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Jimmy Buffett’s daughter Delaney penned a touching tribute to her father and thanked Parrotheads for their words of support following his death at the age of 76. “I knew my dad my whole life, but in his final days, I saw who he was: a man whose spirit could not …

Like all artists of any note, Jimmy Buffett had more than his share of paradoxes: He was a laid-back lover of the tropics who became a business titan, a writer of heartbreaking story-songs who founded a tribe of Parrotheads. In our 2020 interview, posted here for the first time, Buffett …

Today’s country artists love to namecheck icons like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in their songs and during interviews. But sonically, they owe their greatest debt to Jimmy Buffett, whose tropical vibes, beachy imagery, and ocean escapism has shaped the last two decades of mainstream country. Buffett died …

Although they both established themselves as leading summer-shed troubadours of the Seventies, Jimmy Buffett and James Taylor seemed to live in different parts of a harbor: Buffett the effusive showman, Taylor the introspective loner. In fact, the two had more in common than anyone would have expected. Both were sailors, …

Zac Brown Band paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett Saturday hours after their “Knee Deep” collaborator’s death with a performance of “Margaritaville” at the group’s concert in Gilford, New Hampshire. Brown and company had played the 1977 classic a handful of times live of the years — including a CMT Crossroads …

Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter known for his enduring anthem “Margaritaville” and a businessman who transformed the 1977 song into an empire that encompassed restaurants, resorts, and more,has died at the age of 76. Astatementreleased on his website and social media late Friday read, “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night …

The world woke up to the sad news Saturday morning that Jimmy Buffett died at the age of 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” read a statement on his website. “He lived his life like a song …

Kenny Chesney, whose own beach-forward country songs owe a debt to the tropical vibes of Jimmy Buffett, paid tribute to the “Margaritaville” songwriter with a solo performance of “A Pirate Looks at Forty.” Buffett died Friday at 76. Seated on some island beach before dawn with only his guitar, Chesney …

President Joe Biden paid tribute to “Margaritaville” legend Jimmy Buffett Saturday following news of the singer’s death at the age of 76. “A poet of paradise, Jimmy Buffett was an American music icon who inspired generations to step back and find the joy in life and in one another,” Biden …

Paul McCartney paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett, who died on Friday at the age of 76. In a heartfelt remembrance, McCartney wrote of his late friend’s generosity, kindness, humor, and his songwriting. McCartney recalled one particular holiday, where he forgot to pack his guitar, and Buffett came to the rescue. …