Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy Buffett (born James William Buffett on December 25 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a singer and songwriter, best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" (# 234 on the list of 'Songs of the Century'), and "Come Monday". He has a rabid, but genial, fan-base known as "Parrotheads." They call the youngest members "Parakeets."

Writing

Buffett has written three No. 1 best sellers. Tales From Margaritaville and Where Is Joe Merchant? both spent over seven months on the New York Times Best Seller fiction list. His book, A Pirate Looks At Fifty, went straight to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller non-fiction list, making him the sixth author in that list's history to have reached #1 on both the fiction and non-fiction lists. The other five authors who have accomplished this are Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, William Styron, Irving Wallace and Dr. Seuss. He also co-wrote two children's books, Jolly Mon and Trouble Dolls with his eldest daughter, Savannah Jane Buffett.

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Tales From Margaritaville - Where Is Joe Merchant? - New York Times - A Pirate Looks At Fifty - Ernest Hemingway - John Steinbeck - William Styron - Irving Wallace - Dr. Seuss

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His latest book titled A Salty Piece of Land was released on November 30, 2004, and included a CD single of the same title.

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November 30 - 2004

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