Jimmy Buffett

A Good Life All the Way

De: Ryan White

Narrado por: Gibson Frazier

In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the first definitive account of Buffett's rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as a tropical icon and CEO behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit "Margaritaville".

Filled with interviews from friends, musicians, Coral Reefer Band members past and present, and business partners who were there, this book is a top-down joyride with plenty of side trips and meanderings from Mobile and Pascagoula to New Orleans, Key West, down into the islands aboard the Euphoria and the Euphoria II, and into the studios and onto the stages where the foundation of Buffett's reputation was laid.

Buffett wasn't always the pied piper of beaches, bars, and laid-back living. Born on the Gulf Coast, the son of a son of a sailing ship captain, Buffett scuffed around New Orleans in the late '60s, flunked out of Nashville (and a marriage) in 1971, and found refuge among the artists, dopers, shrimpers, and genuine characters who'd collected at the end of the road in Key West. And it was there, in those waning outlaw days at the last American exit, where Buffett, like Hemingway before him, found his voice and eventually brought to life the song that would launch Parrot Head nation.

And just where is Margaritaville? It's wherever it's five o'clock; it's wherever there's a breeze and salt in the air; and it's wherever Buffett sets his bare feet, smiles, and sings his songs.

©2017 Ryan White (P)2017 Simon & Schuster Audio

Aging Parrothead

This is a great read for anyone interested in learning more about Mr.Buffett.
It does get a little wordy in some spots but overall I enjoyed the book.

All of it

This has been one of my favorite books written about one of my favorite songwriters

Good Story...Terrible Narrator

Really enjoyed the story, as I've been a long-time Buffett fan. The history, from his grandfather through his career to present day, was entertaining and interesting.

The narrator obviously did not put forth any effort to research the book or it's geographical base before recording. As a Gulf Coast native, it was incredibly frustrating to hear him mis-pronounce so many place names and phrases, all of which are highly pertinent to the story and the area where much of it takes place. Conch (Conch Republic, Conch Train, etc.) is pronounced "conk", not "con-CH"...Gautier, Mississippi is pronounced "Gau-shay", not "Gaw-tee-air"...Mobile, Alabama is pronounced "Mob-eel", not "mobul", like a mobile home...and the list goes painfully on. For his lame attempt to recreate a Cajun accent, he should be permanently banned from travel south of I-20. To paraphrase one of Jimmy's songs..."Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it (or heard it)!"

Overall, I'd recommend the book, but it would probably be better as a traditional book, or as an e-book, than to endure the narrator.

Answered a bunch of questions

This one was entertaining start to finish. Been a parrothead since the early 70's ( about the first time I heard Come Monday) and learned a bunch of stuff I didn't know.

Getting to Know Jimmy Buffett

If you enjoy Jimmy Buffett, and you want to get to know him better. You will want to listen to this book!!

A+

This story is good even if you're not a Buffett fan. Ride your own wave. Don't give up. Keep working.

Long time parrot head

I very much enjoyed the reading, a long time Jimmy Buffett fan. I sing and play his songs and dream of the good times.

Fantastic description of Buffetts incredible life.

An accurate explanation of Jimmy's life from early life thru his wordly success. We get introduced to many fellow musicians, friends and locations Jimmy met along his way.

The man who changed my life

Migration says "there's so many nice things happening out there, never even seen a clue" I started living! Sharon M. Smith

Details about JB’s life

A great read! Cheers to Margaritaville!! Long-live JBs music. You’ll enjoy the simple life he wanted to live and his rise to fame and fortune that did not change him. ❤️