Jimmy Buffett ~ Similar Artists

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James Taylor - 100% match to Jimmy Buffett

12 March 1948, Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. The embodiment of the American singer-songwriter in the late 60s and early 70s was the frail and troubled James Taylor. He was born into a wealthy family. His mother was a classically trained soprano and encouraged James and his... Read more

Jackson Browne - 89% match to Jimmy Buffett

Clyde Jackson Browne, 9 October 1948, Heidelberg, Germany, but raised in Los Angeles, California, USA, from the age of three. Browne was introduced to folk music while in his teens and began writing songs at the instigation of two high school friends, Greg Copeland and Steve... Read more

Peter Frampton - 85% match to Jimmy Buffett

22 April 1950, Beckenham, Kent, England. The former "Face of 1968", with his pin-up good looks as part of the 60s pop group the Herd, Frampton grew his hair longer and joined Humble Pie. His solo career debuted with Wind Of Change in 1971, although he immediately set about... Read more

John Mellencamp - 84% match to Jimmy Buffett

7 October 1951, Seymour, Indiana, USA. Mellencamp survived an early phase as a glam-rocker to become one of America's most successful mainstream rock singers of the past three decades.Mellencamp played in local band Trash with guitarist Larry Crane, who... Read more

Jim Croce - 83% match to Jimmy Buffett

10 January 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, d. 20 September 1973, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA. Originally a university disc jockey, Croce played in various rock bands before moving to New York in 1967 where he performed in folk clubs. By 1969, he and his wife Ingrid (b.... Read more

John Denver - 83% match to Jimmy Buffett

Henry John Deutschendorf Jnr., 31 December 1943, Roswell, New Mexico, USA, d. 12 October 1997, Monterey Bay, California, USA. One of America's most popular performers during the 70s, Denver's rise to fame began when he was "discovered" in a Los Angeles nightclub. He initially... Read more

John Prine - 73% match to Jimmy Buffett

10 October 1946, Maywood, Illinois, USA. His grandfather had played with Merle Travis, and Prine himself started playing guitar at the age of 14. He then spent time in college, worked as a postman for five years, and spent two years in the army. He began his musical career... Read more

Billy Joel - 71% match to Jimmy Buffett

William Martin Joel, 9 May 1949, the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Joel, a classically-trained pianist who grew up in Long Island, joined his first group, the Echoes, in 1964. Three years later he left them in favour of the Hassels, a popular Long Island act signed to... Read more

Bob Seger - 71% match to Jimmy Buffett

6 May 1945, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Seger began his long career in the early 60s as a member of the Decibels. He subsequently joined Doug Brown And The Omens as organist, but was installed as their vocalist and songwriter when such talents surfaced. The group made its recording... Read more

Bonnie Raitt - 70% match to Jimmy Buffett

8 November 1949, Burbank, California, USA. Born into a musical family, her father, John Raitt, starred in Broadway productions of Oklahoma! and Carousel. Having learned guitar as a child, Raitt became infatuated with traditional blues, although her talent for performing did not... Read more