Musical Career of Jimmy Buffet
Posted on 02.20.08 8:59AM under Jimmy Buffet
Jimmy Buffet started his music career in the year 1960 at Nashville in Tennessee as a country artist. Buffet’s first musical album Folk Rock Down to Earth was recorded in 1970. Later he moved to Key West and was highly influenced by the coastal culture. He incorporated the coastal and tropical themes to country, pop as well as folk music styles to create his own variety. In 1973 he released an album named “A white Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean” followed by “Havana Daydreamin” in 1976. The famous song “Magaritaville” was featured in the album “Changes in Latitudes and Changes in Attitudes” released in 1977. Jimmy shifted from album making to tour in 1980’s and within next twenty years released many albums. The two albums which require special mention are “Christmas Island” and “Parakeets”. In 2003 his duet with Alan Jackson “It’s Five ‘O’Clock Somewhere” was a huge hit. Buffet was pushed to the top position of the U.S Pop albums with “Licensed to Chill” released in 2004. Buffet was the first musician to do a concert at the famous “Wrigley Field” in Chicago. His 2006 release “Take the weather With You” has reference about the Hurricane Katrina. Jimmy Buffet has 8 Gold Albums and nine platinum to his credit so far.
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