Is there a documentary on the life and times of Jimmy Buffett?

He’s written many books.

The problem with Jimmy Buffet was that his songs which were actually good (like spider John) were not the popular ones

There was a weird fallow period in between his recording success and his parrot head touring when he lived in Nashville and owned a small bar/restaurant. Most nights he hung out at the bar and talked with patrons. Kind of crazy that you could just go to a local watering hole and have drinks with Jimmy Buffet on a random Tuesday night. But it was the MTV generation and most people didn't care about the washed up beach bum melody maker at the end of the bar.

The memorial concert at the Hollywood Bowl is on YouTube. It’s a great show. I still can’t believe he’s gone. It’s prob the only celebrity death I’ve ever experienced that’s actually hurt. Hit me in the heart real real bad. I miss him.

ETA: we’re seeing Kenny Chesney tonight. Hopefully he’ll sing something in Jimmy’s honor

I hope there is a documentary.

Fun fact: he and Hunter s Thompson lived together for a year in the keys after Thompson’s first divorce. Very little has come out about their escapades together, but I can imagine it was a helluva time.

You know he was a die hard liberal right?

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What happened on tour stays on tour sort of thing?

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I was on tour with him for almost two months back in the early 80s, hope this helps

He should have kept making country, the soundtrack to Rancho Delux is awesome.

No documentary that I know of. Closest thing to on is the first part of his Tales from Margaritavision video collection (you can find it on YouTube). It includes a profile that was recorded on him in the late 70s/early 80s.

Also, all of his other books other than Pirate Looks at 50 were fiction.. so you can read the autobiography and not miss anything by not reading the other books.

If you ever got to see him live, and want to sorta experience that again, Live From Fin City used to be on Prime and may still be. It isn't a full concert but maybe half to 2/3 of one of his Vegas shows.

The “Buried Treasure” album & video is a nice retrospective of Jimmy reminiscing over some of his earliest work. And the YouTube videos he made with Savannah during Covid are worth watching too.

Like others have said, I didn’t care much for his later years’ work; seemed like he became a caricature of himself. But his early stuff was sublime. Listen to some of his very first albums like High Cumberland for things like an early version of Livingston’s Gone To Texas. And his original video of Come Monday is a classic.