Jimmy Buffett -- famed singer, songwriter, musician and mogul -- has passed away at the age of 76.
Jimmy Buffett performs during 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 8, 2022 in New Orleans., the singer-songwriter best-known for breezy, tropical-themed hits like "Margaritaville" and "Cheeseburger in Paradise," has died at 76.
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.
"Margaritaville's" enduring popularity was affirmed in 2023 when the song was inducted into the Library of Congress, selected for inclusion for its "cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation's recorded sound heritage." In addition to "Margaritaville" and "Come Monday," Buffett's hits - all displaying the signature musical style he early on described as "drunken Caribbean rock and roll" - included playful favorites like "Cheeseburger in Paradise" and "Fins," as well as introspective ruminations like "A Pirate Looks at 40," "He Went to Paris" and "Son of a Son of a Sailor.
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