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Jimmy Buffett to Release Acoustic Double Disc ‘Encores’

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.15.10 under Album, Jimmy Buffett News

 

Parrottheads will be able to hear their favorite Jimmy songs on an intimate acoustic album, “Encores” this year. The album will be released on April 22nd and will only be available at Walmart. Featuring 22-songs, “Encores” comes from the encores off the 2008-09 tour. Jimmy often ends his shows with just a acoustic guitar, a microphone, and one of his timeless songs, so it makes great sense to put together a collection of these performances. Songs like “Come Monday”, “Coast of Carolina”, “Pirate Looks at Forty”, “Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans”, and “Death of an Unpopular Poet” are all on the record. Twelve of the tracks are Jimmy playing alone, while the other tracks have a few other surprise guests. “Encores” is a must have for any Jimmy fan.

Ralph MacDonald appears on Time After Island Time

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.26.08 under Album, Ralph MacDonald, interview

Ralph MacDonald, an ex-member of the Coral Reefer band took the liberty to guest star in the Time After Island Time show. Fresh from the New Orleans Jazz Fest, the renowned MacDonald, who used to play the percussion for Jimmy Buffett’s musical ensemble, was on air to talk about his much anticipated album “Mixty Motions”. This album is a soulful combination of musical styles he has come to love throughout his career, including African Rhythms, Jazz, Samba and Calypso.

Besides being a well rounded performed, MacDonald is also a talented producer, songwriter as well as a Grammy award winner. He has origins in the Caribbean but spent his early childhood in New York where he was born.

Jimmy Buffett works magic with the Jazzfest crowd

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 05.09.08 under Album

Jimmy Buffett was at his sublime form during the New Orleans Jazzfest last Saturday and the fact that even the rain gods stayed away from the concert site speaks volumes of this great performer. Buffett knows how to enter into the hearts and minds of the Jazzfest crowd and the fun that he achieves performing on stage did kindle the music passion of all the fans who had gathered there to watch their idol perform.

Jimmy Buffett performed “Come Monday” at the Jazzfest in the final 40 minutes of his concert with sounds of acoustic guitar and steel drums reverberating in the background. Buffett also performed songs like “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw”, “Southern Cross” and the very popular “Fins” that was well appreciated by the Parrotheads and the New Orleans public at large. The icing on the cake was when Buffett finally performed “Do You Know What It Really Means to Miss New Orleans” along with Allen Toussaint on the electric piano.

Buffett Starts Rehearsal for 2008 Tour

[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.20.08 under Album, Concerts, Jimmy Buffet, Music, News

Fans of Jimmy Buffett will be glad to hear that he has started rehearsing for his 2008 tour, which is called “The Year of Still Here”. Popular Radio Margaritaville DJ Kirsten was seen popping into the station. When asked for updates, she said that Jimmy and the Coral Reefer Band are hard at work preparing for their new tour. She also further added that they have been rehearsing in an undisclosed location and that Jimmy assures them that this tour will be a special one for fans.

Possible songs that would be included in the tour are “Migration”, “Ragtop Day”, “Landfall”, “Cowboy in the Jungle”, “Homemade Music”, “Tiki Bar is Open”, “Rainy Day Women #12 and 35”, “Fruitcakes”, “Mexico”, “Stars on the Water” and “Gulf Coast Highway”. Jimmy Buffett’s new tour is expected to kick off at Woodlands, Texas on April 21 and will end at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas on 25 October.

Buffet guitarist performs at Arnold church

[ No Comments ] Posted on 01.21.08 under Album, Artist, Jimmy Buffet, Music, News

The member of Jimmy Buffet’s band wil be playing at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arnold later this month.
Peter Mayerwill appear for a show at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27, at the church, 3517 Jeffco Blvd.
Money raised from the event is intended to benefit Liz Neuf, a St. John’s missionary working in Papua New Guinea.
Hackman said he expects there to be an interesting mix of people in the crowd to see Mayer perform.
Mayer went on to study music and teach jazz guitar at Webster University.
Mayer was born in Tamilnadu, India. His parents were missionaries for 17 years. His mother and four of his sisters live in Crestwood.
Following the show, a Texas-style chili supper prepared by the Rev. Scott Patschke, the St. John’s associate pastor. The all-you-can eat meal costs $5 for those ages 6 and older. The charge for those 5 and younger is $2.50.

Jimmy Perfomed in St Barts on New Year’s Eve

[ No Comments ] Posted on 01.11.08 under Album, Artist, Awards, Background, Books, Jimmy Buffet

Jimmy Buffett took the stage around 2:00 am at Baz Bar on the harbor in St Barts. Jimmy played 8 songs, including  “What I Say” (Ray Charles), “Brown Eyed Girl”, “Volcano”, “Margaritaville”, “No Woman No Cry”, “For What It’s Worth” , “Autour du Rocher,” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”

Jimmy Buffet’s Latest Album

[ No Comments ] Posted on 12.13.07 under Album, Artist, Concerts, Jimmy Buffet, Music, News, Songs

Jimmy Buffet’s latest album titled Live in Anguilla was released in November 2007 and was recorded at reggae singer beach bar. The album includes two discs, the first one with 14 tracks, and the other one – 16 tracks. Live in Anguilla also includes a 82-minute DVD of concert footage (18 tracks). Live in Anguilla includes such singles as Waiting in Vain by Bob Marley, When Salome Plays the Drum, Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit, Carnival World, Distantly in Love and many more.

Jimmy Buffet and His Great Songs

[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.12.07 under Album, Artist, Music, Songs, Uncategorized

Before 2003, Buffet used to perform at each and every of his shows 8 standard songs, which were then called the Big 8. Thanks to the success of Jimmy’s duet with Alan Jackson when they performed the song “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere“, the list of songs played at every show have been extended, and now it counts 9 songs instead of 8 - as you have guessed adding the very song “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere”. The original “Big 8″, though unspecified, include the following:

  1. “Margaritaville”
  2. “Come Monday”
  3. “Fins”
  4. “Volcano”
  5. “A Pirate Looks at Forty”
  6. “Cheeseburger in Paradise”
  7. “Why Don’t We Get Drunk”
  8. “Changes in Latitudes”

Of course, when we are talking about the Big 8, we use this “term” figuratively, cause it was not always that these songs have been played at every show. For example, “A Pirate Looks at Forty” was not played during the George, Washington ‘92 show, and “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” was omitted from opening of the Irvine show in 2006. However, it is absolutely clear that these songs, no matter 8 or 9, are the greatest and most loved in the creative work of Jimmy Buffet.