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The Florida Keys News Bureau details the festivities that took place in Key West over the weekend in honor of Jimmy Buffett. The Bureau reports:
A four-day celebration paying tribute to the internationally acclaimed Jimmy Buffett ended Monday, after the singer/songwriter passed away a year ago.
Thousands of Florida Keys residents and visitors gathered on Key West’s Duval Street late Sunday afternoon for a second-line march.
The procession was a highlight of the “Just a Few Friends Key West” celebration on the island where Buffett lived during some of his most productive years — developing the “tropical rock” style and laid-back persona that helped make him a world-renowned musical icon.
“I think the effect that Jimmy Buffett had on the world is absolutely amazing, because he took the Key West lifestyle, brought it out there in song, just so happened to have a couple billion people listen to it,” said festival co-founder Paul Menta.
Buffett discovered Key West in the early 1970s, and the island’s influence is widely credited with inspiring many of his most enduring songs, including his signature hit “Margaritaville.”
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