Jimmy William Buffett: A Brief Biography

Jimmy William Buffett, a well-known folk country singer, songwriter, author, actor, and businessman, is one of the most famous Mississippians of all time. He was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Christmas Day, December 25, 1946, and was raised in Mobile, Alabama, where he attended catholic high school. (Bio.com #1) Buffett watched his father develop Alzheimer’s disease and his mother suffer from a crippling stroke. This gave Buffett the incentive he needed to become the Jimmy Buffett that is known today. (Pooley #2) He left mobile to attend the University of Southern Mississippi, where he obtained a B.S. degree in history and journalism. “At the University of Southern Mississippi, he apparently took up guitar to meet women,” declared Biography.com editors. After college, Buffett moved to Nashville to begin a career as a country singer. While working with a band called The Now Generation, Buffett acquired his first record contract in 1970. Buffett was unnoticed at first, after he released his folk-country debut, Down to Earth, followed by High …show more content…
In the late 1980s this businessman, Jimmy Buffett, promoted his beach-bum image with many books, restaurants, a line of beach clothing, and his own Margaritaville custom record label. (Bio.com #2) Mimicking a pirate was always a part in his marketing plan. “His empire rests on the beer-soaked foundation of shows where he presides over the ritual, a short, blading, joyful character around the stage, cracking wise and showing off an uncanny ability to sing, play guitar, smile, and kick beach balls all at the same time. His fans spend fifty million dollars a year on Buffett’s concert tickets, albums, and merchandise (from T shirts and caps to margarita mix and salt shakers), and on the comfort foods and frozen concoctions sold at his Margaritaville Café’s,” declared Eric Pooley. (Pooley