National Maritime Museum of the Gulf opening a Jimmy Buffett exhibit
Mobile, Ala. (WXXV)- The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf is opening a new exhibit, showcasing the life and legacy of Jimmy Buffett. The doors…
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Jimmy Buffett’s widow accuses financial adviser of breaching fiduciary duty in $275M trust battle
By FREIDA FRISARO Updated 1:57 PM CDT, July 21, 2025 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Buffett ’s widow has accused her late husband’s financial adviser of failing to administer the singer’s multimillion-dollar trust in good faith and ignoring what she believed were…
Hattiesburg's 57th mural honoring Jimmy Buffett
A special mural honors Mississippi legend and Southern Miss alum Jimmy Buffett. The Hattiesburg Alliance for Public Art unveiled their 57th mural on October 1st. It is called "Parrots in…
Jimmy Buffett honored with highway renaming in Florida
Jimmy Buffett is being honored by the state of Florida. Florida's A1A will take on the Mississippi singer's name. A stretch of highway leading into Key West is being renamed the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway. Signage was revealed during an…
Poplarville holds Jimmy Buffett tribute
Mississippi native and legendary musician Jimmy Buffet died on September 1st. The City of Poplarville in collaboration with the Poplarville Area Chamber of Commerce and Pearl River Community College is proud…
Senate passes Wicker, Hyde-Smith resolution honoring Jimmy Buffett
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate has approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) in honor of the late singer-songwriter, James “Jimmy” William Buffett, who passed away last month. The Senate passed the…
Buffett friend, bandmate to honor icon in hometown concert
Ten-time Country Music Association Musician of the Year Mac McAnally plans to honor his friend Jimmy Buffett, with a concert in the singer -songwriter's hometown of Pascagoula in November. McAnally will return to the Grand Magnolia Ballroom on Nov. 12…
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…
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…