We’ve lost a giant of American business --- a Buffett whose legacy surely stand the test of time.
Not Warren Buffett, who remains very much the Oracle of Omaha at 93 years old. But, sigh, Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter of “Margaritaville” fame who died on Friday at the age of 76.
A guy from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi finds success with a tropics-meets-country/pop style of music that’s easy on the ears and invites people to sing along. But he finds even greater success by turning that brand — and Jimmy Buffett was a brand long before marketeers spoke in such terms — into a merchandising and lifestyle empire.
If you listen — I mean really listen — to some of Jimmy’s most popular tunes you’ll find a man in love with a good narrative: Think of the sad-sack story behind “Margaritaville,” with its tale of a guy searching for his “long lost shaker of salt.” But I also relish some of the lesser-known Jimmy. A personal favorite: “The Night I Painted the Sky,” a song about the miracle that is a summer fireworks display.
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