Tonight’s the night! Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, plus several other acts, will perform on the beaches of Alabama to bring awareness and dollars to a hurting Gulf Coast economy. We’re told Alan Jackson and Brooks & Dunn will make surprise appearances. A few other big name acts may surprise as well.

You’ll be able to watch the show live on CMT television and CMT.com beginning at 7 pm ET. Radio Margaritaville will also carry the show live on the web at RadioMargaritaville.com and on Sirius 31 / XM 55.

We’ll host a live chat here on the homepage during the show. So stop in and have some fun with us during the show.

Here’s a local news story about Jimmy’s impact on local businesses:

WKRG.com News

AL.com has a photo gallery of crews setting up the beach for tomorrow’s concert in Gulf Shores:

(Kate Mercer / Press-Register)

View all photos here.

We told you last night that it’s expected that Brooks & Dunn will join Jimmy Buffett tomorrow night for the concert on the beach in Gulf Shores, and that Brad Paisley is a possibility too.

Rumors today are circling that Alan Jackson will show up and maybe even George Strait. If these rumors pan out, this show could end up being even bigger than it was before when Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band were scheduled but had to back out.

Beginning at 7 p.m. ET/PT, CMT will air the show live for 90 minutes commercial-free. They’ll also stream the concert at CMT.com. As with any Jimmy Buffett show, you’ll be able to listen live on Radio Margaritaville on the web or Sirius 31 / XM 55.

Buffett World member Billy Ray is in Gulf Shores for the Jimmy Buffett & Friends show and tells us that Brooks & Dunn is in town and will perform on Sunday. He also says other major acts are coming. Another member tells us that he’s heard a rumor that Brad Paisley will be there.

Photo that Billy Ray shot of Brooks & Dunn’s trailer:

He also said that he met Brooks & Dunn, and they said that they are indeed playing on Sunday.

Keep it tuned to Buffett World for the latest news!

(H/T to Billy Ray and thegoatgod)

Jimmy Buffett is getting some criticism from political conservatives for his comments to the Associated Press earlier this week:

“To me it was more about eight years of bad policy before (Obama) got there that let this happen. It was Dracula running the blood bank in terms of oil and leases,” he said. “I think that has more to do with it than how the president reacted to it.”

Even Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends” chimed in today (video below), though host Gretchen Carlson incorrectly stated that the comments were made at a concert. No one here at Buffett World has heard Buffett make partisan political comments at shows.