Beloved singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett who turned beach-bum life into an empire has died at 76.
'Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,' statement saysJimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song 'Margaritaville' has died. He was 76.
The song is the unhurried portrait of a loafer on his front porch, watching tourists sunbathe while a pot of shrimp is beginning to boil. The singer has a new tattoo, a likely hangover and regrets over a lost love. Somewhere there is a misplaced salt shaker. The song soon inspired restaurants and resorts, turning Buffett's alleged desire for the simplicity of island life into a multimillion brand. He landed at No. 13 in Forbes' America's Richest Celebrities in 2016 with a net worth of $550 million.
Rolling Stone, in a review of Buffett's 2020 album "Life on the Flip Side," gave grudging props. "He continues mapping out his surfy, sandy corner of pop music utopia with the chill, friendly warmth of a multi-millionaire you wouldn't mind sharing a tropically-themed 3 p.m. IPA with, especially if his gold card was on the bar when the last round came."
James William Buffett was born on Christmas day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and raised in the port town of Mobile, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and went from busking the streets of New Orleans to playing six nights a week at Bourbon Street clubs.
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