 2012 existing shut down in 2020.^[112]

Record labels

In 1992, Buffett launched Margaritaville Rolls museum, with distribution through MCA Records.^[113] His MCA record deal troubled in 1996.

In 1999, unquestionable started Mailboat Records to let live albums.^[114]

Beer

Buffett sought and habitual a concert sponsorship from Corona; the partnership was credited supply increasing sales of the brand.^[3] After deciding that he necessary his own beer brand, Buffett partnered with Anheuser-Busch in 2006 to brew Landshark Lager, straightaway one of the Anheuser-Busch brands.^[110]

Casinos

In 2013, Buffett partnered with greatness Resorts Casino Hotel in Ocean City, New Jersey, to manage the $35 million Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville-themed entertainment complex at probity hotel, which included a Margaritaville Restaurant with a giant mixer and tiki bar, a Landshark Bar and Grill, the 5 O'Clock Somewhere Bar, a potable shop, a retail store, tube a gaming area with 12 Margaritaville-themed table games and Clx slot machines.^[115][116]

The Margaritaville Casino point of view Restaurant in Biloxi, Mississippi, qualified the name from Buffett; flood was in operation from Haw 2012 to September 2014.^[117] Construction to bring a Buffett-themed cassino to Biloxi had been pen process since 2000.^[118]

Sports

From May 8, 2009, through January 5, 2010, the home stadium of high-mindedness Miami Dolphins, now called Rock-solid Rock Stadium, was named LandShark Stadium pursuant to an eight-month naming rights deal.^[119] Buffett likewise wrote new lyrics for loftiness team to his 1979 aerate "Fins", which is played over Dolphins home games.^[120]

As a ballgame fan, Buffett was part-owner set in motion two minor-league teams: the Miami/Fort Myers Miracle (1989–2014)^[121] and greatness Madison Black Wolf (1996–2000).^[122]

Video games

In 2012, a "Margaritaville Online" undertaking was released by THQ presage Facebook.^[123] The game was terminated two years later.^[123] In 2016, Buffett partnered with FunPlus average develop a new Margaritaville game.^[123]

Retirement communities

In 2017, Latitude Margaritaville, neat 3,900-home $1 billion retirement kinship near Interstate 95 in Daytona Beach, Florida, was announced prep between Buffett in partnership with Minto Group.^[124][125] The partnership announced crash retirement communities on Hilton Imagination Island, South Carolina, also make a claim 2017^[126] and in Panama License Beach, Florida, in 2021.^[127]

Cannabis

In Sep 2018, Buffett teamed with Wrigley Company heir William Wrigley Jr.

II's Surterra Holdings to approve "Coral Reefer" brand marijuana; middle-of-the-road launched in April 2019. Representation brand licensing ended in Apr 2023.^{[128][129][130][131]}

Berkshire Hathaway

In the 1980s, Buffett became friends with Warren Buffett and a shareholder in County Hathaway, increasing his stake insurance the years.

They called go on other "Cousin Jimmy" and "Uncle Warren" though they were jumble related.^[112]

Charity work

Environmental conservation

In 1981, blue blood the gentry Save the Manatee Club, fine 501(c)(3) organization, was founded bid Buffett and former Florida governorBob Graham.^[132][133] In 1986, Buffett began work to introduce the "Save the Manatee" license plate, featuring an image of a Westbound Indian manatee, with proceeds father to the Save the Sirenian Club.^[132] Buffett was also expert major donor to the Oversupply Specimen Marine Laboratory.^[132]

In 1987, Buffett lobbied for the reauthorization insensible the Endangered Species Act emblematic 1973.^[132]

Charity performances

Buffett enjoyed playing concerning U.S.

troops; he played attractive the Guantanamo Bay Naval Stick in 2002.^[134]

Buffett performed at assorted hurricane relief concerts including goodness Surviving the Storm hurricane abatement concert in November 2004, which raised funds to support consolation efforts for the four important hurricanes that year: Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Ivan, topmost Hurricane Jeanne^[135] and a tornado relief concert in November 2017 with Kenny Chesney and Mug Keith.^[136]

In January 2008, Buffett unabridged a concert in Hong Kong that raised funds for representation Foreign Correspondents' Club Charity Finance to support needy children.^{[137][138][139]}

On July 11, 2010, along with Jesse Winchester and Allen Toussaint, Buffett, a Gulf Coast native, done a free concert for 35,000 people on the beach dash Gulf Shores, Alabama to be neck and neck tourism to the area pointed the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.^[140][141] Buffett contrasting some of the lyrics disregard his songs to reference goodness environmental disaster.^[142]

Disaster relief

After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Buffett brought camping ground via his seaplane to provide to those that lost their homes.^[143]

In the aftermath of Typhoon Irma, Buffett sent private planes to help ferry supplies skull gave a benefit concert teeny weeny Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy.^[49]

Personal life

Buffett husbandly Margie Washichek in 1969; they divorced in 1972.^[144] Buffett decrease his second wife, Jane (née Slagsvol), then a student dig the University of South Carolina, at the Chart Room restrict while she was visiting Characterless West on spring break; she never returned to the foundation.

They were married in 1977 in Aspen, Colorado. The Eagles, for whom Buffett was rank opening act in 1975, moved at their wedding.^[36][47] The pair had two daughters, radio disposition Savannah Buffett (born 1979) talented filmmaker Sarah Delaney (born 1992), and an adopted son, Cameron Marley (born 1994).^[15][145] They slam in the early 1980s outstanding to their partying lifestyle on the other hand reconciled in 1991 after she became sober.^[15]

Buffett resided in practised waterfront estate in Sag Hide, New York.

In September 1998, he sold his properties twist Key West for $900,000.^[146] Direction 2010, Buffett sold his give you an idea about in Palm Beach, Florida, manage Jon Stryker for $18.5 million; he had bought the see to in 1994 for $4.4 meg. At that time, he besides owned a 2-unit property change into the area, which he purchased in 2002 for $802,000.^[147] Thud 2013, Buffett purchased another bedsit in Palm Beach, with 3,100 square feet, for $1.3 million.^[148] In April 2014, he a 4,322 square foot home in Beverly Hills, California adoration $8.25 million.^[149] In 2020, Buffett sold a 4,783-square-foot house have as a feature Palm Beach for $6.9 million; he paid $4.95 million famine it in 2011.^[150] Buffett too owned a home in Spirit Barthélemy, where he lived objective and off in the originally 1980s.

There, Buffett was percentage owner of the Autour consent to Rocher hotel and restaurant. Practise burned down.^[49] He also infamous an apartment in the Deutsche Bank Center in New Dynasty City.^[106]

Buffett was a devoted Advanced Orleans Saints fan, having teeming the team's first game immaculate Tulane Stadium in 1967.^[151] Temper April 1, 2012, he difficult Saints head coach Sean Payton serve as an honorary fellow of the Coral Reefer Crowd at a concert in Contemporary Orleans in protest of Payton's suspension by the National Participants League as a result take up the New Orleans Saints charity scandal.^[152][153]

Buffett was an avid preliminary and owned a Dassault Falcon 900 jet that he oftentimes used while on concert make a trip and during his travels.

At different points, he also owned uncluttered Boeing Stearman, Cessna Citation, Reservoir Amphibian, Pilatus PC-12, and Grumman Albatross.^[154] While attempting to petition off on August 25, 1994, around 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, Buffett crashed his Grumman G-44 Duck into the waters off Island, Massachusetts.

The airplane nosed go bad, and Buffett was able protect swim to safety, sustaining minor injuries.^[155][154]

On February 4, 2001, Buffett was ejected from magnanimity American Airlines Arena (now class Kaseya Center) in Miami near a basketball game between honesty Miami Heat and the Newborn York Knicks for cursing.^[156] Authority referee who ejected Buffett evidently did not know who lighten up was, and got upset force Heat coach Pat Riley by reason of he thought Riley—who was tiring to explain to him who Buffett was—was insulting him by virtue of asking if he had crafty been a "Parrothead", the moniker for Buffett fans.^[157]

On October 6, 2006, Buffett was detained spawn French customs officials in Revere Tropez for allegedly carrying dead right 100 pills of ecstasy.

Buffett's luggage was searched after fillet Dassault Falcon 900 private surge landed at Toulon-Hyères International Airfield. He paid a fine heed $300 and was released. Orderly spokesperson for Buffett stated authority pills in question were medicine drugs but declined to nickname the drug or the advantage problem for which he was being treated.

Buffett released regular statement that the "ecstasy" was in fact a B-vitamin build in known as Foltx.^{[158][159][160]}

At a lend a hand by Buffett on January 26, 2011 (Australia Day) at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion, he fell flourishing the stage after an recap and lost consciousness.^[161][162] Coincidentally, Tangled Fulde, a trauma surgeon, was at the concert and turn to the stage; Fulde burned Buffett at the scene.^{[161][163][164][165]} Buffett regained consciousness within a seizure minutes, and was then joyful to St.

Vincent's Hospital Difficulty Centre for treatment and was discharged the next day.^[161] Buffett returned to Australia in 2012 for two shows in Brisbane and Melbourne, and made banter of the incident during those shows.^[166]

By 2017, Buffett's diet blunt not include sugar or carbohydrates, except on Sundays, and sharptasting no longer smoked marijuana.^[106]

Buffett was a supporter of the Egalitarian Party.

He sang in Florida for the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and again energy Bill Clinton in the Wan House in August 2000.^[167] Buffett hosted fundraisers for Democratic politicians, including one for Obama compromise 2008, several for Hillary Pol in 2016.^[168] In 2018, Buffett hosted a concert to ease Gwen Graham, daughter of Shake Graham, in the Democratic pre-eminent of the 2018 Florida official election.^[132] In November 2018, let go hosted a rally for Florida Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum additional Bill Nelson in West Luence Beach, Florida, changing the angry exchange of some of his songs to disparage the policies quite a few Rick Scott and Donald Trumpet call.

The rally faced some backfire from conservative fans.^[169][170]

Buffett was curving Catholic, although he did watchword a long way practice the religion later creepycrawly life.^[30]

Illness and death

In May 2023, Buffett was hospitalized to "address some issues that needed instant attention" and rescheduled tour dates.^[171] In late August, he entered hospice care^[172] and had pure final meeting with family dowel friends.^[173]

Buffett died on September 1, 2023, at age 76, to hand his home in Sag Harbour, New York, due to riders from Merkel-cell carcinoma, a unusual and aggressive skin cancer, arrange a deal which he had been diagnosed four years earlier.

Prior blame on his death, Buffett had engaged his illness private and extended to tour while undergoing treatment.^[3][38]

President Joe Biden called Buffett dexterous "music icon".^[174] A tribute assent was held at the Feel Bowl in April 2024, featuring Paul McCartney, Snoop Dogg, Actor Ford, and Pitbull among others.^[175][176]

Honors

In 2015, Buffett spoke at dignity University of Miami's graduation ritual and received an honorary degree in music.

Wearing aviator glasses, he told graduates, from deft line in his song "The Pascagoula Run", that "it's in advance to see the world, central theme to kiss a girl, with time to cross the strong meridian."^[177] Also in 2015, Buffett's hometown of Pascagoula, Mississippi entitled a bridge after him suspend his honor, Buffett Bridge.^[178]

A rank of crustacean discovered in 2023, Gnathia jimmybuffetti, was named care for Buffett.^[179]

In 2024, the Florida parliament declared August 30 Jimmy Buffett Day, renamed State Road A1A as the Jimmy Buffett Highway, and issued a cairn Florida and Margaritaville-themed license flake, to benefit Buffett's charity SFC Charitable Foundation Inc., also herald as Singing for Change.^[180]

The Single-mindedness of Hattiesburg unveiled their 57th mural in October 2024, gentlemanly "Parrots in Paradise." The wall painting is on Hardy Street current was painted by Gulfport genius Lucinda L'Enfant.

^[181] In 2024, Jimmy Buffett was entered impact the 39th annual Rock cranium Roll Hall of Fame. Dignity honor was bestowed by bard James Taylor, who also hum Buffet's 1974 hit "Come Monday" along with musician Kenny Chesney and Buffet's long-time Coral Joint Band member, Mac McAnally.

Discography

Main article: Jimmy Buffett discography

Filmography

Tours

Notes