CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Jimmy Buffett has been gone for two years now, but Margaritaville has hardly been wasting away in his absence.

His Coral Reefer Band , in fact, is still alive and intact -- and on the road once again. After starting out with select performances -- including at the Keep the Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett concert at the Hollywood Bowl during April of 2024 and at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival a month later -- the 13-member group is out with the Doobie Brothers, making sure the “Boat Drinks” are still filled and the “Fins” are still to the left and right.

The roster is still populated by longtimers, including Robert Greenridge, steel drummer since 1983. Mac McAnally, who’s been on board since 1994 -- who co-produced Buffett’s posthumous album “Equal S

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