Jimmy Buffett

A Good Life All the Way

De: Ryan White

Narrado por: Gibson Frazier

In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the first definitive account of Buffett's rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as a tropical icon and CEO behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit "Margaritaville".

Filled with interviews from friends, musicians, Coral Reefer Band members past and present, and business partners who were there, this book is a top-down joyride with plenty of side trips and meanderings from Mobile and Pascagoula to New Orleans, Key West, down into the islands aboard the Euphoria and the Euphoria II, and into the studios and onto the stages where the foundation of Buffett's reputation was laid.

Buffett wasn't always the pied piper of beaches, bars, and laid-back living. Born on the Gulf Coast, the son of a son of a sailing ship captain, Buffett scuffed around New Orleans in the late '60s, flunked out of Nashville (and a marriage) in 1971, and found refuge among the artists, dopers, shrimpers, and genuine characters who'd collected at the end of the road in Key West. And it was there, in those waning outlaw days at the last American exit, where Buffett, like Hemingway before him, found his voice and eventually brought to life the song that would launch Parrot Head nation.

And just where is Margaritaville? It's wherever it's five o'clock; it's wherever there's a breeze and salt in the air; and it's wherever Buffett sets his bare feet, smiles, and sings his songs.

©2017 Ryan White (P)2017 Simon & Schuster Audio

Aging Parrothead

This is a great read for anyone interested in learning more about Mr.Buffett.
It does get a little wordy in some spots but overall I enjoyed the book.

All of it

This has been one of my favorite books written about one of my favorite songwriters

Good Story...Terrible Narrator

Really enjoyed the story, as I've been a long-time Buffett fan. The history, from his grandfather through his career to present day, was entertaining and interesting.

The narrator obviously did not put forth any effort to research the book or it's geographical base before recording. As a Gulf Coast native, it was incredibly frustrating to hear him mis-pronounce so many place names and phrases, all of which are highly pertinent to the story and the area where much of it takes place. Conch (Conch Republic, Conch Train, etc.) is pronounced "conk", not "con-CH"...Gautier, Mississippi is pronounced "Gau-shay", not "Gaw-tee-air"...Mobile, Alabama is pronounced "Mob-eel", not "mobul", like a mobile home...and the list goes painfully on. For his lame attempt to recreate a Cajun accent, he should be permanently banned from travel south of I-20. To paraphrase one of Jimmy's songs..."Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it (or heard it)!"

Overall, I'd recommend the book, but it would probably be better as a traditional book, or as an e-book, than to endure the narrator.

Answered a bunch of questions

This one was entertaining start to finish. Been a parrothead since the early 70's ( about the first time I heard Come Monday) and learned a bunch of stuff I didn't know.

Flip flop

If your not a hardcore fan this book isn’t for you. And if you are-there is a lot to be desired in terms of flowing together.

Fun Listen with some great history

Really fun listen sharing the history of my favorite cultural icon. Tells the story of all the songs that I love made me want to go back and listen to every album in its entire tea over again. Also reminded me of some of the great music from some of Jimmy Buffett's friends.

Read this book and know the story...

Super good book that takes you through the whole story of Buffett and everything around him. This book will have you reminiscing and breaking out the Buffett tunes that you know and love by heart.

conch train

dont you think you should research the pronunciation of the local terms before reading this to paying customers
conch is pronounced "conk", like conk on the head if you ever rode the conch train you would know

essential for any parrothead

great stories about Buffett and his songs. not as good as A Pirate Looks at 50 but it's a nice stand in until Buffett writes the sequel.

Great history about Jimmy, lousy narration

the history was great and fact filled. i was at many of the performance areas talked about... but i lost trust in the narration with so many mispronounced words. the author should be embarrassed. Words like Conch, Cay and many more mispronounced over and over is embarrassing. the only thing that saved it was the facts.