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.