Buffett Attends Dinner in Support of John Alexander
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 04.14.08 under Background, Jimmy Buffet, News, Restaurant, Venue
Fans of Jimmy Buffett were surprised to see the star at a Houston dinner party to honor his friend, John Alexander. 135 lucky people who were at the ZaZa Hotel on Friday were there on invitation to celebrate Alexander’s outstanding career in a lavish dinner titled “John Alexander: A Retrospective.” This dinner-cum-exhibition also features the Texan artist’s collection of 61 exquisite oil paintings and 36 various art work created from the 1970’s to the present day.
Jimmy Buffett was there to lend his support to his long time artist friend but none was more tickled than he was when David Berg, fellow entertainer and singer/songwriter, introduced himself as Jimmy Buffett. The crowd laughed appreciatively and uproariously when the real star, Buffett himself, stood up and clapped in honor of John Alexander.
In other news, Buffett is set to end his tour in Honolulu where his new restaurant “Jimmy Buffett’s at the Beachcomber” is set to open its doors to the public in November.
Some personal facts about Jimmy Buffett
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 03.10.08 under Background, Jimmy Buffet, News
Jimmy Buffett was born as James William Buffett on Christmas Day in the year 1946 and is the son of James Delaney Buffett Jr. and Mary Loraine. Both his parents are no more and he has two sisters, Lucy Ann and Loraine Marie. He spent his childhood in Alabama and did his elementary schooling in St. Ignatius. Jimmy Buffett showed keen interest towards music right from his school days and did his high school at McGill Institute in Mobile, Alabama which is a Catholic school of boys. He attended the Auburn University and this was the place where he first learned to play the guitar.
Jimmy Buffett graduated in 1969 with a BS degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and worked as a correspondent for the leading musical magazine, Billboard in Nashville. Jimmy Buffett got an opportunity to sign with Barnaby records in 1969 and came up with his first of many albums “Down to Earth” in 1970 which only had 200 copies released. He began to subsequently release albums and with each album and world tour and concerts he became a darling to many music lovers all over the world. Jimmy Buffett was a co-owner of the minor league baseball team named Ft Myers Miracle in 1989 and turned out to be a businessman in the year 2000 with a chain of restaurants. Jimmy Buffett, apart from being a singer, song writer is also well known as a book writer, hotelier, TV as well as a film actor.
Jimmy buffet the most successful entertainer
[ No Comments ] Posted on 02.13.08 under Background
Jimmy Buffet the man with the Midas touch was born in Pascagoula in the Gulf Coast in 1946. Jimmy Buffet is well known as a singer as well as song writer. He has varied interests and has widened his career by venturing into literature, nightclubs and into clothing business. Even in music he has excelled in different branches like the classical, folk, rock music etc. In late 60’s Buffet shifted to Nashville inorder to try his luck in country music and released an album named “Down to Earth” in 1970. Later Buffet moved to Key West and his folk rock style was absorbed from there.
Jimmy’s album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes and the song “Margaritaville” took him to new heights in the entertainment world. He faced a brief bad phase in his career at the early 80s and Buffet turned into clothing business by launching Margaritaville line of clothes as well as nightclubs. Buffet also turned into writing fictions and is considered as one the best writers. Millions of copies of his best song compilations were sold around the world. Apart from all these he also owns a satellite radio called Radio Margaritaville.
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: Film and Television
[ No Comments ] Posted on 12.18.07 under Artist, Background, Jimmy Buffet, Music, News
Jimmy Buffet is a many-talented person and it is no wonder that Buffett wrote the sound-track for, co-produced and acted in the 2006 film Hoot, which has become a critical and commercial blunder. Jimmy also wrote and performed the theme song to the 1993 CBS television series. Apart from that, Buffet is known to have made several cameo appearances, including in Repo Man, Hook, Cobb, Congo, and From the Earth to the Moon.
Jimmy Buffett and Margaritaville
[ No Comments ] Posted on 12.04.07 under Artist, Background, Jimmy Buffet, News
There wouldn’t be the famous Margaritaville without the great Jimmy Buffett. Throughout his nearly forty-year professional career, Buffett has established himself as Mark Twain in music, as he is a true American storyteller. In his compositions, both factual and fictitious, Jimmy has granted us a front-row seat in his world full of remarkable characters that are around every corner, cocktail hour starts whenever you want them, and cheerfulness is task No. 1 every single day.
Jimmy Buffet and Horse Racing
[ No Comments ] Posted on 12.03.07 under Background, Jimmy Buffet, News
Jimmy Buffett is now going to expand his business activities by adding to his list of recent acquires …. horse racing. This summer is notable for the foundation of Last Mango Stables the horse Pulaski County début with a third place finish at the Fairgrounds in New Orleans.
Jimmy Buffett: Trademark Litigations
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.29.07 under Artist, Background, Jimmy Buffet, Music, Songs
Buffett filed a lawsuit against UnderOneHut.com in the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas last November. His attorneys were seeking to prevent UnderOneHut.com from selling Buffett merchandise claiming that they had not granted permission for such sales. This case made worldwide headlines appearing in over two hundred media sources. Ultimately, it was settled out of court. Last month, Jimmy filed suit against Six Flags claiming that the company had infringed on his trademark by calling its kids club the Carrothead Club, claiming the name was taken from the term “Parrotheads,” which is typically associated with Buffett’s fans.
Jimmy Buffet Early Years
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.26.07 under Background
Jimmy Buffet was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He grew up along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay. The boy graduated high school from McGill Institute for Boys. Jimmy started playing guitar during his college years at Auburn University and The University of Southern Mississippi, where he received a bachelor’s degree in history. Buffet was initiated into the fraternity Kappa Sigma at the University of Southern Mississippi. Jimmy later married his first wife, Margie Washichek. After graduating from college, he worked as a correspondent for Billboard magazine in Nashville.
Jimmy Buffet in Film and Television
[ No Comments ] Posted on 11.22.07 under Artist, Background, Music, Songs
Jimmy Buffett wrote the sound-track for and acted in the 2006 movie entitled Hoot. The film was directed by Wil Shriner and based on Carl Hiassen’s book that focuses on issues important to him, like conservation. The movie became a critical and commercial blunder. Jimmy also wrote and performed the theme song to the popular 1993 CBS television series Johnny Bago. Jimmy Buffett has made several cameo appearances, including in Repo Man, Congo, Cobb, Hook, and From the Earth to the Moon.