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Is Jimmy Buffett yacht rock? A look into genre classification

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Image of the late Buffet greeting his “Parrotheads” in concert

I have a confession: I come from a long line of parrotheads. Parrotheads, of course, meaning fans of the recently deceased musician Jimmy Buffett. My parents have seen him on tour five or six times, my brother has Volcano on vinyl and my grandparents had a Margaritaville-themed 70th anniversary party. Buffett was such a prevalent part of my early childhood, so I was perplexed when I mentioned his passing on Sept. 1 and my housemates responded, “Who?”

At 19 years old, they are not the intended audience for Buffett’s siren songs about retirement and giving up on dreams, but I was still dumbfounded that they hadn’t also grown up floating on the water listening to classics like “Cheeseburger in Paradise” or “Margaritaville.”

We discussed the possibility that this was due to a geographic difference — I am one of the few people among my friends from the South. It is reasonable to assume that the tropical, calypso sounds in albums like Volcano and Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes wouldn’t take off in the colder climate of the Midwest and New England as they had in Kentucky and on beach trips to Alabama.

However, I always considered Buffett “yacht rock” — a subgenre of soft rock dominated by boating and beach culture that seems made to be played on Michigan’s many lakes, invalidating the previous geographic claim. My friend retorted, “What makes music yacht rock?” and to this, I had no answer. I responded with my rough definition: “Beachy-ish music meant to be played on boats, usually kind of tropical but it doesn’t have to be.” I gave examples of artists like Buffett, songs like “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes, the modern example of The Backseat Lovers, though they are likely too poppy to be true yacht rock.

These examples were, of course, influenced by my definition of yacht rock. But what is yacht rock? I took to the internet. The answers? Completely unclear. On one hand, you have articles bidding farewell to the beloved “Yacht Rocker,” describing Buffett’s music as “drunken Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll,” but you also have Reddit threads in r/yachtrock where many users argue that Buffett pandered too much and watered down what could be considered true yacht rock. I had to keep searching.

The term “ yacht rock ” was coined by comedians JD Ryznar, Hunter Stair and Lane Farnham in order to make fun of the lifestyle and music of the prevailing genre produced in LA in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The genre nomenclators gave three characteristics of yacht rock songs: crystalline production, harmonic sophistication and creation in the LA area. But upon further look, the comedians’ descriptions of the 40-year-old genre create glaring problems with the more exact genre classification of the modern age.

The first two characteristics are accurate, but create a catch-all “vibe” category for yacht rock. Sharp production and sophisticated harmonies are common attributes of musicians from all genres, ranging from the sounds of Marvin Gaye of the ’60s and ’70s to the sounds of Frank Ocean and Daniel Caesar today. The first two categories intend to illustrate that despite the relaxed, easy-going rhythms of the genre, the creators were highly trained, using talented studio musicians to create a signature sound. Think of the “yacht rock” sound of gentle acoustic and electric guitars, soft harmonized background melodies and an easygoing cadence to boot — this sound makes up an enormous part of the Eagles’ and Steely Dan’s discography.

Now enter Buffett. Sharp production? Check. Sophisticated harmonies? Debatable to some, but to Buffett fans, check. Topics covered? Summer love, boating and relaxing on the beach. Check. Buffett’s initial years of popularity overlap with the classics of the genre. The limiting factor? Buffett made his tropical sound in New Orleans and Florida, not LA.

The fact that a simple geographic difference can immediately discount a song or artist from a genre is astonishing. Stringent genre classifications are flawed when it comes to the subjectivity of music. Despite set, making hard and fast rules about musical classifications will never satisfy everyone’s heuristics about genre. To me and many others, Buffett meets all the criteria of yacht rock.

Though Buffett may be a silly example, the issue runs deeper. Music creation and listening is more accessible than ever, and it’s commonplace for artists to make music wholly for themselves, avoiding classification by one genre. Genre labels are becoming increasingly arbitrary. Yet as this happens, the industry seems to be doubling down on genre classification. The Grammy’s saw this issue in 2020, when they awarded Tyler, The Creator “Best Rap Album” for Igor , an album most would not consider exclusively rap, sparking controversy about the racial bias in the award categories. Even streaming services emphasize genre classification, although with a much wider lens. Spotify artificial intelligence renders a “Daylist” that finds music for users by algorithmically using genre, accounting for more nuanced classifications that use bizarre genres such as “Surf,” “Golf,” and even “Swedish Cat” to describe a playlist.

Although I don’t think Spotify is on to anything revolutionary with the “Daylist,” this does demonstrate how arbitrary labeling can be. Today’s music is a diverse, never-ending soundscape. Any one genre usually has more exceptions than clear definitions. As a listener, by limiting yourself to a single genre, you miss out on multitudes that exist.

Rarely is the list of genres that Spotify, Apple Music and other music services provide accurate — and the only way to know for sure is to listen for yourself. Genres fulfill a human need to classify, but there is merit to approaching the music we consume with an open mind. After all, one person’s yacht rock classics could be another’s “shitty pandered soft rock.”

Daily Arts Writer Nickolas Holcomb can be reached at [email protected] .

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Top 100 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time

Yacht Rock, a term that has steadily grown in popularity, refers to the smooth, groovy rock music of the '70s and '80s that has been popularized over the recent years. Initially categorized as soft rock or adult contemporary, Yacht Rock places a stronger emphasis on the groove rather than the lyrics, making it some of the easiest and catchiest easy listening music for many rock fans. Interestingly, nearly all Yacht Rock songs were created 35-40 years before the genre was officially recognized as its own distinct style, leaving room for interpretation about what exactly qualifies as Yacht Rock. For our criteria, we analyzed the entire catalog of Sirius XM Yacht Rock Radio alongside Spotify and Apple Music’s Yacht Rock playlists and ranked the songs accordingly. Each song included has been deemed Yacht Rock by at least one of these sources and was scored against all other entries. Some songs may rank higher in a broader rock or soft rock sphere, but here are what we have deemed to be the 100 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time complete with a playlist of all 100 Songs . For a broader list across at songs across the rock realm, be sure to check out the Top 200 Greatest Rock Songs of All Time .

1. What a Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers

Deemed almost unanimously as the quintessential Yacht Rock tune by the few publications that have taken the time to dive into this same endeavor , What a Fool Believes stands out as one of the grooviest rock tunes to ever achieve mainstream success. Featuring the quintessential Yacht Rock vocalist, Michael McDonald, the song topped charts across North America and became one of the most recognizable and frequently played songs of the '70s. Michael McDonald, who joined The Doobie Brothers in 1975, had become the band's primary vocalist by the release of Minute by Minute in 1978, which houses What a Fool Believes . With this album marking a new sound for the band, especially following the temporary health-related departure of Tom Johnston, the band's new sound was polished to perfection, a dramatic shift from the Toulouse Street sound of the early part of the decade. Nevertheless, What a Fool Believes is a serious earworm, a critically "perfect" pop-rock song, if you will, and a song that reinvented The Doobie Brothers.

2. Peg - Steely Dan

One of the most talented groups on our list, if not the most talented, Steely Dan transcended the typical confines of Yacht Rock during their initial ten-year run. Covering genres from Yacht Rock to jazz rock, progressive rock, and funk rock, Steely Dan captivated audiences uniquely throughout the '70s and early '80s. Walter Becker and Donald Fagen consistently collaborated with the world's finest studio musicians, producing albums of perfectionist caliber. Within the realm of Yacht Rock, Peg takes their top spot, ranking just behind What a Fool Believes in the genre. Once again, Michael McDonald provides backing vocals, harmonizing behind Donald Fagen and Paul Griffin. The silky smooth vocals paired with top-notch instrumentals make Peg a standout track. Furthermore, Aja , the album that houses Peg , is one of the most impressive American albums of all time , beyond its Yacht Rock appeal.

3. Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Released in 1972, the one-hit wonder by Looking Glass, Brandy , established a much bigger name for itself than the band ever managed to achieve on its own. As one of the smoothest and catchiest songs of the ‘70s, Brandy consistently appears on nearly every Yacht Rock, adult contemporary, or easy listening playlist available. The song tells a melancholic tale that is open to interpretation, though it is generally understood to describe an attractive bartender based in Northern New Jersey. Featuring catchy harmonies, clean soft guitar, and subtle horn use, what's not to love about this song?

4. Sailing - Christopher Cross

If it were up to us at Melophobe, the "Yacht Rock Crown" would go to San Antonio’s own Christopher Cross. Although Cross really shined with just his first two studio albums before his later releases (post-1983) fell into obscurity, his early work still grabs all the attention. From his self-titled debut album, Sailing stands out as a top ten hit that's the epitome of Yacht Rock. Interestingly, the term "yacht rock" itself is often linked right back to this song. His debut album is loaded with iconic tunes in this style, with Sailing rightfully taking its place at the forefront.

5. Escape (The Pi ñ a Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes

The second tune in our top ten that found its way onto one of the three Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks—as well as its original LP release—comes from yacht rock icon Rupert Holmes. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) tells a story that feels more comical today than it might have in the ‘70s, describing a personal ad in search of a like-minded, carefree, fun-loving companion. Beyond the quirky lyrics, the sounds of crashing waves and clean guitars have turned the tune into a timeless earworm, cementing its status as a yacht rock masterpiece long before the term even existed. Guardians of the Galaxy wasn't just a great series for action lovers; who would've guessed its soundtrack would become almost as iconic as the movies themselves?

6. Lowdown - Boz Scaggs

Part of the same studio musician collective that worked with Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs hit major commercial success in 1976 with the release of his richly decorated album Silk Degrees . Boz Scaggs found success as one of the few artists to achieve substantial mainstream success in the jazz rock world aside from Steely Dan, with both artists utilizing many of the same studio musicians. Released from Silk Degrees , the standout yacht rock tune is Lowdown , a tightly produced masterpiece. Similar to Christopher Cross, Boz's peak in the mainstream was relatively brief, with his fame primarily anchored to Silk Degrees and sporadic airplay of his other songs over about a decade.

7. Come and Get Your Love - Redbone

Yet another tune from the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtracks to make our top ten is Come and Get Your Love , released in 1975 by the swamp rock band Redbone. While often labeled as a one-hit-wonder, Redbone actually scored another American top 40 hit in 1971 and enjoyed scattered success in the R&B scene throughout the '70s. Come and Get Your Love has since been celebrated as one of the greatest pop songs of the '70s and also managed to somewhat subtly tap into the disco craze of the era.

8. Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett

The question of whether Jimmy Buffett fits into the yacht rock category has stirred some debate lately, with the answer remaining somewhat unclear since the term itself is still relatively new. Most agree that Buffett's music is in a category of its own, but there are still those who argue that his unique sound has a place within yacht rock. Regardless, Margaritaville and a few other Buffett tunes are staples on yacht rock radio stations, so we've deemed them eligible. Buffett's music embodies a carefree lifestyle that mirrors the feel and attitude of yacht rock. His iconic song Margaritaville instantly puts listeners in a vacation mindset, a unique characteristic that has garnered it extensive praise and airplay over the years. The passing of Jimmy Buffett, an American legend, touched the hearts of many.

9. Africa - Toto

The first track from the 1980s to make our top ten is Africa from Toto's fourth album, aptly named Toto IV , released in 1982. Africa topped the charts across North America and performed exceptionally well worldwide with its powerful chorus, extensive keyboard usage, and subtle guitar playing. Alongside Rosanna , also from Toto IV , Africa has become a yacht rock staple, but it didn’t stop there—it transcended the genre to become one of the most iconic songs of the '80s. Today, it's still adored, nearing two billion streams on Spotify. The song has also become a favorite for covers, from bar bands to top-notch acts like Weezer.

10. Baby Come Back - Player

Player carved out a slice of mainstream success in the late '70s, as soft rock began to resonate with those not taken by styles like punk rock and disco. Their biggest hit by far was the North American chart-topper Baby Come Back . Aside from being a soft rock staple, the song has also gained a new life as a meme across the internet. While yacht rock songs typically shy away from overly heartfelt or emotional lyrics, focusing more on the groove, Baby Come Back manages to do both masterfully. The song blends notable emotional depth with an undeniably groovy beat, making it incredibly memorable—so much so that it's recognized by just about every American

11. Just the Two of Us - Grover Washington Jr, Bill Withers

12. Southern Cross - Crosby, Stills & Nash

13. Take it Easy - Eagles

14. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) - Christopher Cross

15. Year of the Cat - Al Stewart

16. Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan

17. Still the One - Orleans

18. Sharing the Night Together - Dr. Hook

19. Sister Golden Hair - America

20. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

21. Summer Breeze - Seals & Croft

22. Guitar Man - Bread

23. Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson

24. Lido Shuffle - Boz Scaggs

25. Give Me the Night - George Benson

26. How Much I Feel - Ambrosia

27. Reminiscing - Little River Band

28. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne

29. Sara Smile - Hall & Oates

30. Rosanna - Toto

31. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie

32. I.G.Y. - Donald Fagan

33. Minute By Minute - The Doobie Brothers

34. If You Leave Me Now - Chicago

35. Time Out of Mind - Steely Dan

36. Kokomo - The Beach Boys

37. Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project

38. Sentimental Lady - Bob Welch

39. Rich Girl - Hall & Oates

40. What You Won't Do for Love - Bobby Caldwell

41. Ride Like the Wind - Christopher Cross

42. I'd Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley

43. Lovely Day - Bill Withers

44. Graceland - Paul Simon

45. Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes - Jimmy Buffett

46. Time Passages - Al Stewart

47. One of These Nights - Eagles

48. She's Gone - Hall & Oates

49. Silly Love Songs - Wings

50. Hold On - Santana

51. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree

52. Dance With Me - Orleans

53. Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers

54. How Long - Ace

55. So Into You - Atlanta Rhythm Section

56. Diamond Girl - Seals & Croft

57. Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson

58. We Just Disagree - Dave Mason

59. Mexico - James Taylor

60. Keep on Loving You - REO Speedwagon

61. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

62. Tender is the Night - Jackson Browne

63. Love Will Find a Way - Pablo Cruise

64. You Can Do Magic - America

65. Key Largo - Bertie Higgins

66. When You're In Love With a Beautiful Woman - Dr. Hook

67. Dirty Work - Steely Dan

68. All Out of Love - Air Supply

69. I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren

70. Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure Prairie League

71. I Love You - Climax Blues Band

72. I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) - Michael McDonald

73. This is It - Kenny Loggins

74. The Things We Do For Love - 10cc

75. Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac

76. Biggest Part of Me - Ambrosia

77. You're the Inspiration - Chicago

78. Dream Weaver - Gary Wright

79. Longer - Dan Fogelberg

80. You Are - Lionel Richie

81. Just a Song Before I Go - Crosby, Stills & Nash

82. Right Down the Line - Gerry Rafferty

83. New Frontier - Donald Fagan

84. I Love a Rainy Night - Eddie Rabbitt

85. Cool Night - Paul Davis

86. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang

87. It's Raining Again - Supertramp

88. Vincent - Don McLean

89. Crazy Love - Poco

90. Spooky - Atlanta Rhythm Section

91. Vienna - Billy Joel

92. Cool Cat - Queen

93. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You - George Benson

94. Hypnotized - Bob Welch (Also Released by Fleetwood Mac)

95. Casablanca - Bertie Higgins

96. Think of Laura - Christopher Cross

97. Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop

98. Private Eyes - Hall & Oates

99. Lonesome Loser - Little River Band

100. Moonlight Feels Right - Starbuck

All of the picks from this list have been compiled into a streamable Spotify Playlist below entitled Yacht Rock Top 100 .

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Jimmy Buffett's 'Last Mango' is a Yacht Rock Dream Machine

Last Mango Boatworks , the team behind the custom catamaran built for legendary singer Jimmy Buffett , has released a video depicting the boat's evolution.

The custom-built 42' Freeman was built in collaboration with Freeman Boatworks , Merritt Boatworks , and Pipewelders Marine . It was named Last Mango in homage to Buffett's 1985 country-tinged album " Last Mango in Paris ."

The hull comes courtesy of South Carolina's Freeman Boatworks, who built the one-of-a-kind platform to give Buffett additional creature comforts and performance compared to smaller boats he'd previously run. The hull was also reshaped to accommodate a custom pilothouse built by Merrit Boatworks in Pompano Beach, Florida. A custom tuna tower courtesy of Pipewelders Marine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida was added on top to make the 42-foot offshore fishing boat a truly unique vessel.

For those unaware, Buffett is a longtime boater while his music has been a staple of yacht rock playlists since the early 70's. The "Margaritaville" singer has spent his downtime aboard a number of boats over the years, most recently a 50-foot (15.25 m) Pacific Seacraft sailboat named Drifter .

But the Last Mango was several years in the making.

"So this project starts three years ago," says Scott Cothran, Director of Sales & Marketing for Freeman Boatworks. "This very educated guy named Vinny calls, very educated boat talker asking very educated questions about doing some kind of pilothouse and wanting design information. I got off the phone and looked at one of the guys I work with and said: 'that guy is fishing for information. He is a competitor. Don't answer calls from that guy.'"

That 'Vinny' was Captain Vinny LaSorsa, Buffett's longtime boatswain.

For Vinny, chauffeuring Buffett around Charleson, South Carolina four years earlier was the inspiration for reaching out to Freeman.

"So four years ago, a few of my friends had ridden on Freeman boats, and I actually saw a 33' Freeman zooming around Charleston Harbour, and they got my attention."

With Buffett's approval, LaSorsa reached out to Freeman, only to be rebuffed as the company was wary of the seemingly knowledgeable 'captain' who implied having a mysterious boss.

According to Cothran, "Then I get a phone call from one of the guys in South Florida, saying: 'you need to quit blowing this Vinny guy off.' I asked who does he work for, because he's gotta be a competitor. He knows way too much about boatbuilding and about the marine industry. And he's got some mysterious boss that clearly doesn't exist. He goes: 'his boss is Jimmy Buffett. Answer the dang phone call.'"

(Photos courtesy Captain Jimmy LaSorsa)

After confirming that LaSorsa and Buffett were indeed real, and serious buyers, Freeman began putting their team into order.

It all began with Buffett explaining his vision.

"We met Jimmy Buffett when he came to my house to talk about the build for his awesome new Last Mango," says company president Sally Freeman . "What was so great was that he bought a boat from us when he could have bought a boat from anyone in the whole wide world, and he chose a Freeman. That's pretty darn cool."

With Cothran leading the charge, and the ultra-knowledgeable LaSorsa watching over his shoulder, the growing team began allocating plans for a custom 42-foot Freeman catamaran that would utilize a pilothouse rather than a centre console.

"You don't understand the stuff that's gotta come together," says Cothran. "We gotta get with Yamaha, we gotta get with Garmin, we've gotta get JL (Audio). All these parts have gotta come together, they've gotta be perfect, and they've gotta happen very quickly. Doing a boat in record time, we've got to involve every bit of our team, our best of our best. They're gonna do it in a short amount of time, and we're still running full production on everything else. We're racking our brain trying to think of how we're going to do all this while still keeping the quality of everything along the way."

The pilothouse would prove to be one of several features requiring outside expertise. To fabricate a pilothouse for a hull that had never had one, the team added Roy Merritt of Merritt Boatworks to the mix.

"Jimmy Buffett came to us about a project," said Merritt. "I wasn't too keen on the idea, but between Vinny and Jimmy there's always a certain amount of arm twisting that goes on, if you know what I mean. When you're a builder you like doing different things, and that's what interests me. So we agreed to do it. Jimmy went ahead and purchased the boat, and we went ahead designing the pilothouse and what was going to go in it. We mocked it up, and we built it."

The final touch came from Pipewelders Marine, who added a custom stainless steel tuna tower, effectively turning the Last Mango into a fully customized offshore dream machine.

"Probably the highlight of the build was that so many people poured their heart and soul into it, and then Jimmy flies in to meet everybody at the plant," said Cothran. "It was a really cool experience. He signed stuff and hung out with everybody. It shows the common touch he has. That was fun."

"This was a great build," added Mark Hanke of Merritt Boatworks. "It was a one-off build. It's one of the projects that brought a lot of the guys together to show the quality and craftsmanship and trades, from your carpenters, to your painters, to your electricians, to your mechanics."

Captain Vinny summed it up nicely: "You're only as good as who you work with. I took an idea and a dream of Jimmy's and was fortunate to have him believe in me enough to carry out his vision. Throughout carrying out that vision we've had so many people willing to be right there for me, to help me make sure that I succeed. I don't think it can get any better than that."

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The Best Jimmy Buffett Songs

By Jof Owen

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Jimmy Buffett wasn't just a songwriter, he was a way of life. He took his easy-going Gulf Coast slacker persona and built an entire empire out of it.

In a career that’s stretched over 50 years, Jimmy Buffett was a rare kind of singer-songwriter.

Holler counts down the 15 best songs of Jimmy Buffet:

Boat Drinks

Jimmy Buffett has songs about boats and songs about beaches and songs about drinking and sometimes he even has songs that combine all those passions into one.

'Boat Drinks' was written in the winter of 1979 when Jimmy was staying in Boston, going stir crazy and longing to get away from all the cold weather to sunnier climates down south. All that he could do in the meantime was order up a tray full of “boat drinks” and shoot holes in his freezer. Been there.

I Heard I Was In Town

On this slow burning ballad from his 1981 album Somewhere Over China , Jimmy’s back in Key West, walking along the old familiar streets and popping into his old haunts to say hello to friends he hasn’t seen in a while and grab a beer and a bite to eat.

Like all of the best Jimmy Buffett songs, he manages to inject his customary humour and pathos into a simple song about basically just milling about.

Tin Cup Chalice

"This was my first Key West song,” Jimmy has always said. “I was running from a bad marriage and a trail of debt and wound up at the end of America. Nobody cared about either there, and they took the time to applaud the sunset at the end of the day. It was a place for me to hang my hat for a while."

His hat’s still hanging there to this day and, such is the impact that his music has had on the place, it’ll be hanging there long after he’s left.

Cheeseburger in Paradise

Jimmy Buffett had totally perfected his peculiar brand of country infused tropical yacht rock by the time of his eight studio album, Son of a Son of a Sailor , and this joyous party anthem was it’s crazy centrepiece.

He’s gone nearly two-and-a-half months just eating sunflower seeds and drinking carrot juice but he can’t help daydreaming about eating a big greasy cheeseburger with chips and ketchup and a cold draft beer.

It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (with Alan Jackson)

Jimmy Buffett’s laidback, not-a-care-in-the-world lifestyle should be an inspiration to us all. Even an international country superstar like Alan Jackson.

Stuck in a dead-end job just watching the clock and going nowhere, Alan just decides to sack it all off one lunchtime and head to the nearest bar, figuring it must be time to clock off somewhere in the world. After all, he asks himself, “What would Jimmy Buffett do?”

Knee Deep (with Zac Brown Band)

Alan Jackson isn’t the only one looking to Jimmy Buffett for guidance. Zac Brown and his band invited the singer to join them when they were recording vocals down in Buffett’s Shrimpboat Sound studio in Key West.

Zac Brown is in a post-breakup malaise, so he buys a boat and takes a permanent vacation. The video sees the return of the Flody Boatwood character - played by the band's sound guy Jake Bartol - who first appeared in the video for ‘Toes’. This time around he’s even joined by "Brody Boatwood," played by ZBB guitarist Clay Cook, and Jody Boatwood, played by legendary actress Juliette Lewis.

The Wino and I Know

“It's a strange situation, a wild occupation, living my life like a song,” Jimmy Buffett sings in this deep cut off 1974’s Living and Dying in ¾ Time, as he likens his rootless seafaring to a door-to-door salesman and an ice cream man who’s a hillbilly fan.

“Beause I'm living on things that excite me,” he explains, “be they pastry or lobster or love / I'm just trying to get by being quiet and shy In a world full of pushing and shove.” Sublime!!

Son of a Son of a Sailor

Buffett wrote the title track to his 1978 album about his grandfather, James Delaney Buffett, who went on to become a huge influence on his grandson’s life. He was a sailor born in the town of Rose Blanche in Newfoundland, Canada, who moved to Glace Bay in Nova Scotia.

"I saw a picture of my grandfather after he had come back from a trip to Nova Scotia,” the younger Buffett explained about the song. “He was born there but left when he was a young man and didn't return until he was 84. He was standing on dock staring at an old sailing schooner, and the look on his face told the story of where he had come from and where he had been.”

The Captain and the Kid

Jimmy had already begun telling his grandfather’s story in this poignant moment from his 1970 album Down To Earth , but it wasn’t until he cut it for his 1976 album Havana Daydreamin’ that it really found its shape.

After his grandfather died, he looked back on his childhood and the inspiration he’d found in his tales of a life on the open sea when he was younger, and how hard it had been to see that adventurous seafaring man have to settle for a life on dry land as he got older.

With lines like, “His world had gone from sailing ships to raking mom’s back yard / He never could adjust to land although he tried so hard,” Jimmy Buffett bundles up all his hopes and dreams and fears into a fitting tribute to the man who inspired him all those years ago.

Havana Daydreamin’

The title track of Jimmy’s sixth studio album was the kind of melancholy paean to daydreaming your life away in a faraway place that he’d made his trademark. It doesn’t get much better than this.

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes

In 1977, Jimmy Buffett released Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes and took himself from cult party-song favourite to an international cultural icon and stadium-filling touring artist whose albums sold in their millions.

Towards the end of 1976, his last few albums had all been critically well-received but none of them had sold spectacularly. With the very favourable renegotiated advance that came in from his label, Buffett came good on the mythical promise he’d always made to himself and bought a boat.

The bigger recording budget also meant a bigger producer and they brought in Norbert Putnam, who decided they should record away from Nashville in Criteria Studios in Miami and make use of “Trinidad steel drums, wooden flutes and anything else that was nautical”.

Buffett was hesitant at first, but a few days later called back saying he was fully on board with the idea, and he’d even written a new song inspired by the new recording location - it was called ‘Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.’

A Pirate Looks at Forty

Like all the best party goers, Jimmy Buffett is probably at his most lucid when the party’s over and he’s hungover and fragile and worrying about the world. He was only 27 when this song was released, but it's still filled with all the anxieties that come with getting old.

He wrote it about Phil Clark, a modern-day pirate he met when he first moved to Key West. In the song he’s a smuggler, a mercenary, a drug runner and an adventurer, worrying about his place in the world and whether being a pirate would even be suitable vocation for a middle-aged man.

Come Monday

Jimmy Buffett does his best Glen Campbell impression on this love letter to his future wife, Jane, who he was missing while on tour. The first line - "Headed out to San Francisco for the Labor Day weekend show” – was about a specific concert in 1973. Jane even ended up starring in the low-budget video, so at least they got to spend some time together.

He Went to Paris

Imagine writing a song as beautiful as ‘He Went to Paris’ and it only being the second song on a list of your best.

Buffett had been inspired to write the song after meeting musician Eddie Balchowsky, a one-armed veteran of the Spanish Civil War who he met while playing in Chicago. Taken from the 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean , Jimmy has often said it’s one of his favourites when he plays it live.

Margaritaville

Written one night in 1977 after Buffett discovered the cocktail that would change his life in Lung's Cocina del Sur restaurant in Austin, Texas, ‘Margaritaville’ has become Jimmy Buffett’s signature song.

When he opened his chain of restaurants he even named them all after the song. The song itself is classic Buffett. He nibbles on sponge cake, loses a saltshaker, finds a tattoo of a Mexican woman he doesn’t remember getting and sits around on his porch strumming his guitar and boiling shrimp.

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Yacht rocker and Pascagoula native Jimmy Buffett dies at 76

Famous yacht rocker and Mississippi native Jimmy Buffett has passed away at the age of 76.

According to a statement posted to social media, the “Margaritaville” singer died peacefully surrounded by his family, friends, music, and dogs on Friday night.

“He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many,” the statement read.

An official obituary released on the artist’s website said Buffet had been “fighting Merkel Cell Skin Cancer for four years.” According to the National Cancer Institute , Merkel cell carcinoma is a very rare disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the skin. Sun exposure or a weak immune system can increase one’s chances of contracting the disease.

Buffett, born in Pascagoula on Christmas Day of 1946, was raised in Mobile, Ala., before learning to play guitar during his first year of college at Auburn University. He continued strumming while a student at Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi.

By the time his senior year rolled around, Buffett and his band were playing six nights a week on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, La. Following graduation, Buffett moved to Nashville to work for Billboard Magazine and try his cards at being a folk-country singer.

However, it was what Buffett called “a fateful trip” to Key West, Fla., in 1971 that gave him the inspiration to move into more of a beach bum soft rock style.

In 1974, his song “Come Monday” peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Charts. Come 1977, Buffett released “Margaritaville,” which epitomized the island escapism lifestyle so many dream of. That song spent 22 weeks on the charts, peaking at No. 8.

Within no time, Parrotheads – the name Buffett fans lovingly called themselves – were everywhere as Buffett went on to release 30 studio albums, New York Times bestselling books, a Broadway play, and win numerous awards. He also built a business empire that includes a resort in Biloxi.

Funeral arrangements are unknown at this time.

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Don’t Underestimate Jimmy Buffett’s Influence on Style

The singer made a lot of money peddling laid-back boatyard chic.

jimmy buffet in a scene from Hawaii Five O a TV series, where he is behind desk with his bare feet up on the desk wearing a black cap, orange sunglasses and a yellow printed shirt.

By Guy Trebay

Odds are the world of capital-F fashion never gave a moment’s thought to Jimmy Buffett, the bard of Margaritaville, who died on Friday at 76. Yet the truth is the undisputed king of easy-listening yacht rock probably exerted as much influence on style as any designer that ever sent a model down a runway in a jacket with three sleeves.

It is not just a matter of the crazily festooned novelty hats his fans — known as Parrot Heads — sported at his shows. Mr. Buffett, a singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and best-selling author, took a form of laid-back dressing instantly recognizable to anyone who ever hung around a boatyard and made it mainstream both at home and abroad. Not for Mr. Buffett the hippie-adjacent suedes and leathers of his musical contemporaries, nor even the standard-issue double-denim get-ups preferred by pop folk idols of his age, people like James Taylor or Jackson Browne.

A lifelong waterman, Mr. Buffett spent his early days propping up bars in Key West. Like many before him, he was quick to adopt the locals’ casual garb. Nobody wears uniforms on Key West, unless you think of a uniform as Bermuda shorts in Easter egg colors; low-slung, faded khakis; flip-flops; and short-sleeved shirts with raucous patterns and squared-off tails.

The raggedy straw hats or duck-billed oysterman caps of the sort Papa Hemingway once wore on Florida’s bonefishing flats were all Buffett staples, part of an image cannily cultivated by an entertainer who, while evangelizing for leisure, built a personal fortune on themed restaurants, casinos, hotels and cruises. Though the company is privately held, by most accounts his branding savvy made him a billionaire.

So readily identifiable are the elements of that brand that the internet is awash in suggestions on how to strike the right “festival attitude’’ for a Jimmy Buffett concert or Jimmy Buffett party and instructions for groomsmen and bridesmaids on what to wear for a Jimmy Buffett-themed wedding. Apparel companies like Marine Layer, founded just over a decade ago in California by Michael Natenshon, started out with the clear intention of making clothes so casual they looked as if they were fished from the back of the closet. If you riffle through the stock at any of Marine Layer’s 40 stores, you inevitably feel you have wandered into Jimmy Buffett’s life.

There are faded shorts in pinwale corduroy with six-inch inseams a lot like those produced by Jim Jenks when he founded his wildly influential surfwear brand Ocean Pacific (Buffet wore them onstage) in 1972. That, of course, was around the time Mr. Buffett was recording his second album, “A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean.’’ Posed on a fishing boat for the cover, Mr. Buffett wore bell-bottom denims and a broad-brimmed Stetson. By the time raunchy tunes like “Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit’’ and “Why Don’t We Get Drunk’’ became barfly anthems, Mr. Buffett had already shed the hat (and, eventually, the hair beneath it), trading his slick denims for outfits so aggressively understated it seemed as if the big wardrobe choice of his day was whether to go commando.

“He didn’t identify with fashion statements per se,’’ said Kevin McLaughlin, a co-founder of the prepwear mini-empire J. McLaughlin and driving force behind the re-envisioned heritage label Quaker Marine Supply. “But he set a standard and had an influence in that if you’re cool and you’re comfortable in your own skin, it’s almost impossible to be underdressed.’’

Case in point: Mr. Buffett’s decision to pick up an honorary doctorate in music from the University of Miami in 2015 wearing flip-flops and sunnies with his cap and gown. “Our industry rewards elegance and style,’’ said Mr. McLaughlin. “Jimmy took the reverse approach, based on a level of self-confidence.’’

Call it nonchalance, sprezzatura or swagger — that offhand assurance is a quality too little appreciated by contemporary fashion, where the benchmark of critical success is often looking overdressed, overthought, overwrought. Mr. Buffett, who divided his time among residences in Sag Harbor, Palm Beach and the Caribbean island of St. Barths, moved in sophisticated, worldly circles and was a far cry from the parody of a yacht bum.

Yet he retained the cool he developed as one in a coterie of writers of the raucous, drug-addled Key West literary scene of the 1970s.

In a documentary short about that time, “All That Is Sacred,’’ that premiered at this year’s Telluride Film Festival, the writer Thomas McGuane, who is married to Mr. Buffett’s sister Laurie, said he had suggested to his brother-in-law that he write a song about those days called “Last Man Standing-ville.” “That’s too close for comfort,’’ Mr. Buffett replied, prophetically as it turned out.

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Yacht rock legend jimmy buffett passes away.

Maragaritaville hitmaker Jimmy Buffett passed away on Friday as announced on his website. A cause or place of death was not revealed, but the legendary musician had postponed concerts in May after being hospitalised for non-specified health issues.

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The singer songwriter was a little-known artist until penning the classic 1977 hit Margaritaville which became an anthem for those “wastin’ away” and looking for an excuse for a low-key life. One of the key songs in the yacht rock movement, the song became a totem for a state of mind.

“There was no such place as Margaritaville,” Buffett told the Arizona Republic in 2021. “It was a made-up place in my mind, basically made up about my experiences in Key West and having to leave Key West and go on the road to work and then come back and spend time by the beach.”

Buffett took the Margaritaville brand global with restaurants, books and even a cruise line. Who wouldn’t want to go on a cruise with Margaritaville?

His investments made him one of the world’s richest musicians with an estimated net worth of $1 billion.

Buffett started his music career as a country artist in 1970 with the album Down To Earth. Largely busking at that time, the record did not make an impact, but fellow country artist Jerry Jeff Walker took him to Key West on a busking tour and his easygoing “beach bum” persona was born. Buffet combined elements of country, rock, calypso and pop to create his trademark tropical sound.

He labeled his music as ‘drunken Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll’, creating a movement that peaked with the US top ten Margaritaville in 1977. Here in Australia, be peaked earlier with his biggest chart hit 1974’s Come Monday.

A prolific artist, Buffett release 29 studio albums right up until 2020, but it was his other business ventures that proved most profitable. In 1993 he started his own record label. In 2006 he started his own beer company. In 2013 he opened Margaritaville Casino. In 2012 he released the Margaritaville online game. In 2021 he launched the Margaritaville retirement village. In 2018 Buffet launched the Coral Reefer marijuana brand.

Buffett had a serious incident here in Australia at an Australia Day show at the Hordern Pavillion in 2011 when he fell off the stage after an encore. A concert-goer said, “He just went over to the edge of the stage, like he had numerous times through the night, just to wave, and people were throwing stuffed toys and things at him. And he just took one step too many and just disappeared in a flash. He didn’t have time to put his arms out to save himself or anything, he just dropped.”

Buffett was rendered unconscious but was discharged from St Vincent’s Hospital the next day.

A legendary musician and businessman, Buffett is the ultimate proof that a career in music need not follow one particular path. His calling card Margaritaville was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016 for its cultural and historic significance and will forever be the sound of Key West Florida and most great karaoke nights.

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Mississippi yacht rocker Jimmy Buffett heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Mississippi’s most legendary yacht rocker is heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The late Jimmy Buffett was included in this year’s class – even though he wasn’t officially nominated – when the 2024 inductees were announced during a recent airing of American Idol . Buffett, who passed away at 76 last September after a battle with cancer, was not recognized by the hall as a performer but rather for “musical excellence,” which has been a non-voted route for stars to get their due.

“Thank you to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Being inducted with these outstanding artists is a wonderful recognition of the impact Jimmy has had on so many of and his contributions to the field,” an official statement from Buffett’s remaining band members reads. “Jimmy often made it look easy but he gave everything he had to the music and the fans. A hall of famer if there ever was one.”

Born in Pascagoula on Christmas day of 1946, Buffett was raised in Mobile, Ala., before learning to play the guitar during his first year of college at Auburn University. He continued strumming while a student at Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. By the time his senior year rolled around, Buffett was playing six nights a week on Bourbon Street in New Orleans before he decided to hit the road for Nashville post-graduation.

After a futile attempt at being a folk-country singer, a fateful trip to Key West, Fla., in 1971 inspired Buffett to move into more of a beach bum soft rock style. The decision paid dividends as by 1974, Buffett was No. 30 on the charts with his song, “Come Monday.” By the end of 1974, his “Margaritaville” had spent 22 weeks on the charts, peaking at No. 8 as listeners related to the island escapism lifestyle Buffett was displaying through his tunes.

Within no time, Parrotheads – the name Buffett fans lovingly called themselves – were flocking everywhere as Buffett went on to release 30 studio albums, multiple New York Times bestselling books, a Broadway play, and win numerous awards. He also built a business empire that includes a staple location in Biloxi.

All of Buffett’s success and the role he played in shaping yacht rock will be honored on Oct. 19 in Cleveland, Ohio. Other 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees include A Tribe Called Quest, Dave Matthews Band, Mary J. Blige, Foreigner, Kool & the Gang, Peter Frampton, Ozzy Osbourne, MC5 (musical excellence), Norman Whitfield (musical excellence), and Dionne Warwick (musical excellence).

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THE TITANS OF SOFT ROCK YACHTLEY CREW SIGN RECORD DEAL WITH JIMMY BUFFETT'S MAILBOAT RECORDS

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Los Angeles, CA: Harold Sulman, President of Los Angeles-based Mailboat Records, today announced the signing of yacht rock superstars Yachtley Crew to the label. In addition, "The Titans Of Soft Rock" have just announced a set of monthly performances that begin the weekend of November 18th at Palms Casino Resort's KAOS, with upcoming dates scheduled in December and February 2023.

Yachtley Crew has spent the past few years selling out shows across the U.S., performing online during covid, and gathering a fan base of "Crewpies" that is unsurpassed. Having signed with legendary rock manager Andy Gould (Lionel Richie, Rob Zombie, Guns N' Roses, Linkin Park, etc.), the band recently recorded their very first ORIGINAL song, "Sex On The Beach," which was produced and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge (Stevie Nicks, Steven Tyler, Keith Urban, Bruce Springsteen.) The song debuted on the LA radio station 95.5 KLOS in April. Yachtley Crew added it to their recent live in-studio performance on the SiriusXM Radio Yacht Rock 311 show as the first-ever Yacht Rock band to perform at the station. Longtime agent Jim Lenz at TKO books Yachtley Crew.

"After seeing Yachtley Crew live at a sold-out show in Los Angeles, witnessing the band's top- notch talent and incredibly fun show, we thought it would be a perfect fit for Mailboat. We look forward to setting sail together for a great adventure!" - Harold Sulman, Mailboat Records

"While other companies expressed great interest, we knew Mailboat would be our new home! We couldn't be more excited to join forces with Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat Records and the entire family of Mailboat artists!" - Yachtley Crew

"The growth of Yachtley Crew has been amazing, and with the addition of Mailboat Records on our side, the future of Yachtley Crew is full speed ahead on an endless horizon!" - Andy Gould, CEO and President of Spectacle Entertainment.

Yachtley Crew will reel you in with their world-class musicianship as they perform timeless soft rock hits from Christopher Cross to Hall & Oates to Toto and more! They bring specific elements of fun and showmanship to their performances while entertaining younger and older audience members. Whether you're hearing these songs for the first time or remember singing along with them on your AM radio, you will love the look of their thematic nautical suits and highly entertaining choreography. Most of all, you will experience one of the best concerts of your life!

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About Mailboat Records

Mailboat Records is an independent record label and distributor established in 1999 by multi-platinum singer-songwriter and icon of fun Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy was one of the first artists to leave the fold of a major label and embark on a new adventure where he could steer his own ship — or, more aptly, boat! Intending to offer a quality support system to legendary artists as well as developing talent, Mailboat has had an eclectic roster over the years, including projects by Jimmy Buffett himself, Def Leppard, Chris Isaak, Jake Shimabukuro, Jeff Bridges, Mac McAnally, Caroline Jones, Cas Haley, Boz Scaggs and many more.

About Spectacle Entertainment Group

Based in Beverly Hills, Spectacle Entertainment Group continues to produce movies and manage artists. Most recently, Gould produced the upcoming supernatural horror film Hellbilly Hollow with rising rock star Kurt Deimer. He also began developing his first country artist, Caroline Jones, and new relationships with TEMPT (newly signed to Allen Kovac's Better Noise Records), mega show band Yachtley Crew and New Zealand-based rock band Black Smoke Trigger.

Contact: Deborah Radel or Jenna Roy at DRPR, 310.360.3997 or email [email protected]

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Jimmy Buffett Cause Of Death Revealed

The Margaritaville legend passed away at age 76

Jimmy Buffett (Source: Supplied)

Sources have revealed that Yacht Rock hero Jimmy Buffett passed away after a battle with skin cancer. The singer’s death was revealed on his website, while sources close to Buffett revealed the cause of death to website TMZ .

The skin cancer diagnosis reportedly turned into lymphoma. A source told the publication "He lived his life in the sun, literally and figuratively."

Buffett entered hospice care last Monday and was reportedly visited by Paul McCartney in his final weeks. He was able to tour, despite his illness, for many years before it became clear his health was an issue after postponing concerts in May after being hospitalised.

Epitomising the ‘beach bum’ culture, Buffett was a favourite in Australia. Buffett had a serious incident at an Australia Day show at the Hordern Pavillion in 2011 when he fell off the stage after an encore. A concert-goer said, "He just went over to the edge of the stage, like he had numerous times through the night, just to wave, and people were throwing stuffed toys and things at him. And he just took one step too many and just disappeared in a flash. He didn't have time to put his arms out to save himself or anything, he just dropped."

Buffett was rendered unconscious but was discharged from St Vincent’s Hospital the next day and returned later to complete his tour.

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"There was no such place as Margaritaville," Buffett told the Arizona Republic in 2021. "It was a made-up place in my mind, basically made up about my experiences in Key West and having to leave Key West and go on the road to work and then come back and spend time by the beach."

Buffett took the Margaritaville brand global with restaurants, books and even a cruise line. Who wouldn’t want to go on a cruise with Margaritaville?

His investments made him one of the world’s richest musicians with an estimated net worth of $1 billion.

Buffett started his music career as a country artist in 1970 with the album Down To Earth . Largely busking at that time, the record did not make an impact, but fellow country artist Jerry Jeff Walker took him to Key West on a busking tour and his easygoing “beach bum” persona was born. Buffet combined elements of country, rock, calypso and pop to create his trademark tropical sound.

He labeled his music as ‘drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll’, creating a movement that peaked with the US top ten Margaritaville in 1977. Here in Australia, be peaked earlier with his biggest chart hit 1974’s Come Monday .

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"After seeing Yachtley Crew live at a sold-out show in Los Angeles, witnessing the band's top-notch talent and incredibly fun show, we thought it would be a perfect fit for Mailboat. We look forward to setting sail together for a great adventure!" - Harold Sulman, Mailboat Records

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‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach-bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76.

Buffet was born in Mississippi and raised in Alabama but made Florida, with its ocean breezes, laid-back lifestyle and boozy afternoons, his home, both through his music and his personal life. A long-time resident of tony Palm Beach, he made no excuses for living the good life.

“Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” a statement posted to Buffett’s official website and social media pages said late Friday. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”

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The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a cause of death. The website TMZ, citing sources close to the singer, reported that Buffett died of lymphoma that had spread from a case of skin cancer. Illness had forced Buffett to reschedule concerts in May and he acknowledged in social media posts that he had been hospitalized, but provided no specifics.

His hit song “Margaritaville,” released on Feb. 14, 1977, inspired restaurants and resorts, turning Buffett’s alleged desire for the simplicity of island life into a multimillion brand. With a fortune estimated at $1 billion, Mr. Buffett this year joined Forbes' list of the world’s billionaires, which was released in April.

The man often associated with Hawaiian T-shirts, shorts and flip-flops enjoyed living part-time in Palm Beach, one of the most exclusive area codes in the country and home to mega-billionaires and mega-celebrities, such as former President Donald Trump.

Buffett once told The Palm Beach Post about living in Palm Beach: “No one bothers me. It’s amazing. I’m not on television and that’s the big difference. I can walk around with shocking anonymity. People don’t know who I am. I went to Disney World walking around the other day and was stopped twice.”

Buffett's involvement in South Florida included being a board member of the Everglades Foundation and a regular fixture at a number of annual charity fundraisers in Palm Beach.

Buffett was a close friend of Miami Dolphins owner and developer Stephen Ross. In fact, Buffett rewrote the lyrics to his hit song "Fins" for the Dolphins in 2009 and it became an unofficial alternative to the fight song for the team. And the home stadium where the Dolphins play was renamed Land Shark Stadium in 2009 after the beer Buffett marketed, Landshark. The sponsorship lasted less than two years. The stadium is now called Hard Rock Stadium.

Buffett also was close to Miami Heat President Pat Riley and was a fan of the team from its earliest days. In fact, Buffett had the "honor" of being ejected from a Heat game (along with his 6-year-old son Cameron) in 2001 for arguing with a referee.

During the Heat game against the New York Knicks on Feb. 4, 2001, Buffett was sitting courtside when official Joe Forte made a call Buffett didn’t like.

Buffett let the ref know his feelings on the matter. The ref ejected him.

Besides receiving worldwide attention, the incident created one of the great exchanges in Heat history.

“Do you mean to tell me you’ve never been a Parrot Head in your life?” Riley, then the Heat's head coach, asked Forte, who not only did not recognize Buffett, he did not know Buffett’s fans were called Parrot Heads.

“He thought I was insulting him,” Riley said. “He wanted to give me a technical for calling him a Parrot Head.”

The song 'Margaritaville' ignited a lifestyle and started a franchise

“Margaritaville,” released on Feb. 14, 1977, quickly took on a life of its own, becoming a state of mind for those ”wastin’ away,” an excuse for a life of low-key fun and escapism for those “growing older, but not up.”

The song is the unhurried portrait of a loafer on his front porch, watching tourists sunbathe while a pot of shrimp is beginning to boil. The singer has a new tattoo, a likely hangover and regrets over a lost love. Somewhere there is a misplaced salt shaker.

“What seems like a simple ditty about getting blotto and mending a broken heart turns out to be a profound meditation on the often painful inertia of beach dwelling,” Spin magazine wrote in 2021. “The tourists come and go, one group indistinguishable from the other. Waves crest and break whether somebody is there to witness it or not. Everything that means anything has already happened and you’re not even sure when.”

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The song — from the album “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes” — spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and peaked at No. 8. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016 for its cultural and historic significance, became a karaoke standard and helped brand Key West as a distinct sound of music and a destination known the world over.

Critics weren't always kind to his music, which he called 'pure escapism'

Music critics were never very kind to Buffett or his catalogue, including the sandy beach-side snack bar songs like “Fins,” “Come Monday” and “Cheeseburgers in Paradise.” But his legions of fans, called “Parrotheads,” regularly turned up for his concerts wearing toy parrots, cheeseburgers, sharks and flamingos on their heads, leis around their necks and loud Hawaiian shirts.

“It’s pure escapism is all it is,” he told the Republic. “I’m not the first one to do it, nor shall I probably be the last. But I think it’s really a part of the human condition that you’ve got to have some fun. You’ve got to get away from whatever you do to make a living or other parts of life that stress you out. I try to make it at least 50/50 fun to work and so far it’s worked out.”

His special Gulf Coast mix of country, pop, folk and rock added instruments and tonalities more commonly found in the Caribbean, like steel drums. It was a stew of steelpans, trombones and pedal steel guitar. Buffett’s incredible ear for hooks and light grooves were often overshadowed by his lyrics about fish tacos and sunsets.

Rolling Stone, in a review of Buffett’s 2020 album “Life on the Flip Side,” gave grudging props. “He continues mapping out his surfy, sandy corner of pop music utopia with the chill, friendly warmth of a multi-millionaire you wouldn’t mind sharing a tropically-themed 3 p.m. IPA with, especially if his gold card was on the bar when the last round came.”

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Mr. Buffett's ever-evolving 'Margaritaville' brand and its ties to Florida

Buffett’s evolving brand began in 1985 with the opening of a string of Margaritaville-themed stores and restaurants in Key West, followed in 1987 with the first Margaritaville Café nearby. Over the course of the next two decades, several more of each opened throughout Florida, New Orleans and California.

The brand has since expanded to dozens of categories, including resorts, apparel and footwear for men and women, a radio station, a beer brand, iced tea, tequila and rum, home décor, food items like salad dressing, Margaritaville Crunchy Pimento Cheese & Shrimp Bites and Margaritaville Cantina Style Medium Chunky Salsa, the Margaritaville at Sea cruise line and restaurants, including Margaritaville Restaurant, JWB Prime Steak and Seafood, 5 o’Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill and LandShark Bar & Grill.

Not surprisingly, much of Buffett's Margaritaville branding was in Florida.

The first Margaritaville restaurant was at the Universal CityWalk in Orlando in 1999.

Buffett licensed the name to a Florida developer to create a $50 million oceanfront hotel in Pensacola in 2010 promising "barefoot elegance," which kicked off the run of Margaritaville luxury hotels.

The first Margaritaville Casino opened in the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas in 2011.

The company's flagship Margaritaville Hollywood Beach (Florida) Resort opened in 2015 with eight restaurants, 369 rooms and more than 30,000 square feet of event space.

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Also in 2015, the Margaritaville Vacation Club by Wyndham opened in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Island H2O Live! Water park sprang up in 2019 along with Margaritaville Resort Orlando in Kissimmee.

In 2017, Buffett announced his first retirement community, Latitude Margaritaville , which opened in Daytona Beach. It's limited to residents aged "55 and better."

In 2021, the world’s first Margaritaville-branded ship launched from the Port of Palm Beach. The former Grand Classica was renamed the Margaritaville Paradise and the company that owns it, Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line, became Margaritaville at Sea.

There also was a Broadway-bound jukebox musical, “Escape to Margaritaville,” a romantic comedy in which a singer-bartender called Sully falls for the far more career-minded Rachel, who is vacationing with friends and hanging out at Margaritaville, the hotel bar where Sully works.

Buffet's life on Palm Beach, home to Billionaire's Row and Donald Trump

Buffett had deep residential ties to Palm Beach dating to at least the early 1990s. At his death, he owned at least two homes on Root Trail , a short ocean-block street lined with historic cottages and townhouses.

In December 2020, he and his wife, Jane, sold a Palm Beach house they owned at 309 Garden Road on the North End for about $7 million. They had owned it since 2011.

In May 2010, the Buffetts sold, for a recorded $18.5 million , a much larger five-bedroom oceanfront home across town on 1.6 acres at 540 S. Ocean Blvd. They had paid $4.4 million for that house in 1994. That house was later demolished and eventually replaced by a mansion under a new owner.

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The Buffetts’ property-ownership company, Sadeca Realty LLC, also owns a single-family house in West Palm Beach, property records show.

Buffett was among several recording artists with homes in Palm Beach, including Billy Joel , Jon Bon Jovi and Rod Stewart .

With a fortune estimated at $1 billion, Buffett this year joined Forbes' list of the world’s billionaires, which was released in April. Buffett was among at least 57 billionaires the Palm Beach Daily News identified as owning or leasing property in Palm Beach .

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Buffett has always had a love for the ocean.

He co-founded the Save the Manatee Club in 1981 with former U.S. senator and Florida Gov. Bob Graham.

Just recently, a group of Miami scientists named a newly discovered tiny crustacean they found in the Florida Keys Gnathia jimmybuffetti in Mr. Buffett's honor. It was the first new gnathiid isopod discovered in Florida in nearly a century, according to marine biologist Paul Sikkel, a professor at the University of Miami.

"By naming a species after an artist, we want to promote the integration of the arts and sciences," Sikkel said.

Mr. Buffett was born in Mississippi, raised in Alabama

James William Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946 in Pascagoula, Miss., and raised in the port town of Mobile, Ala. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., in 1969 with a degree in history, and went from busking the streets of New Orleans to playing six nights a week at Bourbon Street clubs.

He released his first record, “Down To Earth,” in 1970 and issued seven more on a regular yearly clip, with his 1974 song “Come Monday” from his fourth studio album “Living and Dying in 3/4 Time,” peaking at No. 30. Then came “Margaritaville.”

He performed on more than 50 studio and live albums, often accompanied by his Coral Reefer Band, and was constantly on tour. He earned two Grammy Award nominations, two Academy of Country Music Awards and a Country Music Association Award.

Reaction, tributes pour in from everywhere

Tributes to Buffett on social media poured in from a wide swath of entertainers, politicians, journalists and everyday people touched by his music.

Former President Bill Clinton wrote on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter: "Jimmy Buffett’s music brought happiness to millions of people. I’ll always be grateful for his kindness, generosity, and great performances through the years, including at the White House in 2000. My thoughts are with his family, friends, and legion of devoted fans."

Sen. Ted Cruz posted: "Jimmy Buffett was a legendary musician who lived his life knowing it was always 5:00 somewhere. Rest in peace to this American icon who brought happiness to so many. Enjoy a well deserved #CheeseburgerInParadise ."

Country music star Toby Keith wrote on X: "The pirate has passed. RIP Jimmy Buffett. Tremendous influence on so many of us -T."

Elton John said on Instagram that he was a “unique and treasured entertainer."

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys simply wrote: "Love and Mercy, Jimmy Buffett"

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins wrote: "Not a lawyer, a thief or a banker, but a son of a son of a sailor." RIP to a great one, whose songs "conjured a world of sun, saltwater and nonstop parties animated by the calypso country-rock of his limber Coral Reefer Band."

Fox News' Brett Baier posted: "R.I.P Jimmy Buffett. Next margarita is in your honor #Margaritaville "

The inspiration for 'Margaritaville' was struck in ... Texas?

Buffett was actually in Austin, Texas, when the inspiration struck for “Margaritaville.” He and a friend had stopped for lunch at a Mexican restaurant before she dropped him at the airport for a flight home to Key West, so they got to drinking margaritas.

“And I kind of came up with that idea of this is just like Margarita-ville,” Buffett told the Republic. “She kind of laughed at that and put me on the plane. And I started working on it.”

He wrote some on the plane and finished it while driving down the Keys. “There was a wreck on the bridge,” he said. “And we got stopped for about an hour so I finished the song on the Seven Mile Bridge, which I thought was apropos.”

Buffett also was the author of numerous books including “Where Is Joe Merchant?” and “A Pirate Looks At Fifty” and added movies to his résumé as co-producer and co-star of an adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s novel “Hoot.”

Buffett is survived by his wife, Jane; daughters, Savannah and Sarah; and son, Cameron, as well as two grandsons and sisters Laurie and Lucy.

Buffett was once asked by The Palm Beach Post how he draws musical inspiration after receiving worldwide fame and fortune.

“A lot of people say you can’t be creative when you have financial security," he said. "I love it because I never think of myself as financially secure. I always have the big horror in my mind that I’m a has-been playing the Holiday Inn.”

C.A. Bridges of the USA Today Network and The Associated Press contributed to this story.

A chance encounter with Jimmy Buffett changed this NJ man's life

J immy Maraventano enjoyed listening to Jimmy Buffett’s tropical rock brand of music, but it wasn’t until a chance encounter with the music legend nearly 30 years ago that he became a diehard fan.

The New Jersey musician met Buffett while the “Margaritaville” singer filmed a video at Universal Studios in Florida. Buffett was friendly and talkative and posed for pictures with Maraventano and his family. When he got home, Maraventano bought Buffett's albums and learned to play the Coral Reefer Band's hits on guitar along with his teenaged son.

Soon after, Jimmy and the Parrots, a popular tribute band, was born in New Jersey. The band, fronted by Maraventano, has crossed the country playing to crowds of Parrotheads, as Buffett fans are known.

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When Maraventano learned that Buffett died, it felt to him like losing a friend. His son, who also plays in the band, called him with the news.

“We got all choked up,” said Maraventano, of Bloombury in Hunterdon County. “It’s been such an integral part of my life playing Jimmy’s music. My whole life now, hundreds and hundreds of acquaintances and friends, are because of him. It’s the greatest hobby ever.”

Buffett, 76, died at home Friday in Sag Harbor on Long Island, New York, from complications of skin cancer, according to an obituary published on his website . The singer and songwriter, playing with the Coral Reefer Band, enthralled legions of fans with his laid-back music that blended sounds of the Caribbean with rock and country.

His music, awash in the cultures of beaches, boats and bars, made people happy over his more than 50-year career. Buffett also turned his success into a billion-dollar business empire, with restaurants, bars, resorts and merchandise. Atlantic City is home to the Landshark Bar & Grill and a Margaritaville restaurant, both part of Buffett’s business enterprise.

Jimmy and the Parrots thrives on the fandom that its idol inspired. The band plays 80 or 90 shows a year across the U.S., performing Buffett hits and other rock and county covers. They also have albums of original music, including the song and fan love letter, “ We Owe it All to Jimmy .”

“It ain’t about the parrots, or the swinging palm trees. It’s about all the great friends that we have come to be,” Maraventano sings in a voice that evoke's Buffett's style of soft rock with a laid-back twang.

Maraventano and his New Jersey band members toasted the legend on Saturday as they played his hits during a gig at a golf club in Reading, Pennsylvania.

“We lost one of the great ones and let’s celebrate him. Let’s have a good time folks,” Maraventano told the crowd.

The band includes his son, Jimmy Maraventano of Bound Brook, and Mark Leimbach of Morganville, who both play lead guitar. Fred Saunders of Scotch Plains plays bass guitar, and Mark Sacco of Hamilton plays drums.

Elsewhere around the Garden State, Parrothead clubs like Phlock of South Jersey were making plans for fan tribute events. Gene Viereck, president of the club, said he's gone to about 15 Jimmy Buffett shows over the years. The club has themed events and charitable efforts and will hold an event honoring their Buffett, he said.

“Our clubs have a motto — ‘party with purpose.’ It’s about having a good time, but you’re doing good for somebody else,” said Viereck, of Blackwood in Camden County.

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Viereck first saw Buffet live more than 20 years ago in Camden and loved the community he found there.

“Just seeing all the partying before the show was probably more impressive than the show itself," he said. "It was a true circus, between everybody dressing up in Parrothead paraphernalia. People had sand beaches in the back of their trucks, shoveling sand into the parking lot. Everyone was friendly and walking around sharing drinks with strangers.”

Viereck goes to the annual club members’ gathering in Key West, where he meets Parrotheads from across the country. With 130 miles of coastline, New Jersey has its share of beach lovers who indulge in songs like “Cheeseburger in Paradise” and “Come Monday.” But it’s about more than the beach, said Viereck.

“It’s not just a coastal thing,” he said. “It’s more forgetting your day-to-day hardships and getting together with a group of people with common interests.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: A chance encounter with Jimmy Buffett changed this NJ man's life

Jimmy and the Parrots, a New Jersey-based tribute band, plays the songs of Jimmy Buffett and original music. Drummer Marc Sacco took the selfie shot during a show.

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