History Music / JimmyBuffett

'''James Delaney "Jimmy" Buffet''' (born on Christmas Day, 1946) is a well-known American singer-songwriter, performing what he calls "Gulf and Western" music, mixing influences of Country and Western with Folk and Carribean music. Among his most famous songs are "Margaritaville," "Come Monday,", "Fins,", "Volcano,", "A Pirate Looks at Forty,", "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,", "One Particular Harbor", and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (a duet with Music/AlanJackson). Collectively, these songs are known as the "Big 10" among fans, and have been played at nearly every Buffett show ever.

'''James Delaney "Jimmy" Buffet''' (born on Christmas Day, 1946) is a well-known American singer-songwriter, performing what he calls "Gulf and Western" music, mixing influences of Country and Western with Folk and Carribean music. Among his most famous songs are "Margaritaville," "Come Monday,", "Fins,", "Volcano,", "A Pirate Looks at Forty,", "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,", "One Particular Harbor", and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (a duet with Music/AlanJackson). Collectively, these songs are known as the "Big 10" among fans, and have been played at nearly every Buffett show ever. (It should also be noted that he got another big hit with a duet: "Knee Deep" by the Music/ZacBrownBand.)

* {{Badass}}: The old man from the song "Last Mango in Paris".

* CoolOldGuy: He's 67 but is hip enough to be half his age.

'''James Delaney "Jimmy" Buffet''' (born on Christmas Day, 1946) is a well known singer-songwriter, performing what he calls "Gulf and Western" music, mixing influences of Country and Western with Folk and Carribean music. Among his most famous songs are "Margaritaville," "Come Monday,", "Fins,", "Volcano,", "A Pirate Looks at Forty,", "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,", "One Particular Harbor", and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (a duet with Music/AlanJackson). Collectively, these songs are known as the "Big 10" among fans, and have been played at nearly every Buffett show ever. (It should also be noted that he got another big hit with a duet: "Knee Deep" by the Music/ZacBrownBand.)

James Delaney "Jimmy" Buffet (born on Christmas Day, 1946) is a well known singer-songwriter, performing what he calls "Gulf and Western" music, mixing influences of Country and Western with Folk and Carribean music. Among his most famous songs are "Margaritaville," "Come Monday,", "Fins,", "Volcano,", "A Pirate Looks at Forty,", "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,", "One Particular Harbor", and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (a duet with Music/AlanJackson). Collectively, these songs are known as the "Big 10" among fans, and have been played at nearly every Buffett show ever. (It should also be noted that he got another big hit with a duet: "Knee Deep" by the Music/ZacBrownBand.)

* TheCameo: He has many, including as a pirate in ''Film/{{Hook}}'' and as himself in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''.

James Delaney "Jimmy" Buffet (born on Christmas Day, 1946) is a well known singer-songwriter, performing what he calls "Gulf and Western" music, mixing influences of Country and Western with Folk and Carribean music. Among his most famous songs are "Margaritaville," "Come Monday,", "Fins,", "Volcano,", "A Pirate Looks at Forty,", "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,", "One Particular Harbor", and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (a duet with Music/AlanJackson). Collectively, these songs are known as the "Big 10" among fans, and have been played at nearly every Buffett show ever. (It should also be noted that he got another big hit with a duet: "Knee Deep" by the ZacBrownBand.)

James Delaney "Jimmy" Buffet (born on Christmas Day, 1946) is a well known singer-songwriter, performing what he calls "Gulf and Western" music, mixing influences of Country and Western with Folk and Carribean music. Among his most famous songs are "Margaritaville," "Come Monday,", "Fins,", "Volcano,", "A Pirate Looks at Forty,", "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,", "One Particular Harbor", and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (a duet with Music/AlanJackson). Collectively, these songs are known as the "Big 10" among fans, and have been played at nearly every Buffett show ever. (It should also be noted that he got another big hit with a duet: "Knee Deep" by the ZacBrownBand.)

* IntercourseWithYou: "Why Don't We Get Drunk (And Screw)," written because he was tired of all the [[DoubleEntendre double entendres]] for sex in songs

Buffett's not shy about his fame, either. He's made cameos in everything from ''Film/RepoMan'' to ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark.'' He's also lent his weight to several charities, most notably the Save the Manatee Club which is very active in Florida. He's also raised money for hurricane relief charities.

* JailBait: "15 will get you 20" on a "Livingston Saturday Night." Not one of the Big 10, [[SarcasmMode oddly enough,]] but his concert scene of it in the mostly forgotten TheLastDJ movie from The Seventies, ''FM'', is one of that picture's highlights. It even made the soundtrack.

* JailBait: "15 will get you 20" on a "Livingston Saturday Night." Not one of the Big 10, [[SarcasmMode oddly enough,]] but his live-in-concert performance of it in the mostly forgotten TheLastDJ movie ''FM'' is one of that TheSeventies picture's highlights.

-->''"If life gives you limes, make margaritas."''

Buffett's not shy about his fame, either. He's made cameos in everything from ''RepoMan'' to ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark.'' He's also lent his weight to several charities, most notably the Save the Manatee Club which is very active in Florida. He's also raised money for hurricane relief charities.

Think about the islands. Think about escaping all the worries of your life and just relaxing on a beach somewhere. Now think about the music of this lifestyle. If JimmyBuffett doesn't come to mind, you live under a rock.

* FanCommunityNicknames: Parrot Heads. Originally a takeoff on "Deadheads", now universally used among fans (and by Jimmy Buffett), with dozens of "Parrot Head Clubs" nationwide.

** Audiences have started to shout "Of salt! Of salt! Of salt!" after there's a brief pause in the line "Looking for my lost shaker of salt," in "Margaritaville".

* {{Defictionalization}}: Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise are now real-life restaurant chains in the United States.

* FanCommunityNicknames: Buffett's fans are commonly known as "Parrotheads".

But Buffett is not just a musician these days. He's also a restauranteur and an author. His two food chains, Margaritaville and Cheeseburger in Paradise are both named after hit songs. And recently in Miami, Dolphin Stadium was renamed Parrothead Stadium under his sponsorship. His legion of devoted fans are, unsurprisingly, referred to as Parrotheads.