Cheeseburger in paradise (Jimmy Buffett) (LP 2329 - 2331)

Jimmy Buffett  Havana Daydreamin' (Vinyl, ABC Records, 1976) ***  

Jimmy Buffett  Son Of A Son Of A Sailor (Vinyl, ABC Records, 1978) *** 

Jimmy Buffett  Riddles In The Sand (Vinyl, MCA Records, 1984) ****   

Genre: Pop rock 

Places I remember: Catch up continues through the Bs.

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Woman Going Crazy On Caroline Street (Havana Daydreamin')

Gear costume: Cowboy In The Jungle (Son Of A Son Of A Sailor)

Active compensatory factors: Jimmy Buffett died last September having made a great long career as, well, as Jimmy Buffett. He was a real one-off.

He kept his illness (cancer) a secret and was still active touring aged 76, until he could tour no longer.

He's left a great legacy - his discography lists over 30 albums. Not too shabby for a guy with a slacker image.

There's something lovable about his whole laid back beachcomber persona that I and a lot of others admire. His singing style is very cozy and easy.

The album covers often have him jolly, smiling, and carefree. Havana Daydreamin', from the mid-seventies, certainly presents that image.

First song on that album, Woman Going Crazy on Caroline Street, sums up his whole man-in-a-Hawaiian-shirt approach. This is a guy who calls his band The Coral Reefer Band, after all!

Son Of A Son Of A Sailor and Riddles in the Sand aren't quite as good as Havana and he mixes it up a bit on these ones. Still, Son has Cowboy In The Jungle - the sort of easy-going song that he seemed able to write in his sleep!

Where do they all belong? Always on the look-out for more Jimmy Buffett albums.