The 1970

The 1970's

1970: JB sings with the Now Generation and appears on two albums, Come Together and Hits are our Business

1970: Jimmy moves to Nashville, TN hoping to find success as a country singer.

1970: JB works as a journalist for Billboard magazine in Nashville

1970: Signs with Barnaby Records and releases his first album, Down to Earth

1971: JB went broke and separated from his first wife Margie. The divorce was final within a year.

1971: Jimmy finishes recording his second album High Cumberland Jubilee. The album is not released because Barnaby Records claims the master tape was lost in a fire.

Nov 1971: JB meets up with his friend Jerry Jeff Walker in Miami FL. They got in Walker's old Packard and drove to Key West. This was Jimmy's first exposure to Key West as an adult.

1972?: Jimmy first meets Jane Slagsvol (future wife) at a phone booth outside of the Chart Room bar in Key West

1973: JB signs with ABC/Dunhill Records

1973: A White Sport Coat & A Pink Crustacean is released. It contains the song Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw which was written by Jimmy using the alias Marvin Gardens . It's the first album that Greg "Fingers" Taylor and Michael Utley appeared on.

1974: Living & Dying In 3/4 Time is released and the song Come Monday breaks the Top 30 pop charts.

1974: JB records the soundtrack for the movie Rancho Deluxe and has a role in the film.

1975: A1A is released containing many references to Key West . It includes the song A Pirate. Looks at Forty that Jimmy wrote about his buddy Phil Clark, a bartender at the Chart Room who was infamous for his dope running skills.

1975: The Coral Reefer Band (Greg "Fingers" Taylor, Roger Bartlett, Harry Dailey and Phillip Fajardo) hits the road with Jimmy for their first tour during the summer.

1976: JB and the CRB record their first album together, Havana Daydreamin'

1976: Jimmy buys a boat, The Euphoria, and sails away to the Caribbean Islands with Jane

1976: High Cumberland Jubilee is finally released after the master tapes are mysteriously "found." This comes on the heels of Jimmy's sudden success.

1976: Jimmy campaigns for Jimmy Carter.

1977: Jimmy's interview with High Times magazine.

1977: Changes In Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes becomes Buffett's first platinum album. He also scored his only top ten single with the song "Margaritaville ."

1977?: Jimmy buys a house in Aspen

1977: Jimmy buys a bigger boat, Euphoria II, and sails around the Caribbean

Aug 27 1977 : Jimmy marries Jane Slagsvol.

1977: JB and the CRB perform "Livingston Saturday Night" in the film FM.

1978: The album Son Of A Son Of A Sailor is released and The single Cheeseburger in Paradise breaks into the top 40.

May 13, 1978 : Jimmy performs Son of a Son of a Sailor on Saturday Night Live (Host: Richard Dreyfuss)

1978: The double live album You Had To Be There is released and is highly regarded as one of the best sounding live albums ever recorded. The songs on this album were recorded at the Gusman Auditorium in Miami and the Fabulous Fox Theater in Atlanta.

1979: Jimmy is detained by authorities in St. Bart's for allegedly smuggling marijuana

1979: MCA purchases ABC/Dunhill Records.

June 1, 1979 : Jimmy and Jane Buffett's first daughter Savannah Jane is born

1979: Volcano is released under the MCA label. Fins is released as a single and makes the top 40 chart.

1979: Before the Salt is released containing both Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee, another attempt to take advantage of JB's popularity.

1979: JB sings backing vocals on the song "The Greeks Don't Want no Freaks" on the Eagle's album The Long Run.

1979: Jimmy sells his boat Euphoria II and buys a smaller one called Savannah Jane named for his daughter.

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