Jimmy Buffettwas born on December 25, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and spent part of his childhood in Mobile and Fairhope, Alabama. He was the son of Mary Lorraine (née Peets) and James Delaney Buffett Jr, who worked for the Army Corps of Engineers. During his grade school years,...
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song Margaritaville has died.
But his legions of fans, called “Parrotheads,” regularly turned up for his concerts wearing toy parrots, cheeseburgers, sharks and flamingos on their heads, leis around their necks and loud Hawaiian shirts. “It’s pure escapism is all it is,” he told the Republ...
who wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Buffett “lived life to the fullest and the world will miss him.” Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote: “Love and Mercy, Jimmy Buffett.”
The fashion of 1977 offered something for everybody. Women started showing more skin, with strapless tops, low-cut shirts and crop tops all gaining in popularity, while men embraced leisure suits and wide-collared shirts. Meanwhile, tracksuits became a popular fashion choice for both sexes, with...