Jimmy Buffett, the Grammy-nominated singer behind the hit 'Margaritaville,' has died at 76.
, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the hit "Margaritaville" and its related business empire, has died. He was 76.. Though it did not specify a cause of death or where he died, Buffett had rescheduled a series of concerts this past spring, saying that he had been hospitalized, although he offered no details.
In May, Buffett had to postpone a concert in South Carolina. While he did not provide medical details, in a statement announcing the news at the time he said, "Two days ago, I was just back from a trip to the Bahamas, thawing out from the California 'winter tour' and chomping at the bit to get to Charleston. I had to stop in Boston for a checkup but wound up back in the hospital to address some issues that needed immediate attention.
"For young Jimmy, the Gulf of Mexico was the doorway to a world of adventure where the characters he heard about in his grandfather's stories were waiting to be discovered," his. "The siren call of exotic ports was in contrast to his days as a parochial school student and an altar boy, and it only took a guitar to take him off course from the life his parents had imagined for him.
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