Posted on Sep 2, 2023
Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76
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Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76.
"Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs," a statement posted to Buffett's official website and social media pages said late Friday. "He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many."
The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a cause of death. Illness had forced him to reschedule concerts in May and Buffett acknowledged in social media posts that he had been hospitalized, but provided no specifics.
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song "Margaritaville" and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76.
"Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs," a statement posted to Buffett's official website and social media pages said late Friday. "He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many."
The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a cause of death. Illness had forced him to reschedule concerts in May and Buffett acknowledged in social media posts that he had been hospitalized, but provided no specifics.
Jimmy Buffett, who sang of wastin' away in 'Margaritaville', dies at 76
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs," read the announcement on his website and social media. "He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many."
Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Christmas Day in 1946, James William Buffett didn't pick up a guitar until his freshman year of college, where he earned a degree in history. He recorded his first album, 1970's "Down to Earth," in Nashville, Tennessee while working for "Billboard" magazine as a correspondent. Five other albums followed, each of which enjoyed modest sales and radio airplay. The exception was the 1974 "Billboard" Hot 100 top-40 single "Come Monday," from Buffett's third album, "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time.""...
...""Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs," read the announcement on his website and social media. "He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many."
Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Christmas Day in 1946, James William Buffett didn't pick up a guitar until his freshman year of college, where he earned a degree in history. He recorded his first album, 1970's "Down to Earth," in Nashville, Tennessee while working for "Billboard" magazine as a correspondent. Five other albums followed, each of which enjoyed modest sales and radio airplay. The exception was the 1974 "Billboard" Hot 100 top-40 single "Come Monday," from Buffett's third album, "Living and Dying in 3/4 Time.""...
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