Editing Jimmy Buffett (section)

==Music career==
After graduating in 1969, Buffett moved to [[New Orleans]] and often held [[street performance]]s for tourists on [[Decatur Street (New Orleans)|Decatur Street]] and played for drunken crowds in the former Bayou Room nightclub on [[Bourbon Street]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.fox8live.com/2023/09/02/jimmy-buffetts-death-reverberates-through-new-orleans/ | title=Jimmy Buffett's death reverberates through New Orleans}}</ref><ref name="NYTObit"/> In 1970, he moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], to further his [[country music]] career. Buffett did not have much luck with music jobs but found work as an editorial assistant for ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', where he was the first to report that the bluegrass duo [[Flatt and Scruggs]] had disbanded.<ref name=bbobit>{{cite magazine | last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Jimmy Buffett, 'Margaritaville' Singer-Songwriter and Entrepreneur, Dies at 76 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/jimmy-buffett-dead-margaritaville-singer-songwriter-dies-76-1235333726/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NYTObit"/><ref name=words/>

Buffett signed a two-album contract with [[Barnaby Records]].<ref name=deadat>{{cite news | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2234979/jimmy-buffett-dead-at-76/news/ | title=Jimmy Buffett Dead At 76}}</ref> He released his first album, the country-tinged [[folk rock]] record ''[[Down to Earth (Jimmy Buffett album)|Down to Earth]],'' in August 1970; it sold 324 copies.<ref name="NYTObit"/> The masters of his second album, ''[[High Cumberland Jubilee]]'', recorded in 1971 in [[Berry Hill, Tennessee]], were allegedly lost by the label before the album was released, although they were found in 1976, once Buffett became popular.<ref name=deadat/>

In the fall of 1971, after an impromptu audition, Buffett was hired by the Exit/In, a Nashville club, as the [[opening act]] for recording artist Dianne Davidson. Unhappy with the business climate in Nashville and with his first marriage heading for divorce, Buffett took up an offer by fellow country singer [[Jerry Jeff Walker]], whom he had met while working as a journalist in Nashville, for lodging in his house in [[Coconut Grove]]. In November 1971, they went to [[Key West]] on a [[busking]] expedition; Buffett liked it so much that he moved there in the spring of 1972.<ref name=mayor/><ref>{{cite book |last=Corcoran |first=Tom |title=Jimmy Buffett The Key West Years |year=2006 |publisher=Ketch & Yawl Press |location=Marathon FL |isbn=978-0-9788949-0-0 |page=9}}</ref> There, Buffett got involved in the literary scene, meeting writers [[Thomas McGuane]] (who married Buffett's sister<ref name=rockin>{{Cite news | url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,988920-4,00.html | title=Still Rockin' In Jimmy Buffett's Key West Margaritaville}}</ref>), [[Jim Harrison]], [[Tom Corcoran (writer)|Tom Corcoran]], and [[Truman Capote]];<ref name=mayor/> sex and drugs were plentiful.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.salon.com/2017/04/29/the-margaritaville-empire-jimmy-buffet-fans-wont-stop-looking-for-that-lost-shaker-of-salt/ | title=The Margaritaville empire: Jimmy Buffett fans won't stop looking for that lost shaker of salt}}</ref> Buffett was hired by [[David Wolkowsky]], playing for drinks at the Chart Room Bar in the Pier House Motel.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/obituaries/david-wolkowsky-dead.html | title=David Wolkowsky, Developer Hailed as Mr. Key West, Dies at 99 | first=Sam |last=Roberts | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 26, 2018}}</ref> There, Buffett met his second wife.<ref name=wife/> From a connection he made there, Buffett was hired as the first mate on the yacht of industrialist Foster Talge, heir to [[The Rival Company]], which became his day job.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.southernliving.com/chart-room-key-west-7483749 | title=Jimmy Buffett Played At This Key West Dive Bar For The Drinks | first=Jennifer Stewart | last=Kornegay | work=[[Southern Living]] | date=April 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/day-world-margaritaville-homage-jimmy-buffett-102887523 | title=For at least a day, all the world is 'Margaritaville' in homage to Jimmy Buffett | first1=BOBBY CAINA | last1=CALVAN | first2=ANDY | last2=NEWMAN | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

In 1973, Buffett signed a [[recording contract]] with [[ABC Records|ABC/Dunhill Records]], then run by [[Don Gant]]. After [[Jim Croce]] died in a plane crash in September 1973, Dunhill promoted Buffett as a replacement.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.news4jax.com/entertainment/2022/01/15/jimmy-buffett-looks-at-50-years-after-his-1st-key-west-gig/ | title=Jimmy Buffett looks at 50 years after his 1st Key West gig | first=Howard | last=Cohen | work=[[Miami Herald]] | date=January 15, 2022}}</ref>

Buffett's second release and his first release on [[ABC Records|ABC/Dunhill Records]] was ''[[A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean]]'', recorded at [[Tompall Glaser]]'s [[Glaser Sound Studios|Glaser Sound]] recording studio on [[Music Row]] and released in June 1973.<ref name=exitin>{{Cite news | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/09/02/jimmy-buffetts-nashville-country-legacy-exitin-to-margaritaville/70749917007/ | title=Jimmy Buffett's Nashville country legacy: From the EXIT/IN to 'Margaritaville' and beyond | first=Marcus K. | last=Dowling | work=[[The Tennessean]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> The album featured the hit singles "[[Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit]]" and "[[Why Don't We Get Drunk]]" as well as "I Have Found Me a Home", written about his experiences in Key West.<ref name=exitin/> Buffett used the money he made from the album to buy his first boat.<ref name=onboard/>

''[[Living & Dying in 3/4 Time]]'', recorded in October 1973 and released in February 1974, deviated from the island-theme of Buffett's other albums. It included "[[Come Monday]]", written for his then-girlfriend and future wife,<ref name=wife/> his first single to place on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. ''[[A1A (album)|A1A]]'', released in December 1974, included "[[A Pirate Looks at Forty]]", written about a drug smuggler.

In 1975, Buffett formed the [[Coral Reefer Band]].<ref name=wife>{{Cite news | url=https://people.com/who-is-jane-slagsvol-jimmy-buffett-wife-7501732 | title=Who Is Jimmy Buffett's Wife? All About Jane Slagsvol | first=Jessica | last=Booth | work=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> He credits his future wife for cleaning up their look, replacing their ripped [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi jeans]] and collarless shirts.<ref name=wife/> The band was the [[opening act]] for [[Eagles (band)|the Eagles]] in August 1975.<ref name=eagles>{{Cite news | url=https://wmgk.com/2018/02/09/jimmy-buffetts-connection-eagles/ | title=Jimmy Buffett's Connection To The Eagles}}</ref>

[[File:Jimmy Buffett at Clemson (Taps 1977).png|thumb|upright=0.9|Buffett performing at [[Clemson University]] in 1977]]
''[[Havana Daydreamin']]'', produced by [[Don Gant]], was released in January 1976. In January 1977, Buffett released ''[[Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes]]'', which, in addition to the [[Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (song)|title track]], featured his breakthrough hit song "[[Margaritaville]]".<ref name=exitin/> Buffett claims that he wrote most of the song in six minutes.<ref name=mayor/> Ironically, while it attempts to negatively portray tourists in Key West, it led to an increase in tourism to the city.<ref name=rsobit>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-buffett-margaritaville-singer-dead-obituary-1234817183/ | title=Jimmy Buffett, 'Margaritaville' Singer Who Turned Island Escapism Into an Empire, Dead at 76 | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=September 3, 2023 | url-access=limited}}</ref> That year, Buffett sublet his apartment in Key West to [[Hunter S. Thompson]].<ref name=rsobit/>

Buffett first traveled to [[Saint Barthélemy]] in 1978<ref name=onboard/> and moved there shortly thereafter, where he got the inspiration for songs and characters in his books.<ref name=forward>{{Cite news | last=Clarey | first=Christopher | title=Jimmy Buffett's Support Helps St. Barts Move Forward | work=[[The New York Times]] | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/07/travel/jimmy-buffett-st-barts-sailing.html | date=April 7, 2018 | url-access=limited | issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In March 1978, Buffett released ''[[Son of a Son of a Sailor]]''. In addition to the [[Son of a Son of a Sailor (song)|title track]], it featured "[[Cheeseburger in Paradise (song)|Cheeseburger in Paradise]]", which reached number 32 on the Hot 100.<ref name=bbobit/> In August 1979, he released ''[[Volcano (Jimmy Buffett album)|Volcano]]'', which included "[[Fins (song)|Fins]]" and the [[Volcano (Jimmy Buffett song)|title track]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Amorosi |first=A. D.  |title=Jimmy Buffett's 12 Best Musical Moments That Weren't 'Margaritaville' |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/jimmy-buffett-best-songs-musical-moments-1235710983/ |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Jimmy Buffett 1980.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Buffett in 1980]]
In 1983, Buffett filed and won a lawsuit against [[Chi-Chi's]] for attempting to trademark "Margaritaville" as a drink special.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2017-07-21/how-jimmy-buffetts-margaritaville-became-the-most-valuable-song-of-all-time/ | title=How Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" Became the Most Valuable Song of All Time}}</ref> In October 1985, he released the [[compilation album]] ''[[Songs You Know By Heart]]'', which included all of the "Big Eight" songs and was his best selling album, selling over 7 million copies by 2005.<ref name="riaa" />

In 1994, Buffett dueted with [[Frank Sinatra]] on a cover of "[[Mack the Knife]]" on Sinatra's final studio album, ''[[Duets II (Frank Sinatra album)|Duets II]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=Sinatra and his collaborators end up odd couples in the listless 'Duets II' | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-11-15-1994319146-story.html | last=Considine | first=J. D. | work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] | date=November 15, 1994 | url-access=limited}}</ref> In 1996, Buffett penned the song "Jamaica Mistaica" for his ''Banana Wind'' album based on a January 1996 incident in which Buffett's [[Grumman HU-16]] airplane named ''[[Hemisphere Dancer]]'' was shot at by Jamaican police, who believed the craft to be smuggling marijuana.<ref name="sprayed" /> The aircraft sustained minimal damage. The plane was carrying Buffett as well as [[Bono]] of [[U2]], Bono's wife and two children, [[Island Records]] producer [[Chris Blackwell]], and co-pilot Bill Dindy. The [[Jamaica]]n government acknowledged the mistake and apologized to Buffett.<ref name="sprayed">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/arts/music/jimmy-buffett-bono-plane-jamaica-mistaica.html | title='Jamaica Mistaica': Jimmy Buffett Song Inspired After Plane Sprayed by Gunfire | first=Orlando | last=Mayorquin | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 2, 2023 | url-access=limited | issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In April 1998, Buffett released an album of songs from a [[musical theatre]] production he co-created based on [[Herman Wouk]]'s novel, ''[[Don't Stop the Carnival (novel)|Don't Stop the Carnival]]''; was certified gold. After [[Frank Sinatra]] died the following month, he attended his funeral.<ref name="riaa" /> Buffett's song "[[Math Suks]]", released in May 1999, was condemned by the U.S. [[National Council of Teachers of Mathematics]] and the [[National Education Association]] for its alleged negative effect on children's education.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.science.org/content/article/irreverent-song-upsets-math-teachers | title=Irreverent Song Upsets Math Teachers | first=DANA | last=MACKENZIE | work=Science | date=June 3, 1999}}</ref> Comedian [[Jon Stewart]] also jokingly criticized the song on ''[[The Daily Show]]'' during a segment called "Math Is Quite Pleasant".<ref>{{Cite AV media | url=https://www.cc.com/video/xcjjnd/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-math-is-quite-pleasant | title=Math Is Quite Pleasant | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223085445/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/xcjjnd/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-math-is-quite-pleasant | archive-date=February 23, 2020 | url-status=dead | work=[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]] | publisher=[[Comedy Central]] | date=May 24, 1999}}</ref>

By 1999, Buffett had shifted to a more relaxed concert schedule of around 20–30 dates per year, with infrequent back-to-back nights, preferring to play only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. This schedule provided the title of his [[Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays|1999 live album]].<ref>{{cite book | last=White | first=Ryan | title=Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way | publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] | isbn=978-1-5011-3255-1 | page=274 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZpDGDgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Tuesdays,+Thursdays,+and+Saturdays%22+%22jimmy+buffett%22&pg=PA274 | date=May 9, 2017}}</ref>

In 2003, Buffett partnered in a partial [[duet]] with [[Alan Jackson]] for the song "[[It's Five O'Clock Somewhere]]", which spent a then record eight weeks atop the [[Hot Country Songs]] charts.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Asker |first=Jim |title=Rewinding the Country Charts: Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett 'Clock-ed' in at No. 1 in 2003 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/alan-jackson-jimmy-buffett-its-five-oclock-somewhere-rewinding-the-country-charts-2003/ | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine | last=Asker | first=Jim | date=December 23, 2022 |title=Morgan Wallen's 'You Proof' Breaks Record as Longest-Leading No. 1 in Country Airplay Chart History | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-you-proof-breaks-record-atop-country-airplay-chart-1235191307/ | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116012400/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/morgan-wallen-you-proof-breaks-record-atop-country-airplay-chart-1235191307/ | archive-date=January 16, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> This song won the 2003 [[Country Music Association]] Award for Vocal Event of the Year, Buffett's first award in his 30-year recording career.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/johnny-cash-dominates-cma-awards-68316/ | title=Johnny Cash Dominates CMA Awards | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 6, 2003}}</ref>

Buffett's album ''[[License to Chill]]'', released on July 13, 2004, sold 238,500 copies in its first week of release according to [[Nielsen Soundscan]]. With the album, Buffett topped the U.S. pop albums chart for the first time in his career.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Buffett Chills At No. 1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eRAEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Buffett%20Chills%20At%20No.%201%22&pg=PA57 |issn=0006-2510 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | via=[[Google Books]] |date=July 31, 2004 |page=57}}</ref>

In May 2005, Buffett signed an agreement with [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] to broadcast [[Radio Margaritaville]], which, from its founding in 1998, was broadcast only online.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/billboard-bits-six-feet-under-buffett-early-show-62944/ | title=Billboard Bits: 'Six Feet Under,' Buffett, 'Early Show' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 11, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/10/arts/arts-briefly.html | title=Arts, Briefly | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=May 10, 2005}}</ref> The channel broadcasts from the Margaritaville Resort Orlando in [[Kissimmee, Florida]].

In August 2006, Buffett released the album ''[[Take the Weather with You]]'', which hit number 1 on the country chart.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/jimmy-buffett/chart-history/clp/ | title=Jimmy Buffett &#124; Biography, Music & News | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> The album included "Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On", written in honor of the survivors of [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name=beaches/>

In August 2007, Buffett was nominated at the [[Country Music Association Awards]] for the Event of the Year Award for his song "Hey Good Lookin'" which also features Alan Jackson and [[George Strait]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-country-music/paisley-and-strait-top-country-music-nods-idUSN3043777520070830 | title=Paisley and Strait top country music nods | first=Pat | last=Harris | work=[[Reuters]] | date=August 30, 2007}}</ref> Also in August 2007, Buffett received a star on the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.casinocitytimes.com/news/article/jimmy-buffett-inducted-into-the-mohegan-sun-walk-of-fame-168344 | title=Jimmy Buffett inducted into the "Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame" | date=August 31, 2007}}</ref>

[[File:Jimmy Buffett 1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Buffett performing in January 2008]]

In April 2010, a double CD of performances recorded during the 2008 and 2009 tours called ''[[Encores (Jimmy Buffett album)|Encores]]'' was released exclusively at [[Walmart]], Walmart.com, and Margaritaville.com.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.masslive.com/playback/2010/05/new_albums_by_band_of_horses_a.html | title=New albums by Band of Horses and Josh Ritter superb; Jimmy Buffett scores on concept if not on artistry | first=Kevin | last=O'Hare| work=[[The Republican (Springfield, Massachusetts)|The Republican]] | date=May 31, 2010}}</ref>

In 2010, Buffett was named the tenth biggest touring artist of the decade, with 4.5 million ticket sales over the previous 10 years.<ref name=rsobit/>

Since [[Wyatt Durrette (songwriter)|Wyatt Durrette]], co-writer of the song "[[Knee Deep]]", was a fan of Buffett's, Buffett partnered on the song with the [[Zac Brown Band]], which was released on Brown's 2010 album ''[[You Get What You Give (album)|You Get What You Give]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://tasteofcountry.com/zac-brown-band-knee-deep-lyrics/ | title=Zac Brown Band, 'Knee Deep' – Lyrics Uncovered | first=Alanna | last=Conaway | work=Taste of Country | date=April 30, 2011}}</ref> The single was certified platinum in September 2017.<ref name=riaa/>

In November 2011, Buffett voiced [[Huckleberry Finn]] on ''[[Mark Twain: Words & Music]]'', a benefit for the [[Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum]], which was released on [[Mailboat Records]].<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mark-twain-words--music-benefit-cd-package-released-by-jimmy-buffett-and-mailboat-records-featuring-star-studded-cast-with-grammy-award-winning-producer-carl-jackson-133798613.html | title='Mark Twain: Words & Music' Benefit CD Package Released by Jimmy Buffett and Mailboat Records, Featuring Star-Studded Cast with Grammy Award-winning Producer Carl Jackson | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=November 14, 2011}}</ref>

In August 2013, Buffett released ''[[Songs from St. Somewhere]]''; many of the songs were recorded at [[Eden Rock, St Barths]].<ref name=forward/>

In 2020, Buffett released ''Songs You Don't Know by Heart'', a fan-curated collection of his lesser-known songs rerecorded on his collection of notable guitars.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Guitar Talk: Jimmy Buffett on His Evolving Collection of Golden-Era Instruments | url=https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-jimmy-buffett-on-his-evolving-collection-of-golden-era-instruments/ | first=JAMES | last=ROTONDI | work=[[Acoustic Guitar (magazine)|Acoustic Guitar]] | date=March 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321125207/https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-jimmy-buffett-on-his-evolving-collection-of-golden-era-instruments/ | archive-date=March 21, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Buffett performed his final full concert at [[Snapdragon Stadium]] in [[San Diego]] on May 6, 2023.<ref name=final>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene | first1=Andy |title=Watch Jimmy Buffett Cover 'Southern Cross' at His Final Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-buffett-southern-cross-final-concert-1234817314/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 2, 2023 |date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> He made two further concert appearances, as an unannounced guest at concerts by Coral Reefer Band members, in [[Amagansett, New York]], on June 11 and in [[Portsmouth, Rhode Island]], on July 2, his final live performance before his death.<ref name=final/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Landeck |first1=Katie | title=Jimmy Buffett plays a surprise performance in Portsmouth, RI. How did it happen? | url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/entertainment/2023/07/03/jimmy-buffett-performs-at-sunset-cove-portsmouth-ri-its-five-oclock-somewhere/70378654007/ | work=[[The Providence Journal]] |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=July 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718155530/https://www.providencejournal.com/story/entertainment/2023/07/03/jimmy-buffett-performs-at-sunset-cove-portsmouth-ri-its-five-oclock-somewhere/70378654007/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Jimmy Buffett's surprise set in Rhode Island was his final performance | url=https://turnto10.com/news/entertainment/jimmy-buffett-dies-age-76-singer-songwriter-actor-caribbean-beach-bum-margaritaville-fins-come-monday-cheeseburger-in-paradise-gulf-coast-broadway-music-portsmouth-rhode-island-sunset-cove | last=Benoit |first=Katie | work=[[WJAR]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

''[[Equal Strain on All Parts]]'' was released posthumously in November 2023. Buffett got the idea for the album title from his grandfather's description of a nap.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jimmy-buffett-equal-strain-on-all-parts-review-1234869641/ | title=Jimmy Buffett Goes Out Smiling With His Final Album 'Equal Strain on All Parts' | first=JON | last=DOLAN | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=November 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://people.com/jimmy-buffett-final-album-equal-strain-on-all-parts-due-this-fall-7967424 | title=Jimmy Buffett's Final Album 'Equal Strain on All Parts' Due This Fall with Paul McCartney Among Collaborators | work=People | date=September 8, 2023}}</ref>

Buffett was posthumously selected for induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2024 in the musical excellence category.<ref name="rrhof24">{{cite web |title=2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees |url=https://rockhall.com/2024-inductees/ |website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |access-date=22 April 2024 |date=22 April 2024}}</ref><ref name="hofgreene"/>

===Musical style===
[[File:Mac mcanally and jimmy buffett.jpg|thumb|Buffett ''(right)'' performing in 2009]]
Buffett's music combined country, [[rock music|rock]], [[American folk music|folk]], [[Calypso music|calypso]], and [[pop music]] with coastal as well as tropical lyrical themes for a sound sometimes called "gulf and western," "gulf rock," or [[tropical rock]].<ref name=insideme/>

Buffett called his music "drunken Caribbean rock 'n' roll".<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/jimmy-buffetts-songs-you-knew-by-heart/PRDX5CLFGZHXFOMPXZ5GUZYFGE/ | title=Jimmy Buffett's songs you knew by heart | work=[[KIRO-TV]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

<blockquote>"It's pure escapism is all it is...I'm not the first one to do it, nor shall I probably be the last. But I think it's really a part of the human condition that you've got to have some fun. You've got to get away from whatever you do to make a living or other parts of life that stress you out. I try to make it at least 50/50 fun to work and so far it's worked out." -Jimmy Buffett<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://abc7.com/jimmy-buffett-dead-passed-away-death/13728459/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903013615/https://abc7.com/jimmy-buffett-dead-passed-away-death/13728459/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 3, 2023 | title=Jimmy Buffett, 'Margaritaville' singer, dead at 76 | work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=September 2, 2023 }}</ref></blockquote>

In 1989, a music critic in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described Buffett's music as a combination of "tropical languor with country funkiness into what some [have] called the Key West sound, or Gulf-and-western."<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249057487 |title=Lookin' for Margaritaville: Place and Imagination in Jimmy Buffett's Songs. | journal=Journal of Cultural Geography |date=March 1997 |volume=16 |page=99 | doi=10.1080/08873639709478339 |last1=Bowen |first1=Dawn S. |issue=2}}</ref> The name "Gulf-and-western" derives from elements in Buffett's early music including musical influence from [[country music|country]], along with lyrical themes from the coast of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It is a play on the form of "Country & Western" and [[Gulf+Western]] is the former parent company of [[Paramount Pictures]].

In 2020, The [[Associated Press]] described Buffett's sound as a "special [[Gulf Coast of the United States|Gulf Coast]] blend of country, [[pop music|pop]], [[American folk music|folk]] and rock, topped by Buffett's swaying voice. Few can mix [[steelpan]]s, [[trombone]]s and [[pedal steel guitar]] so effortlessly."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/956239a162a54c8b3b6ce475f0cc3ce7 | title=Review: Jimmy Buffett brings sunshine into our darkness | work=[[Associated Press News]] | last=Kennedy | first=Mark | date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>

===Musical legacy===
Musicians that have cited Buffett as a musical influence include [[Greg "Fingers" Taylor]], a former member of Buffett's [[Coral Reefer Band]], as well as musicians that have "latched on to his seaside-and-booze themes" such as [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Alan Jackson]], and [[Zac Brown]].<ref name=beaches>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/arts/music/jimmy-buffett.html | title=Jimmy Buffett Was More Than Beaches and Booze | first=Jon | last=Pareles | authorlink=Jon Pareles | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=September 2, 2023 | url-access=limited}}</ref>

==="Parrot Head" fans===
'''Parrot Head''' or '''parrothead''' is a commonly used nickname for Buffett fans, with "parakeets" or "keets" used for younger fans, or children of Parrotheads. At a 1985 Jimmy Buffett concert at the Timberwolf Amphitheater at [[Kings Island]] in [[Mason, Ohio]], Buffett commented about everyone wearing Hawaiian shirts and parrot hats and how they kept coming back to see his shows, just like [[Deadheads]]. [[Timothy B. Schmit]], then a member of the [[Coral Reefer Band]], coined the term "Parrot Head" to describe them.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.fox19.com/story/22856369/the-term-parrot-head-coined-at-kings-island-in-1985/ | title=History: The term "Parrot Head" coined here in 1985 | work=[[WXIX-TV]] | date=July 16, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.grunge.com/1383900/why-jimmy-buffett-fans-called-parrot-heads/ | title=Why Jimmy Buffett Fans Are Called Parrot Heads | work=[[Static Media]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> In 1989, the first Parrothead club was founded in [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Atlanta Parrot Head Club – Home |url=http://www.atlantaparrotheadclub.org/ | work=Atlanta Parrot Head Club |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728233640/http://www.atlantaparrotheadclub.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The annual Meeting of the Minds in [[Key West, Florida]] is a five-day festival held after [[Fantasy Fest]] that attracts approximately 5,000 Parrotheads.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Meeting of the Minds |url=https://keywest.floridaweekly.com/articles/meeting-of-the-minds-2/ |date=November 1, 2018 |website=Key West Florida Weekly |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728234229/https://keywest.floridaweekly.com/articles/meeting-of-the-minds-2/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Pikes Peak Hash House Harriers and Harriettes have an annual Parrot Head Hash weekend hosted by Yeastee Boy and Bread Box. Buffett's fanbase is composed mostly of [[baby boomers]].<ref name=state>{{Cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/24/business/media/jimmy-buffetts-margaritaville-is-a-state-of-mind-and-an-empire.html | title=Jimmy Buffett's 'Margaritaville' Is a State of Mind, and an Empire | first=Brooks | last=Barnes | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=April 24, 2016 | url-access=limited}}</ref> His concerts were known for [[tailgate parties]] and alcohol consumption.<ref name=mayor/>