Jimmy Buffett's Vitals (taken from the Parrott- Head Page)

James William Buffett was born on December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, MS. Jimmy's father's name is James Delaney Buffett, Jr. and his mother's last name is Peets.

Jimmy grew up in Mobile, AL where he attended McGill Institute, a Catholic boys school. Can you believe he was a varsity cheerleader? In the 70's, McGill merged with its sister school, Bishop Toolen, to become the coeducational McGill-Toolen Catholic High School.

Jimmy attended Auburn University before receiving a B.S. in history from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1969. Jimmy was a brother of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

In 1969, Jimmy married Margie Washichek. Their marriage lasted approximately two years.

Before signing a recording contract in 1970 with Barnaby Records, Buffett lived in Nashville and worked writing articles for Billboard.

Around this same time, he appeared in a cover band The Now Generation. Buffett is credited on two of their albums: Come Together and Hits Are Our Business.

Jimmy married his second wife, Jane Slagsvol from Columbia, South Carolina, on August 27, 1977. They were later separated for 9 years, but have since reunited.

Jimmy has two daughters: Savannah Jane (6/1/79) and Sarah Delaney (4/1/92). Cameron Marley Buffett was adopted by the Buffetts during the summer of 1994. Savannah Jane graduated from the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach (1997).

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