Fans Remember Jimmy Buffett After His Death Mr. Buffett’s fandom was wide-ranging: Notables from politics, sports and the arts now look back fondly on the singer’s life and career.
Don’t Underestimate Jimmy Buffett’s Influence on Style The singer made a lot of money peddling laid-back boatyard chic.
‘Jamaica Mistaica’: Jimmy Buffett Song Inspired After Plane Sprayed by Gunfire In 1996, the police in Jamaica mistook Buffett for a drug smuggler after he landed his seaplane with the singer Bono and others on board and opened fire on it.
Jimmy Buffett Was More Than Just “Margaritaville” There was wistfulness behind party tunes like “Margaritaville.” Buffett helped listeners feel like they’d earned the good times just by holding on.
Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76 With songs like “Margaritaville” and “Fins,” he became a folk hero to fans known as Parrot Heads. He also became a millionaire hundreds of times over.