Jimmy Buffett

During the 1980s, Buffett made far more money off his tours than albums and became known as a popular concert draw. He released a series of albums during the following twenty years, primarily to his devoted audience, and also branched into writing and merchandising. In 1985, Buffett opened a ‘Margaritaville’ retail store in Key West and then in 1987, the Margaritaville Cafe was opened.

Buffett continues to tour throughout the year although he has shifted recently to a more relaxed schedule of around 20_30 dates, and rarely on back-to-back nights, preferring to play only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, thus the title of his 1999 live album Buffett Live Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. Purchasing tickets is difficult with most of his concerts selling out in minutes.

In August 2006, he released the album Take The Weather With You. The song ‘Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On’ on this album refers to 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. Also on the album he pays tribute to Merle Haggard with his rendition of ‘Silver Wings’ and covers, with Mark Knopfler playing on the track, ‘Whoop De Doo.’
Of the over 30 albums Jimmy Buffett has released, as of October 2007, he has 8 Gold Albums and 9 Platinum or Multi Platinum Albums. In 2003 Buffett won his first ever Country Music Award (CMA) for his song ‘It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere’ with Alan Jackson, and was nominated again in 2007 for the CMA Event of the Year Award for his song ‘Hey Good Lookin’ which featured Alan Jackson and George Strait.
On December 8, 2009, Jimmy Buffett released his 28th studio album entitled Buffet Hotel.