Look What You Can Now Do to Celebrate Jimmy Buffett

It's impossible to find an outdoor party anywhere in America where you won't hear Jimmy Buffett's biggest hits playing. It has somehow been a year since we lost the beachy singer-songwriter, but his music lives on.

Now, if you are a student at the University of Florida, you can celebrate the "Margaritaville" singer's legacy and earn college credit, too.

The University of Florida is offering a class honoring Buffett, per a local Fox affiliate in Orlando. It's a one-credit elective course, and it goes through the singer's library of hits, as well as his career and lifestyle.

It's believed to be the only class of its kind in the States.

"I hope that the students gain a larger appreciation of him, more than just his main songs," the professor leading the course, Melissa Johnson, says. Though it's a small class — just 12 students — it's an important one.

"I want them to appreciate the depth of the music as well as what a gifted storyteller and songwriter he was, but also look at his legacy and impact – including the recent renaming of State Road A1A to Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway."

It's important to teach America's young adults about history, and that includes the history of great American music.

The University of Florida also offers a class on Taylor Swift.

Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1, 2023, after a quiet battle with skin cancer. He was 76.

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See Inside Jimmy Buffett's Staggering $6.9 Million Palm Beach Mansion

Jimmy Buffett sure knew how to live the good life. His former 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 4,039-square-foot mansion in the exclusive Eden Properties neighborhood in Palm Beach is exactly the kind of laid-back home you'd expect the superstar to relax in when he was off the road.

The interior centers around a combined dining and living room with eye-popping vaulted ceilings topped off by skylights, while a massive wall of mahogany-framed sliding glass doors looks out over the pool area outside. The kitchen is decorated in gleaming white, and each of the bedrooms has its own attached bathroom, while the massive master suite also has sliding glass doors that open to both the pool and a bathroom that looks like it belongs in a high-end resort.

The exterior of the house is just as striking, centered around a sparkling pool of deep cobalt blue. The pool area features plenty of lounging, and a loggia just outside the living room offers open-air dining. There are lush gardens, brick paths that walk through elaborate pergolas and a fountain. The property also features a two-car garage with a guest suite overhead, and it offers deeded access to the beach nearby.

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22 Country Stars With Their Own Bars + Restaurants

Of all of the side hustles country artists could partake in, opening a bar or restaurant is the most fitting — and very common. After all, many of these stars got their start on a barstool, tip jar nearby, playing their music for anyone who would listen.

These places feel like home for many of these singers. Over the years, several artists have gotten into the bar or restaurant game, and for a select few, brands have turned into franchises with several locations and/or concepts — we're looking at you, Jimmy Buffett!

Let's take a look at the country star food and entertainment venues that have opened over the years.

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Source: It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere: Look What You Can Now Do to Celebrate Jimmy Buffett’s Legacy

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