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Jimmy Buffett

A Good Life All the Way

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Jimmy Buffett

By: Ryan White
Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
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In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the first definitive account of Buffett's rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as a tropical icon and CEO behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit "Margaritaville".

Filled with interviews from friends, musicians, Coral Reefer Band members past and present, and business partners who were there, this book is a top-down joyride with plenty of side trips and meanderings from Mobile and Pascagoula to New Orleans, Key West, down into the islands aboard the Euphoria and the Euphoria II, and into the studios and onto the stages where the foundation of Buffett's reputation was laid.

Buffett wasn't always the pied piper of beaches, bars, and laid-back living. Born on the Gulf Coast, the son of a son of a sailing ship captain, Buffett scuffed around New Orleans in the late '60s, flunked out of Nashville (and a marriage) in 1971, and found refuge among the artists, dopers, shrimpers, and genuine characters who'd collected at the end of the road in Key West. And it was there, in those waning outlaw days at the last American exit, where Buffett, like Hemingway before him, found his voice and eventually brought to life the song that would launch Parrot Head nation.

And just where is Margaritaville? It's wherever it's five o'clock; it's wherever there's a breeze and salt in the air; and it's wherever Buffett sets his bare feet, smiles, and sings his songs.

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Comprehensive Biography • Insightful Music History • Fascinating Behind-the-scenes Stories • Detailed Career Journey
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This is a great read for anyone interested in learning more about Mr.Buffett.
It does get a little wordy in some spots but overall I enjoyed the book.

Aging Parrothead

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This has been one of my favorite books written about one of my favorite songwriters

All of it

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How to put this much info coherently into a book is masterfully done. I liked the narrator and learned a lot.

Well done. Buckets of parrot head info

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im not much of a music history buff, I just enjoy hearing peoples stories and how they developed their businesses.

this book makes ongoing references to specific music industry people over and over that didnt really play into the story.

Ok Book on the legend.

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He does an amazing job of breaking down an amazing life! Highly recommended for even the mildest parrot head!

More than I expected!

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1st, I enjoyed this listen. It gave a chronological order of his music career and intertwined stories of his youth and non-music success. It does however read like a discography at times and there is no direct interviews with Jimmy Buffett. Still worth your time if you to learn more about the artist.

Biography or Discography?

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Wow, I now know so much more about one of my favorite singer/songwriters and how he came to be the man that we all loved. One thing about this book is that it clears up a lot of questions and rumors about Jimmy's life and how he got to some of the songs that he sang. I have to say that I was surprised with some of the stories that are told here. I really enjoyed the book, although at some points it was a little difficult to follow because of the rather confusing jumping around from one person to someone else. I mean I understand that Jimmy started out working in Nashville,Tennessee as a music reporter and most people don't know that. All in all, this book is an excellent history anthology of the life and times of Jimmy Buffett and how he became so famous.

Great Historical Book about Jimmy Buffett

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Loved the rendering of the stories. The pronunciation of “Conch” got on my nerves a little. It’s not pronounced ConCH. It’s conK.

Great social history

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This story is good even if you're not a Buffett fan. Ride your own wave. Don't give up. Keep working.

A+

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I very much enjoyed the reading, a long time Jimmy Buffett fan. I sing and play his songs and dream of the good times.

Long time parrot head

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