Stephen Engle of Bloomberg interviewed Jimmy Buffett before his January 18th benefit show in Hong Kong. They discussed how Jimmy got started, how he continues to have success, and even talked about the economy. There is some great video shown during the interview, and Jimmy even breaks out his guitar to sing an acoustic solo [...]

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The January 18th benefit concert in Hong Kong was a huge success, raising more than $420,000 for Hong Kong’s neediest children. The interest from Parrotheads in Asia was so great, that event organizers are apologizing that so many devoted fans couldn’t get tickets to the show: As messages begging for tickets were left on Tom Crampton’s [...]

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The action is in Glendale, Arizona the weekend of February 2 & 3! The new Margaritaville Cafe is just a stone’s throw away from the University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Super Bowl, and Miles Hampton will be broadcasting live from there on Radio Margaritaville. He’ll have partying guests, and a recap of the red [...]

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Jimmy Buffett performed a USO concert this week for our troops aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a recent port visit in the Middle East. Navy.mil has some photos of the event:          

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Jimmy Buffett played a private show on Friday night in Singapore at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel, according to a BuffettWorld forum member: Last night (January 25, 2008) I was visiting the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. I heard a number of Jimmy Buffet songs coming from upstairs a spiral staircase…less [...]

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CupCakes for the Tribe details the similarities and differences between Jimmy Buffett and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, whom Jimmy refers to as “Uncle Warren,” in their latest podcast. On first blush they may appear as if they’re worlds apart, but Warren Buffett and Jimmy Buffett, having respectively built huge empires and fortunes based on their fields [...]

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Jimmy Buffett’s sister Lucy “Lulu,” owner of Lulu’s at Homeport, has released a new cookbook. “Crazy Sista Cooking: Cuisine and Conversation with Lucy Anne Buffett” is the next best thing to being there. “Inside you’ll find laugh-out-loud anecdotes, wit and wisdom from Lucy’s own kitchen, festive party menus, Buffett family favorites, and plenty of telling it [...]

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Jimmy Buffett is scheduled to play the second weekend of this year’s New Orleans Jazz Fest. According to the Sun Herald, Buffett will take the stage on Saturday, May 3rd. The festival runs April 25-27 and May 1-4. Get more information at nojazzfest.com

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I have been getting a lot of e-mails lately from people wanting to know when Jimmy Buffett’s tour dates for 2008 will be announced. Looking at the past few years, a pretty good argument can be made that they will come out in 3-4 weeks (around mid-February). In 2007, the first dates were announced on BuffettWorld [...]

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Veteran Coral Reefer and Grammy-award winning producer, songwriter and percussionist Ralph MacDonald has released his latest album, “Mixty Motions.” Featuring a danceable mix of Caribbean-infused smooth jazz tunes, the 12-song collection includes noteable guest musicians like Ashford & Simpson, Will Lee, Etienne Charles, Dave Mann, Roger George, and fellow Coral Reefer Robert Greenidge. The record also includes an update of “Don’t Stop The [...]

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