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Jimmy Buffett
Buffett in 1980
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)
Occupations	Singer-songwriter musician author businessman
Years active	1961^[1]\u20132023
Spouses	\n Margie Washichek \n (m. 1969; div. 1972) \n Jane Slagsvol (m. 1977)
Children	3,^[a] including Savannah
Musical career
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Tropical rock^[2]^[3] country^[4] country rock^[5] folk rock^[6] calypso^[7] easy listening^[8] pop^[9]
Instruments	Vocals guitar ukulele trombone keyboards
Discography	Jimmy Buffett discography
Labels	Barnaby ABC Dunhill MCA Margaritaville Island Def Jam PolyGram Mailboat Atlantic RCA
\n Musical artist
Website	jimmybuffett.com

James William Buffett (December 25, 1946 \u2013 September 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessman.^[10] He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona,^[2] which often portrayed a lifestyle described 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 the Recording Industry Association of America's list of \"Songs of the Century\"; \"Come Monday\" (1974); \"Fins\" (1979); \"Volcano\" (1979); \"A Pirate Looks at Forty\" (1974); \"Cheeseburger in Paradise\" (1978); \"Why Don't We Get Drunk\" (1973); and \"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes\" (1977). His other popular songs include \"Son of a Son of a Sailor\" (1978), \"One Particular Harbour\" (1983), and \"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere\" with Alan Jackson (2003).^[14] Buffett formed the Coral Reefer Band in 1975.^[15]\n

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

Buffett also parlayed the \"island escapism\" lifestyle of his music into several business ventures, including Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville restaurant chain, the now-defunct Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain, and ventures in hotels, casinos, liquor, and retirement communities. With a net worth of $1 billion, Buffett was one of the world's richest musicians and celebrities.^[21] He was also a bestselling author. His devoted fans are known as \"Parrotheads\".^[22]\n

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Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1973\n	Introducing Jimmy Buffett^[182]\n	Himself \n	Documentary Short film \n
1973\n	Tarpon ^[183]\n	Himself \n	Documentary \n
1975\n	Rancho Deluxe\n	Himself \n	Also composer \n
1978\n	FM \n	Himself \n	Cameo appearance\n
1984\n	Repo Man\n	Additional Blond Agent\n	Cameo appearance\n
1986\n	Live by the Bay\n	Himself \n	Concert film Also executive producer Direct-to-video \n
1991\n	Hook \n	Shoe-Stealing Pirate \n	Cameo appearance Uncredited \n
1994\n	Cobb \n	The Armless Guy / Heckler \n	Double role\n
1995\n	Congo \n	727 Pilot\n	Cameo appearance\n
2005\n	The Aristocrats\n	Himself \n	Documentary \n
2006\n	Hoot \n	Mr. Ryan \n	Also producer and composer \n
2006\n	Sun Dogs\n	\u2014\n	Documentary Also producer\n
2008\n	Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson \n	Himself \n	Documentary \n
2015\n	Jurassic World\n	Running Park Visitor with Margarita Drinks / Himself \n	Cameo appearance Uncredited \n
2018\n	Billionaire Boys Club \n	Police Captain\n	Video on demand Limited release \n
2018\n	The Wall's Embrace ^[184]\n	Himself \n	Documentary Short film\n
2019\n	The Beach Bum^[185]\n	Himself \n	Cameo appearance Final film role in appearance \n
2020\n	Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President\n	Himself ^[186]\n	Documentary \n
2021\n	Under the Volcano\n	Himself \n	Documentary \n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
1974\n	Your Hit Parade\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"August 9, 1974\" \n
1978\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman\" \n
1981 1992\n	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson\n	Himself \n	8 episodes \n
1981\n	Fridays \n	Himself \n	Episode: \"#2.25\" \n
1982\n	SCTV Network\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Rome, Italian Style\" \n
1977 1984\n	Austin City Limits\n	Himself \n	3 episodes ^[187]\n
1983 1985\n	Late Night with David Letterman\n	Himself \n	3 episodes \n
1984\n	Nashville Now\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"April 1, 1984\" \n
1989 2020\n	Today \n	Himself \n	8 episodes \n
1991\n	Voices That Care\n	Himself \n	Television special\n
1993\n	Johnny Bago\n	\u2014\n	8 episodes Theme music composer\n
1994 \n 2008\n \n	Late Show with David Letterman\n	Himself \n	5 episodes\n
1995 2003\n	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno\n	Himself \n	6 episodes\n
1997\n	Music for Montserrat\n	Himself \n	Television concert special\n
1998 2005\n	Late Night with Conan O'Brien\n	Himself \n	3 episodes\n
1998\n	Elmopalooza \n	Himself \n	Television special^[188]\n
1998\n	Brian Wilson's Imagination\n	Himself \n	Television documentary\n
1998\n	From the Earth to the Moon\n	First Journalist\n	Unknown episodes\n
2004 2005\n	60 Minutes\n	Himself \n	3 episodes\n
2004 2006\n	Live! with Regis and Kelly\n	Himself \n	3 episodes\n
2005 2013\n	The Ellen DeGeneres Show\n	Himself \n	2 episodes\n
2009\n	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"#1.90\"\n
2010\n	CMT Crossroads\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Jimmy Buffett & Zac Brown Band\"\n
2011 2020\n	Hawaii Five-0\n	Frank Bama\n	Recurring guest star 7 episodes\n
2014 2022\n	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\n	Himself \n	3 episodes\n
2017\n	NCIS: New Orleans\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Rogue Nation\"\n
2017\n	Magnificent Mile Lights Festival\n	Himself \n	Television special\n
2018\n	CBS News Sunday Morning\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Cheating Hearts/On Broadway/A Moveable Feast/The Envelope Please: Willem Dafoe\"\n
2018\n	The View\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Guest Co-Hostess Ana Navarro/Jimmy Buffett\"\n
2018\n	Megyn Kelly Today\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"#1.114\"\n
2018\n	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Carol Kane & Jimmy Buffet\"\n
2019\n	The Late Late Show with James Corden\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"Matthew McConaughey/Reba McEntire/Jimmy Buffett\"\n
2019\n	Wheel of Fortune\n	Himself \n	3 episodes\n
2020\n	Celebrity Page\n	Himself \n	Episode: \"#7.136\"\n
2022\n	Blue Bloods\n	Dickie Delaney Himself \n	Episode: \"On the Arm\"\n
2024\n	Life & Beth\n	Street Busker\n	Episode: \"Who Dat?\"\n

v t e Jimmy Buffett
Coral Reefer Band	\n Michael Utley \n Greg \"Fingers\" Taylor \n Mac McAnally \n Robert Greenidge \n Deborah McColl \n Jim Mayer \n Peter Mayer \n Roger Guth \n Ralph MacDonald \n
Studio albums	\n Down to Earth \n High Cumberland Jubilee \n A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean \n Living and Dying in 3/4 Time \n A1A \n Havana Daydreamin' \n Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes \n Son of a Son of a Sailor \n Volcano \n Coconut Telegraph \n Somewhere over China \n One Particular Harbour \n Riddles in the Sand \n Last Mango in Paris \n Floridays \n Hot Water \n Off to See the Lizard \n Fruitcakes \n Barometer Soup \n Banana Wind \n Beach House on the Moon \n Far Side of the World \n License to Chill \n Take the Weather with You \n Buffet Hotel \n Songs from St. Somewhere \n Life on the Flip Side \n Songs You Don't Know by Heart \n Equal Strain on All Parts \n
Live albums	\n You Had to Be There \n Feeding Frenzy \n Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays \n Live at Texas Stadium \n encores \n
Sound board live albums	\n Live in Auburn, WA \n Live in Las Vegas, NV \n Live in Mansfield, MA \n Live in Cincinnati, OH \n Live in Hawaii \n Live at Fenway Park \n Live in Anguilla \n
Compilation albums	\n Down to Earth/High Cumberland Jubilee compilations \n Greatest hits compilations: Songs You Know by Heart \n Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (box set) \n A Pirate's Treasure \n All the Great Hits \n The Great Jimmy Buffett \n Biloxi \n Great American Summer Fun with Jimmy Buffett (EP) \n Calaloo (EP) \n Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection \n
Soundtrack, Christmas, and musical albums	\n Rancho Deluxe soundtrack \n Christmas Island \n Don't Stop the Carnival (musical) \n 'Tis the SeaSon \n
Songs	\n \"Margaritaville\" \n \"Come Monday\" \n \"A Pirate Looks at Forty\" \n \"Volcano\" \n \"Fins\" \n \"Cheeseburger in Paradise\" \n \"It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere\" \n \"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes\" \n \"One Particular Harbour\" \n \"Why Don't We Get Drunk\" \n \"Southern Cross\" \n \"Brown Eyed Girl\" \n \"Son of a Son of a Sailor\" \n \"God's Own Drunk\" \n \"Pencil Thin Mustache\" \n \"Grapefruit\u2014Juicy Fruit\" \n \"Boat Drinks\" \n \"Gypsies in the Palace\" \n \"Jamaica Mistaica\" \n \"He Went to Paris\" \n \"Knee Deep\" \n \"The Great Filling Station Holdup\" \n \"Hey, Good Lookin'\" \n \"Surfing in a Hurricane\" \n \"Trip Around the Sun\" \n \"Math Suks\" \n \"Same Boat\" \n
Videos	\n Live by the Bay \n Music for Montserrat \n Live at Wrigley Field \n Live at Fenway Park \n Live in Anguilla \n
Books	\n The Jolly Mon \n Tales from Margaritaville \n Where Is Joe Merchant? A Novel Tale \n A Pirate Looks at Fifty \n A Salty Piece of Land \n
Commercial endeavors	\n Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville \n Margaritaville merchandising \n Mailboat Records \n Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant \n Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant \n Land Shark Lager \n
Related articles	\n Jimmy Buffett discography \n Radio Margaritaville \n Hemisphere Dancer \n Savannah Buffett \n Save the Manatee Club \n Tonsil Trouble \n \"Margaritaville\" (South Park) \n Escape to Margaritaville \n

v t e Rock and Roll Hall of Fame \u2013 Class of 2024
Performers	\n Mary J. Blige \n Cher \n Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford, Jeff Coffin, Stefan Lessard, Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Tim Reynolds, Rashawn Ross, Boyd Tinsley) \n Foreigner (Dennis Elliott, Ed Gagliardi, Lou Gramm, Al Greenwood, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald, Rick Wills) \n Peter Frampton \n Kool & the Gang (Robert \"Kool\" Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Robert \"Spike\" Mickens, Claydes Charles Smith, James \"J.T.\" Taylor, Dennis \"Dee Tee\" Thomas, Ricky Westfield) \n Ozzy Osbourne \n A Tribe Called Quest (Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Jarobi White) \n
Non-performers (Ahmet Ertegun Award)	\n Suzanne de Passe \n
Award for Musical Excellence	\n Jimmy Buffett \n MC5 (Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred \"Sonic\" Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner) \n Dionne Warwick \n Norman Whitfield \n
Award for Musical Influence	\n Alexis Korner \n John Mayall \n Big Mama Thornton \n

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