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UPDATED: Jimmy Buffett, finest identified for his 1977 tune “Margaritaville” and love of fine occasions, died September 1 on the age of 76.
“Jimmy handed away peacefully on the night time of September 1st surrounded by his household, associates, music and canine,” an announcement stated late Friday on the musician’s official web site and social media feeds. “He lived his life like a tune until the final breath and can be missed past measure by so many,” it added.
No reason behind loss of life was revealed.
The constantly touring singer-songwriter, whose different hits embody “Come Monday” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” had been hospitalized earlier this yr for an unspecified sickness. Within the course of, the island escapism performer canceled or postponed a variety of live shows — a uncommon eventfor Buffett.
Born on Christmas Day 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Buffet shot to fame within the late ’70s along with his seventh album, Adjustments in Latitudes, Adjustments in Attitudes, his homage to consuming and stress-free on the seashore. The one Prime Ten Billboard hit Buffett was to ever have, “Margaritaville” not solely revitalized Buffett’s musical profession, however spawned varied different endeavors for him through the years.
Together with a resort, retirement communities, a restaurant chain, a SiriusXM satellite tv for pc radio station, a beer model, extra soundtracks than one may depend, and extra companies that made Buffett a billionaire, the tune was partially the inspiration for his 1989 bestseller, Tales from Margaritaville, and different novels. A frequent presence on late-night TV over the many years, Buffett additionally ventured into performing at occasions. He appeared on the large display screen in 2015’s Jurassic World and in TV exhibits like Blue Bloods and Hawaii 5-O.
On the street a number of months of the yr up till fairly just lately entertaining his hardcore “Parrot Heads” followers, Buffett noticed his 2004 album License to Chill and 2006’s Take the Climate with You each hit the highest spot on the pop album charts.
Nonetheless, in some ways, it was “Margaritaville” that outlined Buffett’s profession and was, in fact, together with “Come Monday” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” at all times a part of the self-described “Huge 8” songs from his catalog that he included in each reside set. After being inducted into the Grammy Corridor of Fame in 2016, “Margaritaville” was this yr chosen by the Library of Congress for the USA Nationwide Recording Registry. As part of that course of, the tune was hailed for being “culturally, traditionally, or aesthetically vital.”
Buffett has eight gold and 9 platinum albums to his credit score, led by the 1985 hits compilation Songs You Know by Coronary heart, which has bought greater than 7 million copies within the U.S. One other compilation disc, 1992’s Boats, Seashores, Bars and Ballads, is a 4 million vendor.
Amongst his different most well-known songs have been the Prime 40 singles “Adjustments in Latitudes, Adjustments in Attitudes” and “Fins,” “Livingston Saturday Evening,” “Son of a Son of a Sailor,” “A Pirate Seems to be at Forty” and “It’s 5 O’Clock Someplace,” a Prime 20 hit he had with Alan Jackson from the latter’s 2003 album Best Hits Quantity II. It additionally spent eight weeks atop Billboard’s Scorching Nation Songs charts, was one of many greatest nation hits of the yr and received the Grammy for Finest Nation Track.
Buffett is also featured on Zac Brown Band’s 2011 gold single “Knee Deep.”
Erik Pedersen contributed to this report.
