Jim Mayer is featured on DarynKagan.com. Jim speaks about his new cd, his musical influences, and what inspires him to play music for the kids. The piece will be on the main page the entire weekend, please come by and see Uncle Jim, and don’t forget his new cd "Let There Be Fun" at UncleJimRocks.com.
The Houston Chronicle has an article on the upcoming show: "Minute Maid is ready for Parrotheads"
Buffett will open his Bama Breeze ’07 tour here Saturday night (April 21st). Minute Maid is the only baseball stadium on the itinerary.
The stage will be set in deep center field. Buffett will enter from the right field gate and walk along the warning track to the stage. Opening act Robert Earl Keen will play from 7:30 to 8 p.m. Buffett will begin singing around 8:30 p.m. and play for two hours and 15 minutes without his usual intermission.
Alcohol, especially frozen margaritas and Buffett’s own beer label, Landshark Lager, will be sold.
Buffett, who has been rehearsing in Austin the past few weeks, is expected to arrive in Houston for sound check Friday. He and his band will use all the dressing rooms in Minute Maid except the Astros clubhouse.
Stagehands and crew began erecting the stage the minute the Astros finished sweeping the Marlins Tuesday night. The stage is so large that the speaker towers are being built outside the ballpark on Commerce.
Amazon.com has more information on Jimmy Buffett’s upcoming book called "Swine Not?" (hardcover). The new book comes out on November 27th, 2007.
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Swine Not? Author: Jimmy Buffett Illustrator: Helen Bransford Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Language: English ISBN-10: 0316114022 ISBN-13: 978-0316114028 |
The CMT Music Awards show took place on Monday April 16th. Jack Ingram received the CMT in the Wide Open Country category for the song "Love You". Other songs nominated in the category include: "Bama Breeze" – Jimmy Buffett , "Always on Your Side" – Sheryl Crow With Sting, and "God’s Gonna Cut You Down" – Johnny Cash.
In 2003 Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson received a CMA Award for Vocal Event of the Year for the song "It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere". For more info visit our Awards and Nominations page.
Hawaiian singer Don Ho died on Saturday of heart failure. Don Ho did an introduction for Jimmy on the "Live in Hawaii" album.
From the New York Times: Mr. Ho had achieved nationwide fame with several successful albums and a hit single, “Tiny Bubbles.” A full decade before Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville,” the song painted an appealing portrait of tropical indulgence that cemented Mr. Ho’s character as an easygoing romantic rogue.
Time After Island Time Presents Part 1 of the LuLu’s at Homeport Radio Special.
Mac McAleer and Lucy Buffett of LuLu’s at Homeport in Gulf Shores, Alabama sat down to talk with Time After Island Time at the Stars Fell on Alabama tropical music festival. It was a beautiful day, the kind you’d want to toast.
LuLu’s is the perfect place to get a glass of tea, and a wonderful meal. But the best thing about LuLu’s is the ambiance. Watching the boats pass by, looking at the water, hearing relaxing music and watching the kids play in the sand.
Whether you’ve been to LuLu’s or not you won’t want to miss this radio special complete with songs from the musicians who play there, including some from Lucy’s brother Jimmy.
Listening to this show is pure escapism and a much needed part of your day, so tune in from anywhere in the world via Radio JimmyDreamz at
http://www.radio.jimmydreamz.com
Monday 1pm – April 16, 2007
Wednesday 9am – April 18, 2007
Thursday 4pm – April 19, 2007
Saturday 8pm – April 21, 2007
**All Broadcasts are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)**
The first week sales figures for the new "Live at Texas Stadium" CD are now available. The album comes in at #11 on the Billboard Top 200 chart.
From Billboard.com: The trio of Alan Jackson, George Strait and Jimmy Buffett score the No. 11 spot with "Live at Texas Stadium," a 15-song live album from a 2004 Dallas concert. The MCA Nashville album sold 67,000.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003569925
From CMT: Live at Texas Stadium, a concert disc from Alan Jackson, George Strait and Jimmy Buffett lands at No. 4 on Billboard’s country album chart.
Jim Mayer’s newest CD, entitled "Let There Be Fun" has just been released on the Little Flock label! This CD will have the young and young-at-heart rocking out, while hearing positive messages and fun lyrics throughout! Uncle Jim, Best New XM Kids’ Artist of the Year (2005) created his second CD with a powerful message for the elementary school set. He tackles topics such as anti-bullying, self-esteem, and team awareness, wrapped up in fourteen musically diverse and sophisticated songs.
Uncle Jim is joined by many familiar and talented musicians and vocalists on this project: Peter Mayer, Victor Broden, Nadirah Shakoor, Tina Gullickson, Mac McAnally, Sammy Mayer, Brendan Mayer, India Mayer, Roger Guth, Ralph MacDonald, Scott Bryan, Chris Walters, Larry Byram, Jim White, Sonny Landreth, Jeff Coffin, Steve Peffer, and Jake Shimabukuro. Talk about an all-star lineup!
"Let There Be Fun" is now available in the Little Flock online shop at: www.LittleFlockMusic.com. This fabulous new CD is $15.00, plus the usual shipping charges. Stop by and listen to sound clips!
Time After Island Time presents an exclusive interview with Mr. Will Kimbrough. Produced by Paul Leslie & Jeff Pike.
Will Kimbrough is an in-demand guitarist having performed with people ranging from Todd Snider, Jimmy Buffett and Rodney Crowell. He was the instrumentalist of the year for the Americana Music Association. His songwriting has been recognized by many standards in the music industry, including Jimmy Buffett who covered his song "Piece of Work." Will Kimbrough also co-wrote a couple of songs for Jimmy Buffett’s most recent album, including "Hula Girl at Heart," and "Party at the End of the World." Tune into Time After Island Time from anywhere in the world on Radio JimmyDreamz at
http://www.radio.jimmydreamz.com
Monday 1pm – APRIL 9, 2007
Wednesday 9am – APRIL 11, 2007
Thursday 4pm – APRIL 12, 2007
Saturday 8pm – APRIL 14, 2007
**All broadcasts are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)**
From Radio Margaritaville and SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 31 :
As part of our ramp up week to the start of the Bama Breeze tour
Spring Break with Miles Hampton
April 16th – 20th 8:00 pm- 12:00 midnight ET
Miles puts you in a Spring Break state of mind, playing highlights of his beachcomber crawl to the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. You’ll hear him visit ‘Cane Garden Bay’ which Jimmy sings about in ‘Manana’. Chilling with locals on Tortola, like musician Quito Rymer, and visits to some world famous sand bars to chat with their owners – Bomba (Bomba Shack), Foxy Callwood (Foxy’s), Ivan (Ivan’s Stress Free Bar), One Love Bar, Woody’s St.John, and The Soggy Dollar on Jost Van Dyke where the ‘Pain Killer’ was first concocted! Hear Parrotheads tailgating at last year’s Party At The End Of The World tour (Camden, Pittsburgh, and Jones Beach), and interviews with very special studio guests:
Monday – UB40
Tuesday – Eddy Grant
Wednesday – Beach Boys Mike Love, Bruce Johnston & Al Jardine (with Steve Huntington)
Thursday – Ziggy Marley
Friday – Kenny Chesney
Radio Margaritaville (radiomargaritaville.com) and SIRIUS Satellite Radio channel 31 will broadcast all Bama Breeze tour dates live! Featuring 30 minute pre-show tailgate parties with music selected by host Savannah Jane Buffett, and long Buffett sets following every show in 2007! First broadcast: Saturday April 21st 7:30pm ET
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Jimmy Buffett’s Hinckley DS42 sailboat is currently for sale at YachtWorld.com. The 42′ foot long sailboat was built in 2004 and Jimmy took delivery of it in 2005. It was designed by naval architect Bruce King. The asking price is $875,000.00 and it is located at Shelter Island, NY. For more infomation on the Hinckley DS42 visit HinckleyYachts.com. The sailboat can be seen in the "Live from Fenway Park" DVD (thanks to Virtual Police for passing that along to us). |
Another edition of the Buffettnews.com Podcast / audio broadcast is now available. Our news broadcast keeps you up to date all of the news, tour dates, and happenings.
This weeks episode: "New Buffett Book, Concert Giveaway, Final Four Prediction, Sun Dogs, & March Madness"
Our broadcast is available as an mp3 download: News Update 04/05/2007
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