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charlene · 09-07-2023, 10:10 AM

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Jimmy was always true to himself. He had several song lines about not selling out ("You'll Never Work in this Bidness Again" comes to mind). He admitted, and critics agreed, that he was not the best singer or best guitar player. When Nashville didn't want him, he kept going. When record companies didn't let him be who he was, he started his own label. He never tried to be anything but Jimmy. He had a broad scope of influences, and profusely honored them all (from Mark Twain to Gordon Lightfoot), but he was always able to boil it all down to the essence of Buffett. He discovered something in life, and gave that something enthusiastically to each of us. There never was, nor will there ever be, anyone like James William Buffett.
"Some people never find it, some only pretend; but I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then"

09-07-2023, 10:10 AM	#4
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: Jimmy Buffett RIP. Dec.25 1947 - Sept.1 2023 online: Jimmy was always true to himself. He had several song lines about not selling out ("You'll Never Work in this Bidness Again" comes to mind). He admitted, and critics agreed, that he was not the best singer or best guitar player. When Nashville didn't want him, he kept going. When record companies didn't let him be who he was, he started his own label. He never tried to be anything but Jimmy. He had a broad scope of influences, and profusely honored them all (from Mark Twain to Gordon Lightfoot), but he was always able to boil it all down to the essence of Buffett. He discovered something in life, and gave that something enthusiastically to each of us. There never was, nor will there ever be, anyone like James William Buffett. "Some people never find it, some only pretend; but I just want to live happily ever after, every now and then"