Margaritaville

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Parrot Heads in Mourning Over Death of an Icon
Parrot Heads in Mourning
Over Death of an Icon
OBITUARY
Sep 2, 2023 7:17 AM CDT

Parrot Heads in Mourning Over Death of an Icon

"Margaritaville" singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett is dead at 76

(Newser) - Jimmy Buffett's search for that missing salt shaker has just entered a new realm. The millionaire singer-songwriter and businessman described by the New York Times as the "roguish bard of island escapism," known for such singalong hits as "Margaritaville," "Fins," and "Cheeseburger...

1st Margaritaville Retirement Community Opening in Florida

A match made in heaven

(Newser) - Good news, Parrotheads, Jimmy Buffet is cooking up something that, as company CEO John Cohlan tells the Orlando Sentinel , will allow seniors to "live the Margaritaville lifestyle as they grow older, but not up.” That's right, the world is about get its first Margaritaville senior-living community. ABC...

How Jimmy Buffett Turned a Song Into a $100M Empire

'Margaritaville' isn't just a song—it's an industry

(Newser) - Jimmy Buffett's 1977 hit "Margaritaville" is not the world's most popular song—but it is probably the world's most lucrative. There are now 27 Margaritavilles worldwide, the newest of which, in Atlantic City, is comprised of restaurants, a casino, bars, and stores; these days, you can...

Jimmy Buffett on Oil Spill: 'This Will Pass'
 Jimmy Buffett 
 on Oil Spill: 
 'This Will Pass' 
TAR BALLS IN MARGARITAVILLE
Jun 6, 2010 7:55 AM CDT

Jimmy Buffett on Oil Spill: 'This Will Pass'

Singer's going ahead with $50M hotel even as tar balls wash ashore

(Newser) - The timing might be a bit off for tourists hoping to waste away, but that doesn't bother Jimmy Buffett, who's planning to open a 162-room Margaritaville hotel in Pensacola Beach in a week. As tar balls came ashore yesterday, Buffett said he had no plans to delay the opening. "...

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