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Tom Corcoran used to run a little side business selling mix tapes in ports throughout the Caribbean. His office, if he had one, was the Euphoria and then the Euphoria II, Jimmy Buffett’s boats. Tom, you’ll recall, was the bartender at the Chart Room when Buffett first rolled into Key West with Jerry Jeff Walker.…

I noticed Tom Corcoran from across the parking lot, because he was a giant and there aren’t many of them in mall parking lots in Lakeland, Florida. He was a giant in more ways than one, and there aren’t many of them, period. Fewer still since we’ve learned today that he died last month. I’m…

I got a text from a friend the other day saying how much he enjoyed Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way despite that fact that he doesn’t care at all for Buffett’s music. Perhaps you do enjoy Jimmy Buffett’s music. Maybe you love it. Maybe you love it but you have a friend who…

Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way is available now from Touchstone.  Over on the A Good Life All the Way Facebook page, I asked if anyone had any questions. A few did, and they were good ones and, with reactions to the book now rolling in (thank you everyone who’s reached out to say…

Got a nice note about the book from Bob Liberman the other day. If you’ve read Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, you know Bob as Jimmy’s former tour manager and a hell of a storyteller. If you haven’t read the book (yet?), you might know Bob as his alter ego, Lip Balm, shouted…

One of the benefits of writing about artists like Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Buffett — artists whose success has spanned decades — is that after you do so, you hear more stories. Stories from fans whose lives have been soundtracked by songs and albums and careers. It’s fun. Since Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the…

Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, the story of Margaritaville and the man who sang it into existence is available now from Touchstone. If you’re like me, you can’t just sit down and read a book cover to cover. There are distractions: kids running around, chores to do, snacks to get and other unforeseen…

Is Mother’s Day early this year? It’s a week from Sunday. That feels early. And then Father’s Day isn’t too far behind. You know what moms and dads like? Books about Jimmy Buffett and Margaritaville, about beaches and bars and the way the world keeps turnings. My mom and dad ordered a couple of copies…

When we ended Playlist the First, “Margaritaville” was about to be released. That covers roughly the first half of Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, out May 9 from Touchstone. In the next week or two I’ll knock out some Buffett playlists, but these are Buffett free. These are the songs you’ll find tucked…

Today’s Tuesday, April 11. That means you’ve got six days to get your taxes done, and in exactly four weeks, Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way will be released. I’ll be updating this space with much more regularity, sharing a few stories, a few more deleted scenes and music. There’s a lot of music…