Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith honors Jimmy Buffett
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith today paid tribute to Mississippi native and legendary musician Jimmy Buffett, who died September 1st. Hyde-Smith delivered the tribute in a Senate floor speech: “Buffett, a…
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Jimmy Buffett remembered for plane donation to Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile
Jimmy Buffett is being remembered for more than his music. In 2022, Buffett donated two aircraft to Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile. He had wanted his donation to remain anonymous,…
Grand Magnolia to host Jimmy Buffett tribute
Grand Magnolia Ballroom is hosting a tribute concert in honor of Jimmy Buffett on Sunday. The Pascagoula Run: Hometown Tribute in Song to Jimmy Buffett will be at 6 p.m. at the Grand Magnolia. Featured artists will be Matt Hoggatt,…
Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year fight with a rare form of skin cancer, his website says
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Jimmy Buffett, whose songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer, according to a statement on his website. Buffett, 76, had Merkel cell cancer, according to the statement, which was…
Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
BY MARK KENNEDY Updated 7:11 AM CDT, September 2, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants,…
Mobile native to hit the Grand Magnolia stage in Pascagoula
Coming off of two consecutive sold-out performances by Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally in Pascagoula, organizers with Grand Magnolia Music have announced that their next show will feature yet another Jimmy Buffett protégé. Mobile native and Nashville resident Will…
Mac McAnally adds second show at Grand Magnolia in Pascagoula
Ten-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year Mac McAnally will be on stage in front of an intimate crowd of a few hundred at The Grand Magnolia Ballroom in May for two shows at the venue. McAnally is set…