He was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Christmas Day in 1946. The family relocated to Mobile, Alabama, where Buffett spent most of his childhood.
He was particularly close to his grandfather, James Delaney Buffett, a former sailor who instilled young Buffett with a love for the sea. His early tune "The Captain and the Kid" - from his debut album, Down To Earth - was written in honor of his grandfather.
He earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Southern Mississippi.
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