• Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buttett was greatest recognized for the hit “Margaritaville.”
• He was married twice – to Margie Washichek and to Jane Slagsvol.
• Jimmy and Jane separated within the Nineteen Eighties however reconciled in 1991.

For 45 years, one girl reigned as “Queen of the Parrotheads”: Jane Slagsvol, the beloved spouse of Jimmy Buffett. Jane and Jimmy, who died on September 1 at age 76, tied the knot in 1977 and have been married for 45 years.

Nonetheless, Jane wasn’t Jimmy’s first spouse. He was married as soon as earlier than he mentioned “I do” to Jane. The “Come Monday” singer walked down the aisle with Margie Washicheck, however the marriage lasted three years earlier than they went their separate methods. Quickly after, Jimmy met Jane, and the 2 began a journey collectively that lasted greater than 4 a long time. Jimmy and Jane welcomed two daughters – Savannah Jane Buffett, a radio character on SiriusXM’s Radio Margaritaville, and filmmaker Sarah Delaney. The couple additionally adopted a son, Cameron Marley.

Whereas Jimmy’s music was referred to as the soundtrack to tropical drinks, sunsets, and mild waves, there was some bother in paradise throughout his lengthy marriage. Be taught extra about Jimmy’s spouse and previous loves.

Jane Slagsvol

Regardless of being a well-known musician and a billionaire, not a lot is understood about Jimmy Buffett’s private life. He gave a little bit of a rundown, together with how he met and separated from Jane, in his 1998 autobiography, A Pirate Seems At Fifty.

“I flunked out of college. I learned to play the guitar, lived on the beach, lived in the French Quarter, finally got laid and didn’t go to Vietnam,” he wrote, per The New York Instances. “I got back into school, started a band, got a job on Bourbon Street, graduated from college, flunked my draft physical, broke up my band, and went out on the road solo. I signed a record deal, got married, moved to Nashville, had my guitars stolen, bought a Mercedes, worked at Billboard magazine, put out my first album, went broke, met Jerry Jeff Walker, wrecked the Mercedes, got divorced, and moved to Key West.”

“I started another band,” he wrote, “worked the road, had my second and last hit, bought a house in Aspen, started spending summers in New England, got married, broke my leg three times in one year, had a baby girl, made more records, bought a bigger boat, and sailed away to St. Barts. I got separated from the right girl, sold the boat, sold the house in Aspen, moved back to Key West, worked the road, and made more records. I rented an apartment in Paris, went to Brazil for Carnival, learned to fly, went into therapy, quit doing dope, bought my first seaplane, flew all over the Caribbean, almost got a second divorce, moved to Malibu for more therapy, and got back with the right girl.”

Jimmy fell in love with Jane when she was a pupil on the College of South Carolina, per Each day Mail. Jane was a robust affect on Jimmy, serving to him undertake a extra skilled strategy to his music. She additionally influenced his music. Whereas on tour, he was spending time in his resort room when he missed his spouse a lot that he wrote her a track. That tune can be “Come Monday,” a High 40 hit for Jimmy. Jane even appeared within the music video.

The timing of Jimmy and Jane’s romance is unclear. Whereas many publications listing their first assembly in 1976, Jimmy’s “Come Monday” was successful in 1974.

Nonetheless, the couple took time aside throughout their marriage. He and his spouse separated within the Nineteen Eighties. “I had been with Jimmy since I was a child, through the craziest times,” she mentioned in 1998, per Showbiz Cheatsheet. “And I didn’t have a clue who I was. So I left. I got sober.” The couple reconciled in 1991 and have been collectively ever since.”

Margie Washichek

Little is understood about Jimmy Buffett’s first spouse, Margie Washichek. The 2 have been reportedly married from 1969 to 1971 (or ’72, the date is just not clear). The union produced no kids, and Jimmy didn’t share many particulars concerning the expertise.