Ramblings

Winter has returned to the Midwest and Lansing, Michigan is in a deep freeze as we speak. This gets Mrs. Wolverine and myself wishing for the warmth of the Carribean so we put on some Jimmy Buffet music and dream of warm waves washing over us as we sip boat drinks.

There are more island songs out there than just Jimmy Buffet and one of our favorites is Gene Mitchell. He has 8 or 9 CDs out with music that is every bit as good as Jimmy's. Just the titles alone illustrate that these are songs to sip Pina Coladas or Margaritas to and sing along with. Songs like Coconut in the Tiki Hut, Parrot Bay, Martinis and Bikinis and Dancing on the Beach, to name a few.

Gene Mitchell was born and raised in a harbor town on the coast of Georgia where he began writing and performing music. There is a lot of talent in the island music world, and Gene Mitchell is the cream of the crop. Head out to Sailor Boy Records and order a couple of Gene's CDs and set back and listen to the waves washing up against the shore.

More Island music

Brent Burns

James “Sunny Jim” White

Latitude Music

Jim Morris

to name just a few.