James William Buffett, popularly known as Jimmy Buffett, was an American musician and songwriter best known for his hit songs ‘Margaritaville’ and ‘Come Monday’. He started his musical career as a country artiste in the 1960s, and released his first album, ‘Down to Earth’ in 1970. His music combined elements of the country, rock, and pop genres of music with coastal and tropical lyrical themes. He formed the touring and recording band of singers and songwriters called Coral Reefer Band. He released over 30 albums, of which many had been certified gold or platinum. In 2003, he bagged his first Country Music Award for his song ‘It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere’. An accomplished writer as well, Buffett wrote three best-sellers—‘Tales from Margaritaville’, ‘Where Is Joe Merchant?’ and ‘A Pirate Looks at Fifty’. With his daughter Savannah Jane Buffett, he also co-wrote two children's books—‘The Jolly Mon’ and ‘Trouble Dolls’. The multi-talented Buffett was also an actor. He made several cameo appearances in films like ‘Repo Man’, ‘Hook’, ‘Cobb’, ‘Hoot’, ‘Congo’, and ‘From the Earth to the Moon’. He produced a number of musicals, including ‘Escape to Margaritaville.’ He collaborated with novelist Herman Wouk and produced a musical based on Wouk's novel ‘Don't Stop the Carnival’. He was also a successful businessman, with two restaurant chains named after his best-known songs. As of 2023, Jimmy Buffet wasone of the world's richest musicians (net worth believed to be $1 billion).