Jimmy Buffett, the all-American musician turned mogul who spun his beach bum folk-rock hits into a prolific business empire, has died at 76.
“Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs,” according to a statement posted to Buffett’s website and social media pages on Saturday.
Odes to frozen margaritas, Hawaiian shirts and sandy beaches populate his lyrics, which came to embody the easy-going swing of 1970s America. Founded in 1985, Margaritaville grew from selling knick-knacks and t-shirts to developing resorts, restaurants and retirement villages pitched as “communities inspired by the legendary music and lifestyle of Jimmy Buffett, built on food, fun, music and escapism.”
Upon news of his death tributes flowed in from musicians, politicians and celebrities, including Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson. The lyrics of Margaritaville itself reflect on the “booze in the blender,” while hinting at lives ransacked of purpose, with old men on “three day vacations,” dreaming of weight loss and leering at “cuties from Nantucket.”
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