re: Is there a documentary on the life and times of Jimmy Buffett?

my dad was an Altar boy with Jimmy growing up, and is friends with Lulu.

sucks we lost him - growing up on the coast, and for a time living on a sailboat, Jimmy Buffet was a huge musical influence growing up.

his music reminds me of better times with my dad, and growing up.

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The problem with Jimmy Buffet was that his songs which were actually good (like spider John) were not the popular ones

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That was a very good one, but it is actually a cover of a Willis Alan Ramsey song. (I like JB's version better by the way).

I agree that his best songwriting was on his early records. They are full of great stories that no one ever hears because they never saw the radio.
A lot of people dismiss Jimmy Buffett as just having a few beach/party songs and a name brand, but he was actually a great songwriter/story teller, and extremely intelligent.