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Jimmy Buffett, 1946-2023

By Emily Zanotti

Published September 8, 2023 6:30am ET

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Jimmy Buffett, 1946-2023 — Jimmy Buffett performs with Ilo and the Coral Reefer Allstars during Bonnaroo 2009 on June 13, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Not one to end a party early, Jimmy Buffett’s last words to his family at his home in New York were, “Have fun.”

Singer-songwriter, folk troubadour, and son of a son of a sailor, Buffett succumbed on Sept. 1 to an aggressive form of skin cancer. His legacy is vast: business success, environmental conservation, and a devoted fandom that embraced and lived Buffett’s vision of la dolce vita: a beach, a drink, and a song.

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