Ep 104: A PODCAST LOOKS AT JIMMY, Part 4: Jimmy Buffett in the Late '80s (1985 - 1989)

About this episode

The episode explores Jimmy Buffett's career during the late 1980s, focusing on his albums and ventures into fiction writing.

"Play That Rock n' Roll" proudly presents the fourth part of a special mini-series that details the incredible life and career of songwriter Jimmy Buffett. We are joined by my friend Chris to explore Buffett's full studio catalog, track by track. In this episode, we cover the four albums he released during this stretch, the live concert he released on video, and the impressive foray into fiction writing. Our Links: https://linktr.ee/playthatpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Play That Rock n' Roll

Guest: Chris

Topics covered

• Jimmy Buffett
• music history
• 1980s music
• songwriting
• fiction writing
• album analysis

Keywords

• Jimmy Buffett
• 1980s
• music
• albums
• songwriter
• fiction writing
• concert video

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