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Jimmy Buffett was only a royalty partner, receiving 2% of profits until selling Paradise Restaurant Group the rights to the song "Cheeseburger in Paradise". In December 2012, Luby's purchased Paradise Restaurant Group for $11 million, thereby acquiring all of the restaurants and ending Jimmy Buffett's association with the chain. At the time of ...
Cheeseburger in Paradise (restaurant) (2002–2014), a defunct American restaurant chain This page was last edited on 29 June 2024, at 12:12 (UTC). Text is ...
"Cheeseburger in Paradise" is about a man who tries to amend his carnivorous habits by eating healthy foods such as sunflower seeds. The song was inspired by a boating incident in which Buffett was forced to eat only canned food and peanut butter. He eventually made it to Roadtown on the island of Tortola, and celebrated with a cheeseburger. [1 ...
Friday is Jimmy Buffett Day. Celebrate with a cheeseburger in paradise and make your cardiologist wince. Some folks say the $2 cheeseburgers at Herbert's Market was the inspiration for the song ...
For more than 30 years, Cheeseburger in Paradise, founded in Lahaina, occupied a prime waterfront spot on Front Street. The iconic eatery drew hordes of tourists and locals, serving up to 1,200 ...
Buffett first traveled to Saint Barthélemy in 1978 [29] and moved there shortly thereafter, where he got the inspiration for songs and characters in his books. [49] In March 1978, Buffett released Son of a Son of a Sailor. In addition to the title track, it featured "Cheeseburger in Paradise", which reached number 32 on the Hot 100. [38]
Two of the songs on Son of a Son of a Sailor are written by Keith Sykes and the remainder are written by Buffett. "Cheeseburger in Paradise" from the album appears on all of Buffett's major greatest hits collections and is a perennial concert favorite, one of "The Big 8" songs that he has played at almost every concert and which is the namesake of the Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain.
Looking to waste away with a cheeseburger in paradise? You could soon do so while driving down Jimmy Buffett Highway with a Margaritaville license plate. Buffett, the iconic Florida singer who ...