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Personal

Full Name - James William Buffett
Born - December 25th, 1946
Birthplace - Pascagoula, Mississippi
Parents - James Delaney and Mary Loraine (Peets)
Wife - Jane Slagsvol, married August 27, 1977
Previous Marriages - 1 to Margie Washichek (1969-1971)
Children - Savannah Jane (b. June 1st, ‘79), Sarah Delaney (b. April 1st, ‘92), Cameron Marley (adopted in ‘94)
High School Attended - McGill Institute for Boys in Mobile, AL
Colleges Attended - Auburn University and University of Southern Mississippi
College Degree - Bachelor’s Degree in History from USM in 1969


Music

First Album - Down To Earth (324 copies sold)
Latest Studio Album - Take The Weather With You (October 10th, 2006)
First Song on Singles Chart - Come Monday, 1974
First Top 10 Hit - Margaritaville, 1977
Last Top 10 Hit - Hey Good Lookin’
# of Songs on Singles Chart - 14
1. Come Monday (#30, July ‘74)
2. Margaritaville (#8, July ‘77)
3. Changes in Latitudes (#37, Nov. ‘77)
4. Cheeseburger in Paradise (#32, June ‘78)
5. Livingston Saturday Night (#52, Sept. ‘78)
6. Manana (#84, Dec. ‘78)
7. Fins (#35, Nov. ‘79)
8. Volcano (#66, Jan. ‘80)
9. Survive (#77, March ‘80)
10. It’s My Job (#57, March ‘81)
11. It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere (#1, Summer ‘03)
12. Hey Good Looking (#8, July ‘04)
13. Trip Around the Sun (#20, Dec. ‘04)
14. Bama Breeze (#58, Sep. ‘06)

Best Selling Album - Songs You Know By Heart
# of Gold Albums - 7
# of Platinum or Multi-Platinum Albums - 9
Number of Music Awards Won - 3
1. CMA Award for Vocal Event of the Year (2003) with Alan Jackson, for
It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere
2. ACM Award for Vocal Event of the Year (5 O’Clock, 2004)
3. ACM Award for Single of the Year (5 O’Clock, 2004)



Writing

# of Books Written That Topped NY Times Best-Seller List - 3
# of Other Authors Who Have Had #1’s on Fiction and Non-Fiction List - 5
Two Of Those Authors Include - John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway