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Related: About this forum🏝 Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet - Live. Tropical Rock. Love and RIP ⛵
Surprise guest, parrothead JJ Watt of the Houston Texans on the 'I Don't Know' tour, 2016.
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James William Buffett (Dec. 25, 1946 Sept. 1, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter. He was known for his tropical rock sound and persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as "island escapism" and promoted enjoying life and following passions.
Buffett recorded many hit songs, including those known as "The Big 8": "Margaritaville" (1977), which is ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century"; "Come Monday" (1974); "Fins" (1979); "Volcano" (1979); "A Pirate Looks at Forty" (1974); "Cheeseburger in Paradise" (1978); "Why Don't We Get Drunk" (1973); and "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" (1977).
His other popular songs include "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (1978), "One Particular Harbour" (1983), and "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" with Alan Jackson (2003). Buffett formed the Coral Reefer Band in 1975...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett
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🏝 Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet - Live. Tropical Rock. Love and RIP ⛵ (Original Post)
appalachiablue
Sep 2024
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OAITW r.2.0
(29,308 posts)1. Pretty damn cool actually. JJ Watt probably shouldn't have quit his day job to play with JB....but he definitely
had the parrot-spirit.
appalachiablue
(43,392 posts)2. Well said! Fun performance, as ever.
OAITW r.2.0
(29,308 posts)3. I remember Jimmy playing in OOB, ME at the Ballpark in 1985 or 86.
Jimmy and the CRB were perfectly awesome. A 1/2 mile away from the Atlantic Ocean.