Editing Jimmy Buffett (section)

==Early life==
Buffett was born on December 25, 1946, in [[Pascagoula, Mississippi]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://mynbc15.com/news/local/jimmy-buffett39s-hometown-to-name-bridge-after--singer |title=Jimmy Buffett's hometown of Pascagoula, Miss., is naming a bridge for him | first=Brittany | last=Otis |date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> and he spent part of his childhood in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]] and [[Fairhope, Alabama]]. He was the son of Mary Lorraine (''née'' Peets) (died September 25, 2003)<ref>{{Cite web | title=Mary Loraine "Peets" Buffett Obituary (2003) Billings Gazette | url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/billingsgazette/name/mary-buffett-obituary?pid=1430253 |website=[[Legacy.com]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728232723/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/billingsgazette/name/mary-buffett-obituary?pid=1430253 |archive-date=July 28, 2021 | url-status=live}}</ref> and James Delaney Buffett, Jr. (died May 1, 2003), who worked for the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=Obituary for James Delaney "J.D." Buffett. Jr. | url=https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/obituary-for-james-delaney-j-d-buffett-jr/article_9c50271d-f310-5c4f-90a6-bdf2f2764b2a.html |date=May 2, 2003 | work=[[Bozeman Daily Chronicle]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728232115/https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/obituary-for-james-delaney-j-d-buffett-jr/article_9c50271d-f310-5c4f-90a6-bdf2f2764b2a.html |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/james-delaney-buffett-jr-j-d/article_712b0b32-2fc9-5e75-85ed-5e7feac0d97c.html |title=James Delaney Buffett, Jr. "J.D." | work=[[Billings Gazette]] |date=May 2, 2003 | url-access=subscription | archive-date=September 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930175719/http://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/james-delaney-buffett-jr-j-d/article_712b0b32-2fc9-5e75-85ed-5e7feac0d97c.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Icon>{{Cite web |last=Baer |first=Rebecca |date=September 2, 2023 |title=Southern-Born Music Icon Jimmy Buffett Has Died |url=https://www.southernliving.com/jimmy-buffett-death-7965088 |access-date=September 2, 2023 |work=[[Southern Living]] |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902180825/https://www.southernliving.com/jimmy-buffett-death-7965088 |url-status=live}}</ref> He had two younger sisters, Laurie (born 1948) and Lucy (born 1953).<ref name="NYTObit">{{Cite news |last=Friskics-Warren |first=Bill |date=September 2, 2023 |title=Jimmy Buffett, Roguish Bard of Island Escapism, Is Dead at 76 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/arts/jimmy-buffett-dead.html |access-date=September 2, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902083549/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/arts/jimmy-buffett-dead.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/southbound-articles/why-love-lucy/ |title=Why Love Lucy: A look into the life of Lucy Buffett |magazine=[[Atlanta (magazine)|Atlanta]] |first=Allison |last=Entrekin |date=March 25, 2019 |access-date=2023-09-02}}</ref>

As a child, Buffett was exposed to sailing: his grandfather, James Delaney Buffett, was a [[steamship]] captain from [[Newfoundland]], and his father was a marine engineer and sailor—these experiences later influenced his music.<ref name=onboard>{{Cite news |last=Risa |first=Merl |title=On board Drifter, the sailing yacht owned by music legend Jimmy Buffett |url=https://www.boatinternational.com/luxury-yacht-life/owners-experiences/jimmy-buffett-yacht-drifter | work=[[Boat International Media]] |date=October 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name=Icon/> Buffett was educated by [[Jesuits]] as a [[Catholic]] and served as an [[altar boy]].<ref name=Catholic/><ref name=words>{{Cite news | url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/story/2023-09-02/appreciation-jimmy-buffett-dead-at-76-what-i-see-out-there-at-my-shows-might-look-like-sodom-and-gomorrah | title=Appreciation: Jimmy Buffett, in his own words: 'What I see at my shows might look like Sodom and Gomorrah'}}</ref>

In 1961, after seeing a folk music ensemble perform in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]], Buffett realized that he wanted to be a musician.<ref name=words/> His first performance was a month later at a [[hootenanny]], where he played a [[Stella (guitar)|Stella]] guitar.<ref name=words/>

Buffett attended St. Ignatius School, where he played the [[trombone]] in the school band at age 8 in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/times-square-margaritaville-will-have-on-site-synagogue-657912 | title=Times Square Margaritaville will have on-site synagogue | first=HOWARD | last=BLAS | work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] | date=February 4, 2021}}</ref> Buffett graduated from [[McGill-Toolen Catholic High School|McGill Institute]] in 1964.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lucas |first=Kate |title=A toast to Jimmy Buffett's world |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2012/06/15/a-toast-to-jimmy-buffetts-world/ |work=[[Orange County Register]] |date=June 15, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Tuscaloosa/>

Buffett enrolled at [[Auburn University]] and was taught how to play guitar by a [[Sigma Pi]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]] brother to "garner attention from girls".<ref name=Icon/><ref name=Tuscaloosa>{{Cite news |last=Cobb |first=Mark Hughes |title=Jimmy Buffett and Coral Reefer Band to play Tuscaloosa Amphitheater | url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/news/2021/07/15/jimmy-buffett-perform-tuscaloosa-amphitheater-first-time/7968947002/ | work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]] | date=July 15, 2021}}</ref> Buffett failed out of Auburn after a year, in April 1966, "unable to balance his newfound interests in music and girls with his college classes".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.ajc.com/news/5-things-to-know-about-jimmy-buffett/AHVR55ZBNJCLHNGSH7X6UEP7PY/ | title=5 things to know about Jimmy Buffett | work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> In 1966, Buffett played [[acid rock]] in a band called the Upstairs Alliance that attempted to emulate the sound of [[Jefferson Airplane]].<ref name=words/> He continued college at [[Pearl River Community College]] and the [[University of Southern Mississippi]] in [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]] and earned a bachelor's degree in history in 1969, where during his time there he also joined the [[Kappa Sigma]] fraternity. In college, Buffett worked in a shipyard as an electrician and welder.<ref name=onboard/> He avoided serving in the [[Vietnam War]] due to a college deferment and a failed physical exam.<ref name=rockin/>