Jimmy Buffet, “Margaritaville” singer, dies at 76

Jimmy Buffett, the singer and songwriter of “Margaritaville” and dozens of different beachy soft-rock songs, has died at 76 years previous, in accordance with a press release posted on his web site and social media channels. 

“Jimmy handed away peacefully on the evening of September 1st surrounded by his household, associates, music and canines,” the assertion mentioned. “He lived his life like a music until the final breath and will probably be missed past measure by so many.” 

The assertion included a photograph of Buffett dressed casually and sitting in a ship out on the water. 

A reason for dying was not revealed. 

Buffett solely ever had one pop hit, “Margaritaville,” however his music earned him generations of devoted followers and led to a enterprise empire that made him considered one of America’s wealthiest celebrities.

Buffett began as a rustic singer and avenue performer in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2017, CBS Sunday Morning’s Tracy Smith and Buffett traveled to the world’s French Quarter collectively, the place Buffett mentioned that the town was integral to his profession. 

“These years being right here actually had been youth for me, and it made me a greater skilled participant so I assumed I may make that leap and all of this was my coaching floor for all of that,” he mentioned, including that he thinks his success “in all probability wouldn’t have occurred” if not for New Orleans. 

Buffett spent many years touring after the success of “Margaritaville,” and he used the business clout and the assist of his rabid “Parrotheads,” or followers, to merchandise his music, open a sequence of Margaritaville resorts and eating places, and launch a life-style model. In line with Forbes, Buffett’s internet price was over a billion {dollars}, and his concert events have reportedly grossed greater than 1,000,000 {dollars} an evening.  

Buffett continued to tour till 2023. His final tour date, listed on his web site, is a efficiency in San Francisco on Could 6, 2023. About two weeks later, he cancelled upcoming late Could tour dates in South Carolina. On the time, Buffett mentioned he was hospitalized for “some points that wanted speedy consideration.” 

“Rising previous will not be for sissies, I promise you,” he wrote on the time. 

Buffett is survived by his spouse, Jane Slagsvol, two daughters, Savannah Jane and Sarah Delaney, and son Cameron Marley.