HOME BASE: Margaritaville
STYLE: Jimmy Buffett tribute
LINEUP: Jimmy Maraventano, acoustic guitar, banjo and vocals; Mark “Big Daddy” Leimbach, lead guitar; Stephen “Muddy Shews” Shewchuck, bass; Mark Sacco, drums.
FUN FACTS: In July 2010, the band was part of the National Flagship Celebration for the SS United States. Plans call for Jimmy Maraventano’s song about the ship, “Symbol of America,” to be included in the upcoming updated documentary “Lady in Waiting.” The band has two albums of original songs, Better Than New and Back to the Bayou.
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