Jimmy Buffett

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December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, The United States

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http://www.margaritaville.com/

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James William "Jimmy" Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a movie producer best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" (No. 234 on RIAA's list of "Songs of the Century"), and "Come Monday". He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". His band is called the Coral Reefer Band.

Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a best-selling writer and is involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best known songs, "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Margaritaville". He owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant concept with OSI Restaurant Partners (parent of O...more

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Books by Jimmy Buffett

Average rating: 3.63 · 7,286 ratings · 951 reviews · 29 distinct works

	A Salty Piece of Land 3.54 avg rating — 2,095 ratings — published 2004 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Where Is Joe Merchant? 3.72 avg rating — 1,473 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions	My rating:
	A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett, Leona Nevler (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 1,322 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Tales from Margaritaville 3.81 avg rating — 1,123 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Swine Not? 2.99 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Jolly Mon: Book and Musical CD by Jimmy Buffett, Savannah Jane Buffett 4.22 avg rating — 239 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Trouble Dolls by Jimmy Buffett, Savannah Jane Buffett, Lambert Davis (Illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Jimmy Buffett -- Far Side of the World: Guitar Songbook Edition 3.53 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Songs You Know by Heart -- Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits: Piano/Vocal/Chords 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Jimmy Buffett -- License to Chill: Guitar Songbook Edition 3.90 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“Breathe in, breathe out, move on...”
― Jimmy Buffett

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“I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead. ”
― Jimmy Buffett

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“Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been. ”
― Jimmy Buffett

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