Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band performed for Barack Obama in Tampa, Florida on Sunday afternoon. 20,000 attended the “Last Chance For Change Rally” at the Ford Amphitheater. A sign outside the event said “I’m Barack Obama, and I approve this concert”. Here was the set list from the show: 1 - Fins 2 - License to [...]

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The Barack Obama rally that Jimmy Buffett will perform at on Sunday, November 2nd at the Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida will start at 3 pm. Tickets will be made available for free starting at 10 am Wednesday at Obama’s Campaign for Change Early Vote information tables. Tables are open from 10 am to 5 [...]

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We’ve been waiting for this here at BuffettWorld, and it was reported today that Jimmy Buffett will headline a Barack Obama rally on Sunday, November 2nd at the Ford Amphitheater in Tampa, Florida. Buffett is a democrat and has performed at fundraisers and rallies for democratic candidates in the past, often in Florida. ABC Action [...]

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Matt Luna of the International Herald Tribune’s Globespotters spent some time with Jimmy Buffett while he was biking around Paris last week. He asked several reader-submitted questions, which we made you aware of last week. Globespotters also has an audio/photo slideshow with pics of Buffett biking around Paris and audio of him describing his travel around [...]

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Jimmy will play at the induction ceremony to offically name Nancy Pelosi the new senior offical in the House, on January 4, according to a article from the Indianapolis Star. The celebration culminates with a 3,000-seat black-tie dinner and concert at the elegant National Building Museum near Capitol Hill, with scheduled performances by Carole King and [...]

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Buffett is mentioned today in a Houston Chronicle article on campaign donations to Texas gubernatorial candidates: Kinky Friedman’s largest donor is John McCall, who made a fortune in the shampoo business. McCall has donated $851,000, but in smaller chunks. Friedman’s top donor for this reporting period was singer Jimmy Buffett, who donated $219,700. Read the entire article [...]

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Here are a couple photos of Jimmy with Kinky Friedman before Tuesday night’s benefit concert in Austin.    Harry Cabluck/The Associated Press KEYETV.com has a story up on the fundraiser, including video that shows clips of Jimmy playing during the concert.They report that the concert raised about $300,000 for the Friedman campaign.

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Jimmy Buffett will perform at The Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas tonight at 8 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. Proceeds will benefit musician-author Kinky Friedman’s campaign for governor. Check out the Tour Dates page for more upcoming shows.

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Jimmy Buffett will play a concert at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, September 19th at 8 pm with the proceeds going towards Kinky Friedman’s gubernatorial campaign. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Paramount box office, at www.gettix.net or at (866) 443-8349. Tickets will go for $300, $200 and $100 and [...]

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The Dallas Star-Telegram has an article on Buffett’s support of Kinky Friedman for Texas governor: “I’ve known Kinky a long time,” said Buffett. “Since we were all hanging out, working together in Austin during the ’70s.” “I think it’s very cool what Kinky’s doing,” Buffett said. “I like his original slogan: ‘It can’t be that hard.’ I [...]

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