"The name Jimmy Buffett just evokes Hawaiian shirts, piña coladas and Key West doesn't it? Once a country-rocker, Buffett's 1977 album Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude solidified his role as a laid back singer and ""parrot heads""-Buffett's fans based comprised of hard-working blue-collar workers who use his music as a method of escape from everyday life-have been packing stadiums to see him perform live ever since.Although Jimmy Buffett released one country-rock album in 1970, it wasn't until he moved to Key West, FL that he truly discovered his sound. The singer transformed into a beach-bum and his music followed-suit, resulting in the tropical folk-rock style that he first tried out on the 1973 hit ""Why Don't We Get Drunk"" (come on, you know the chorus-""and screw""). Buffett really hit the big time in 1977 when his album Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude was released on the heels of the now-famous single ""Margaritaville.""In the 1980s Buffett's album sales were waning but he discovered, after a failed attempt at returning to the realm of country music, that touring was the ticket to getting his music heard (and not to mention his meal tickets as well). The annual summer round of Jimmy Buffett concerts soon became akin to Mardi Gras, with ""Parrot Heads"" (Buffett's affectionate nickname for his fans) turning out by the thousands to hear his music (and undoubtedly live out their wildest vacation fantasies). After starting a Margaritaville clothing line and opening clubs in Key West, Buffett began writing fiction and releasing albums, of which only his compilations did very well. His 1992 box set Boats, Beaches, Bars and Ballads, for example, is one of the best-selling box sets ever. Jimmy Buffett continues to release albums and tour the nation, delivering easygoing songs of the Gulf Coast to loyal fans everywhere."