Jimmy Buffett, along with George Strait and Alan Jackson, has earned a CMA Award nomination for the live version of “Hey Good Lookin'” from the Live at Texas Stadium album.

Here are the other nominations for Music Event of the Year:

“Because of You”
Artists: Reba McEntire With Kelly Clarkson

“Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
Artists: Tracy Lawrence Featuring Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney

“Missing You”
Artists: Alison Krauss and John Waite

“The Reason Why”
Artists: Vince Gill With Guest Vocalist Alison Krauss

See all nominees here, and be sure to watch the CMA’s on November 7th on ABC.

Update – Mac McAnally has also been nominated for a CMA! He gets the nod for Musician of the Year for guitar.

The Sun Chronicle has an article on this weekend’s concert at Gillette Stadium:

Police say Jimmy Buffett fans without tickets to Sunday’s Gillette Stadium concert will be turned away from the parking lots.

Read the entire article here.

The Nashua Telegraph reports that Jimmy attended a Hurricane Katrina Benefit in the Hamptons over the weekend:

The couple (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie) enjoyed a culinary upgrade Saturday when they attended a fundraiser at the home of Tribeca Film Festival co-founders Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in Watermill, N.Y.

The Daily News reported that Pitt and Jolie left the kids with nannies and helicoptered to the Hamptons for the event, where they were joined by model Christie Brinkley, actress Ellen Barkin and beach balladeer Jimmy Buffett. The dinner was a benefit for Pitt’s Make it Right project, which is focused on rebuilding New Orleans’ Ninth Ward with environmentally friendly homes.

Read the entire here.

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BuffettWorld would like to wish Jimmy and Jane Buffett a happy 30th Wedding Anniversary! They were married on August 27, 1977.

The Buffett’s have three children, Savannah Jane, Sarah Delaney, and Cameron Marley.

See Jimmy and Jane together here when Buffett accepted the CMA Award for Vocal Event of the Year in 2003.