

Buffett spent years working as the first mate on the yacht of industrialist Foster Talge on the Petticoat III in Key West while perfecting the "Caribbean Rock n' Roll" genre. After graduating from college, Buffett worked as a correspondent for Billboard magazine in Nashville, breaking the news of the separation of Flatt and Scruggs.īuffett married Margie Washichek in 1969 they divorced in 1971. He is an initiate of Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Southern Mississippi. He began playing guitar during his first year at Auburn University before continuing his college years at Pearl River Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he received a bachelor's degree in history in 1969. He graduated from McGill Institute for Boys in 1964.

As a child he was exposed to sailing through his grandfather and these experiences would go on to influence his later music. Ignatius School, where he played the trombone in the school band. During his grade school years, he attended St. He is the son of Mary Lorraine ( née Peets) and James Delaney Buffett Jr. Early and personal life īuffett was born on Christmas Day 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and spent part of his childhood in Mobile, Alabama. Buffett is one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth as of 2023 of $1 billion. He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads".Īside from his career in music, Buffett is also a bestselling author and was involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best-known songs he currently owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the now defunct Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including " Margaritaville" (ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of " Songs of the Century") and " Come Monday". He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman.
