Money Quote:
While Ryznar and the show popularized the term yacht rock, it had
existed previously. Its earliest-known Internet appearance came in a
February 1994 Usenet posting, where a user explained that he had heard the term used to describe the music of Jimmy Buffett.[6]
and Reference #6? That’s Here:
6 Mark Hancheroff (1994–02-28). New Parrothead. alt.fan.jimmy-buffett. Google Groups. Retrieved on 2006–10-09.
Holy crap! that’s a random posting from when I worked in Moscow. Far out. If you haven’t seen this show (which I am sure, you haven’t), its online. Check it out. Damn funny.
I’m wikipedialicious.