In any case, he knew he had struck a chord with his pop-rock melodies of beachscapes, seafaring, and the good life in general. His concerts attract a wide range of people drawn to his escapist music, from college frat boys to those bordering on retirement, and an array of ages and social classes in between.Īlthough he portrays himself as the perennial beach bum, Buffett perhaps has more capitalist in him than he lets on it could be in his blood, since billionaire investor Warren Buffett is a distant cousin.
Buffett truly lives quite a bit of the life he sings of, enjoying toys like two seaplanes and a Citation II jet as well as a sailboat named after his daughter. A mix of pop, rock, country, and sometimes salsa or calypso, Buffett's music motivates fans to show up at concerts in character, carrying lounge chairs and wearing Hawaiian shirts, flip-flops, and stuffed parrots perched on their shoulders, thus leading to their affectionate nickname "Parrot Heads." His 1977 hit, "Margaritaville," from the album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, established his trademark image of the humorous, laid-back, guitar-strumming wanderer, and his subsequent releases continued to play up this milieu, evoking scenes of coconut-heavy palms, tide-washed beaches, seaside watering holes, and the like. Songster and storyteller Jimmy Buffett is adored by fans for his easy-going, infectious tunes that represent "escape from the humdrum world to a land of balmy breezes where frozen concoctions buzz in the blender, the beach is never crowded, and life is a perpetual party," as described by Alanna Nash in Entertainment Weekly. Agent-Morton Janklow, 598 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022. Addresses: Office-c/o Margaritaville Records, 54 Music Sq. Education: Attended Auburn University, 1964 University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., 1969. Born James William Buffett on December 25, 1946, in Pascogoula, MS son of James Delaney (a shipwright) and Lorraine (Peets) Buffett married and divorced married second wife, Jane Slagsvol, 1977 children: daughters Savannah Jane, Sarah Delaney, son Cameron Marley.
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