AP - May 8, 2009
The name of the Miami Dolphins home will be LandShark Stadium, but not for long. It will be for this season only and expires before the stadium hosts the Super Bowl in February. The change is part of...
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The Miami Dolphins are renaming their home Landshark Stadium as part of a partnership with singer Jimmy Buffett. The name change from Dolphin Stadium is the fifth since the stadium opened in 1987. Buffett...
More »E! Online - May 1, 2009
Could it be a matter of time before the Parrotheads supplant the porpoises on the gridiron? We're not sure what he's cooking up, but "Cheeseburger in Paradise" purveyor Jimmy Buffett...
More »AP - Dec 29, 2008
It s like the world s biggest beach party, hosted by the world s richest beach bum. The 15,000 fans packing the sold-out MGM Grand arena were enjoying the final concert of the season by Jimmy Buffett,...
More »AP - Oct 29, 2008
The mayor of Margaritaville is jumping into this year s political fray. Jimmy Buffett plans a free concert Sunday in Tampa to urge people to vote for Democrat Barack Obama for president. The Last Chance...
More »E! Online - Oct 28, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama already has Warren Buffett advising on financial matters. Now he's enrolled Jimmy Buffett presumably to help out with the party planning. The "Margaritaville" singer is...
More »AP - Aug 25, 2008
Vince Gill didn t need coaxing to record tracks for a new CD featuring classics by influential 70s group Little Feat. Since I was about 18 or 19 they ve been my favorite band, Gill told The Associated...
More »AP - Jul 30, 2008
Music fans unable to attend the Newport folk and jazz festivals will be able to listen to some concerts online. NPR Music, part of National Public Radio, announced Wednesday that it would stream select...
More »AP - Nov 2, 2007
The subject was manatees when Jimmy Buffett and Gov. Charlie Crist got together to talk about environmental issues. Crist met privately with the 60-year-old singer for about 10 minutes Thursday and then...
More »AP - May 31, 2007
It doesn t take a second for David Kells to recall the first concert he ever saw: Aerosmith with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Starwood Amphitheater, 1990. Over the next 16 years, few summers passed...
More »Reuters - May 7, 2007
It was craft versus showbiz at the inaugural Stagecoach festival, held Saturday and Sunday in Indio, Calif., the site of the Coachella rock extravaganza the weekend before. For the audience, the calculated...
More »AP - Apr 27, 2007
CBS newsman Ed Bradley was a big fan of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. On Friday, the Jazz Fest honored his memory and his two decades of support with an opening day jazz funeral procession...
More »E! Online - Apr 11, 2007
Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain. For the week ended Sunday, Now! 24...
More »AP - Dec 1, 2006
Jimmy Buffett and a Galveston merchant he accused of unlawfully using his trademark to sell goods at an online store have settled the matter but not before the merchant spent a few hours in jail...
More »Reuters - Nov 28, 2006
Singer Jimmy Buffett has settled his trademark infringement suit against an online merchandise retailer who agreed to stop selling Buffett-related items after a brief stay in jail, the performer s lawyer...
More »E! Online - Nov 28, 2006
Jimmy Buffett is once again the lone retailer of Margaritaville. The beach-loving singer reached an out-of-court settlement Monday with Robert Akard, a Texas-based online merchant whom he had sued for...
More »E! Online - Nov 13, 2006
It seems the leader of the Parrotheads doesn t like being parroted. Jimmy Buffett has filed a trademark infringement suit against a man who allegedly operates an online shop that sells Margaritaville...
More »Reuters - Nov 13, 2006
Singer Jimmy Buffett filed suit on Monday asking a U.S. federal judge to stop a Web site operator from infringing on the entertainer s trademarks. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Galveston...
More »Reuters - Nov 13, 2006
Singer Jimmy Buffett filed suit on Monday asking a U.S. federal judge to stop a Web site operator from infringing Buffett s trademarks. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Galveston, Texas,...
More »Reuters - Oct 10, 2006
Attracting big-name acts like Rod Stewart, the Eagles, Norah Jones, Def Leppard, Tony Bennett, Santana and David Bowie to a tertiary market might be unusual for some venues, but it s not uncommon for...
More »AP - Oct 9, 2006
Jimmy Buffett, Take the Weather with You, (Mailboat/RCA Nashville) As America s favorite musical beach bum, Jimmy Buffett found his niche in the 1970s with island-influenced party tunes and literate...
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