Jimmy Buffett performed on stage yesterday with Jack Johnson at Hyde Park in London England. They along with G Love performed the song “A Pirate Looks at Forty”. (thanks to Simon for passing that along to us)
From Trent: The encore then came. Jack played a couple of his own songs by himself, then announced he had another friend in town he was going to invite out. It just happened to be Jimmy Buffett with G Love. All three of them together played “A Pirate Looks at Forty.”
Little Feat’s new album “Join the Band” is now available exclusively on iTunes. Jimmy Buffett is featured on two songs: “Champion of the World” and “Time Loves A Hero”. Download the tracks here
Jimmy Buffett will play a second show at the New Morning Club in Paris, France on Saturday, September 20th. The first show announced in mid-June, will be on Friday, September 19th. (thanks to Adam for passing that along to us)
Tickets are available now through www.ticketnet.fr
(make sure you select the correct date in the pull down)
There’s a picture of surfer dude Buffett on the cover of this week’s Hampton Style Magazine. The magazine features an article about “Veteran” (as in older, not military service) Montauk surfers. Jimmy is one of several “vets” who are featured in the article. There’s also a picture of his surfer van. (thanks to Joe for passing that along to us).
Update: a link to the complete article and photos of Jimmy is now available: “The Boys of Endless Summer“.
Another article mentions Jimmy has been spending time at the Surf Lodge in Montauk: “Buffett’s Island hideaway
Has Jimmy Buffett found a new northern Margaritaville? The singing sailor has been spending an awful lot of time in Montauk’s new Surf Lodge, sipping - wait for it - margaritas and hanging with pals. Just don’t ask him to take his shirt off. When we asked him if he ever goes topless, he almost lost his salt shaker. “That’s a f– stupid question,” he railed. “I’m 60 years old. No, no, no, no, no!”
Buffet did reveal to us that he has had his share of summer flings, but we will have to wait at least another 30 years to hear about them. “Of course, I have had a few,” he told us. “But I’d never tell you about it. When I’m 90, I’ll tell all.”
USA Weekend Magazine has an nice interview: “Jimmy Buffett: No trouble in paradise”
This summer, the music legend is back playing to sold-out stadiums. Here, he reveals how 40 years on the road have strengthened his family — and his ever-growing empire.
When Jimmy Buffett was trying to come up with a name for his annual tour, he got together with a group of buddies and bandmates to brainstorm. “We said, ‘What are we going to call this after 40 years? What do we do now that we’re still here?’ ” he says. “And that became this summer’s motto: The Year of Still Here.” …
But, despite appearances, Buffett is more than just an aging, flip-flop-wearing, margarita-soaked legend. He’s a wistful dad of two teenagers, thinking a few years ahead about life after kids. He’s also a romantic rock star who has defied the odds by staying married for 30 years (although he and wife Jane separated for seven years in the ’80s), the author of seven books (including a new novel, “Swine Not?”) and a concerned American who says our government has made a “mess” of things.
Buffett, describing himself as “an old hippie” and “Southern radical,” says now, “I’m an Obama person.” …
No, instead, he became a multimillionaire brand, with everything from his own Margaritaville flip-flops and blenders to themed restaurants and casinos (including two in the works in Atlantic City and Katrina-ravaged Biloxi, Miss.). In 2006, “Rolling Stone” ranked him as the seventh richest rock star of the year, estimating that he made $44 million. When he was in St. Barts last winter, he ran into an old chum who complimented him on one of his products: “Steven Spielberg waved me over and wanted to ask me a boat question and told me how much he liked my beer.”
The DeadHeads meet the main Parrothead! The Grateful Dead channel (Sirius Ch 32) is starting a series in which a celebrity DeadHead hosts the channel for an hour each week. They will get to host for the hour to tell stories about the Dead and play their favorite songs. This Monday (06.30.2008), Jimmy Buffett will host the channel beginning at 9:00p ET.
If you miss it, the show will be rebroadcast during the week:
Tue, July 1st, 5:00 pm ET;
Wed, July 2nd, 9:00 am ET;
Fri, July 4th, 1:00 am ET;
Sat, July 5th, 8:00 pm ET;
Sun, July 6th, 10:00 am ET.
Some information on Nadirah’s upcoming album is now available at YouTube:
Nadirah Shakoor live with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performing “Making Music for Money” from her up-coming CD “NOD TO THE STORYTELLER. Nadirah is the latest artist on Mr Buffett’s record label, Mailboat Records. The highly anticipated CD is a tribute to one of the great storytellers, Jimmy Buffett himself.
Another great storyteller Mac McAnally produced the CD which includes Nadirah’s rendition of two songs written by Mac when he was a teenager and two songs written by Nadirah.
“NOD TO THE STORYTELLER” also features some phenomenal players. Sonny Landreth and his band, The Coral Reefer Band, and Nadirah’s band “Outside Art” Mon soon come!
Little Feat’s New Album “JOIN THE BAND” will be released on August 26th on 429 Records (Savoy Label Group). Jimmy Buffett is featured on two songs on this great new album with his recordings of “Champion of the World” and “Time Loves a Hero”. Some other songs on the album include performances by Coral Reefers Jim Mayer, Mac McAnally, Robert Greenidge, Ralph McDonald, and Michael Utley.
As has been mentioned on this site already it was known Jimmy Buffett now has three songs (Margaritaville, Volcano, and Cheeseburger in Paradise) that are available for purchase online through the xbox360 as well as the playstation3 for the video game Rock Band. Though the songs came out a few weeks ago, today the official Rock Band website just put up their very first audio interview, and the interviewee was none other than Mr. Buffett himself.
A new line of Margaritaville Rum line is expected to be released in September 2008. It was supposed to launch before the summer but things were delayed. Below is a picture of the bottles which include Silver Rum, Coconut Rum, Spiced Rum, and Dark Rum. (thanks to Scott for passing that along to us).
From USA Today: Jimmy Buffett shares his view of the world through music, books and casual conversations with strangers. USA TODAY bounced some questions off the troubadour on behalf of his fans. Read the article here: “Buffett on Buffett” and Parrotheads hear call of Margaritaville
Q: What are you going to do when you retire? What could possibly be as much fun as performing?
A: As long as I can remember the words and not go flat, I will still sing. I look at Harry Belafonte and (Frank) Sinatra in the late ages, and there is a magic on that stage that very few people get to experience. I’m going to enjoy every day.
Q: What do you want the world to remember about you?
A: I made people smile, and I was lucky enough to live the American dream.
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Jimmy Buffett will play a second show at the New Morning Club in Paris, France on Saturday, September 20th. The first show announced in mid-June, will be on Friday, September 19th. (thanks to Adam for passing that along to us) 
