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James William Buffett known commonly as "Jimmy Buffett" was born on the Christmas day of 1946. Jimmy Buffett's net worth is valued at $430 million. He is an American singer, song-writer, author and a successful businessman. He draws his wealth mainly from music production, singing, song writing and from his personal businesses.
Jimmy started his music career back in grade school. He went to St Ignatious school where he played trombone for the school music band. After graduating from high school in 1964, Buffett joined Auburn University where while still a freshman, he started paying the guitar.
His serious musical career began in Nashville, Tennessee in 1968 a country music artist where he was able to record his first album called "down to earth". A few years later, country music singer Jeff W. Jerry flew with him to KeyWest where Buffett began to establish himself as the easy-going beach-bum guy.
At Key West, Buffett combined both folk and country music with coastal lyrical themes that produced a sound commonly known s the "gulf and western" sound.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2012 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Songs from St. Somewhere (60,388 copies sold in the U.S.) |
$60,388 |
|
2007 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Amount he raised during his concert in Hong Kong for the Foreign Correspondents' Club Charity Fund |
$63,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Take the Weather with You (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album License to Chill (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Meet Me In Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection (certified 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his live album Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Beach House on the Moon (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Don't Stop the Carnival (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Banana Wind (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Christmas Island (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Barometer Soup (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Fruitcakes (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (certified 4x platinum by RIAA) |
$4,000,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his live album Feeding Frenzy (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1984 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Songs You Know by Heart (certified 7x platinum by RIAA) |
$7,000,000 |
|
1978 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Volcano (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1977 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his live album You Had to Be There (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1977 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Son of a Son of a Sailor (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1976 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |