We’ve launched a new segment on Radio Heartland called Classic Americana. Every Friday around 11 a.m. Central, we’ll pull a special track from the archives or from deep in the shelves to spotlight a particular artist or song.

This week, we spotlight an artist who we lost just this year. Jimmy Buffett was born on December 25, 1946, in the town of Pascagoula, Mississippi, right along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and from the day he was born, he never strayed far from the seaside. For most of his life, Buffett enjoyed a low-key life in the Florida Keys, or anywhere in view of a beach. Jimmy Buffett died on September 1 of this year at the age of 76.

A gifted songwriter who may be best known for his hit song, “Margaritaville,” and the resulting restaurant chain that bears the song’s name, Buffett cultivated a loyal following of fans who playfully called themselves Parrotheads, and whether those fans were beach bums or landlocked, they all embraced Buffett’s songs and the laid-back lifestyle they portrayed.

Although “Margaritaville” may be Buffet’s signature song, he was far from a one-hit wonder. Among his other hit songs are such favorites as “A Pirate Looks at Forty,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes,” and “Son of a Son of a Sailor.” Today, we’re going to listen to another of Buffet’s hit songs; from 1974, this is “Come Monday.”

External Link

Jimmy Buffett – official site