Legendary Singer Jimmy Buffett Has Died at the Age of 76

The music world has misplaced one other legend, as Jimmy Buffett has died at the age of 76. The singer-songwriter, greatest identified for performing such songs as “Margaritaville,” “Come Monday” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise” together with his Coral Reefer Band for an avid fanbase of “Parrotheads,” handed away Friday night (Sept. 1).

“Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many,” learn a posting that graces his web site in addition to all of his socials. A trigger of demise was not given.

Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi and spent half of his childhood in Alabama. As a baby, his grandfather used to take him crusing and his experiences on the ocean usually performed into his songwriting. The singer picked up the guitar throughout his freshman yr at Auburn University, and later labored as the first mate aboard the yacht of industrialist Foster Taige. It was there he started to craft what he would name “drunk Caribbean rock ‘n’ roll.”

The singer began his music profession in the late ’60s, working initially as a rustic artist earlier than including ingredient of folks and rock to his sound. While recording his personal music, Buffett continued to hone his craft busking on the streets of New Orleans and finally Key West after an invitation from nation vet Jerry Jeff Walker.

He scored his first main hit with “Come Monday” in 1974 off his third studio album, Living and Dying in 3/4 Time. But it might be 4 extra albums and three extra years earlier than a follow-up hit would are available in “Margaritaville,” which to this present day stays the singer’s signature tune. Featured on the 1977 album, Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes, the album additionally featured the title monitor.

After that, his profession started to blossom, occurring to launch such fan favorites as “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Livington Saturday Night,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” “Why Don’t We Get Drunk” and “Another Saturday Night.” Buffett additionally paired with nation star Alan Jackson on the 2003 No. 1 nation tune “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” and likewise scored a rustic chart-topper with Zac Brown Band on “Knee Deep” in 2011.

In whole, he launched 31 studio albums together with his thirty second, Equal Strain on All Parts, anticipated in 2023.

Buffett’s inventive facet additionally led him to write down books as nicely. Three of his books – “Tales From Margaritaville,” “Where Is Joe Merchant?” and his memoir “A Pirate Looks at Fifty” – all topped the New York Times’ Best Seller checklist. He additionally co-wrote the kids’s e-book “The Jolly Moon.” The singer parlayed his fame into a number of TV and movie roles as nicely.

Buffett additionally parlayed his musical success right into a quantity of enterprise ventures together with the Margaritaville Cafe in Key West, the Landshark Bar & Grill in Baltimore and a Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant. The singer was part-owner of two minor league baseball groups, licensed Margaritaville tequila, launched Margaritaville Records and opened Margaritaville casinos.

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The singer’s concert events attracted a loyal following, however earlier this yr he was compelled to reschedule some exhibits and acknowledged that he had been hospitalized.

Revisit some of Jimmy Buffett’s most well-known works under.