The Gulf Coast's own Jimmy Buffett died Sept. 1 at age 76.
The Margaritaville master "passed away peacefully ... surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs. He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many,” a statement confirming Buffett’s death on his official website said.
James William Buffett was born on Christmas day 1946 in Pascagoula, Miss., and raised in the Mobile, Ala. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg and went from busking the streets of New Orleans to playing six nights a week at Bourbon Street clubs. (The AP 09.02/23) ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76 (wlox.com)
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