Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett has died. He was 76.
“Jimmy passes away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music, and dogs,” a statement on his website said. “He lived his life like a song till the very last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many.”
The singer’s death comes just months after he was forced to cancel a performance due to being hospitalized in May.
“Growing old is not for sissies, I promise you,” Buffett said then. “I also will promise you that when I am well enough to perform, that is what I’ll be doing in the land of She-Crab soup.”
Buffett had a string of hits, including “Margaritaville,” “Fins,” and “Come Monday” in the 1970s and 1980s, then turned toward various business ventures such as restaurants, real estate, casinos and cannabis.
Buffett’s net worth as of 2023 is valued at $1 billion, according to Forbes.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 15: Jimmy Buffett participates in Arcade Fire's Krewe du Kanaval parade on February 15, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Jimmy Buffett performs at Margaritaville Resort Times Square
Jimmy Buffett, Roger Waters and George Hamilton during 2006 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted by Graydon Carter at Morton's in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by E. Charbonneau/WireImage for Vanity Fair Magazine )
Jimmy Buffett performs on April 6, 1983, in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Jane Buffett and Jimmy Buffett attend the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 09, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic,)
Miami Heat fan Jimmy Buffett waits for the second quarter to start against the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida, on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - MAY 08: Jimmy Buffett poses with Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders for the renaming of Dolphin Stadium to LandShark Stadium on May 8, 2009 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images)
06/01/98 CREDIT: Gerald Martineau Park Hyatt Hotel 24th & M St, NW Jimmy Buffett interview Songwriter/singer Jimmy Buffett. (Photo by Gerald Martineau/The The Washington Post via Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - NOVEMBER 10: Sean Payton, head coach of the New Orleans Saints, greets musician Jimmy Buffett following a game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 10, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans defeated Dallas 49-17. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 18: Musician Jimmy Buffett (C) and cast members arrive at Jimmy Buffett's
Princess Yasmin Aga Khan, daughter of Rita Hayworth, is joined by Jimmy Buffett at the 17th Annual Rita Hayworth Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria. The chartiy event raises money for Alzheimer's research. (Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Unspecified - 1982: (L-R) Jimmy Buffett, Vasili Bogazianos appearing on Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images's 'All My Children'. (Photo by Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
Wantagh, N.Y.: Jimmy Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band performs at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre on August 10, 2021. (Photo by Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday RM via Getty Images)
EAST HAMPTON, NY - AUGUST 11: Jimmy Buffett and James Taylor attend SONY CIERGE Lounge at the Social's James Taylor Concert at The Ross School on August 11, 2007 in East Hampton, NY. (Photo by NEIL RASMUS/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: Kori Yoran, Jay Stein, Kylie Featherby, Chip Weiss, Tamara Baldanza-Dekker, guest, Sharif El-Gamal, David Crabtree, Jimmy Buffett and John Cohlan attend Margaritaville Resort Times Square
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 15: Jimmy Buffett and Pitbull onstage as Pitbull makes his broadway debut guest starring in the hit Jimmy Buffett Musical
Jimmy Buffett and Alan Jackson perform the song
Darrick Doener, Jeff Clark, Jimmy Buffett and Laird Hamilton attend Andrew Rosen, on behalf of Theory, Hosts a Post-Screening Dinner to Celebrate
LOS ANGELES - APRIL 4: The Late Late Show with James Corden airing Thursday, April 4, 2019, with guests Matthew McConaughey, Reba McEntire, Jimmy Buffett. (Photo by Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 15: Jimmy Buffett and the cast during the curtain call at the Opening Night of The Jimmy Buffett Musical
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 18: Musician Jimmy Buffett (C) and cast members arrive at Jimmy Buffett's
ATLANTA - SEPTEMBER 4: Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett performs with The Coral Reefer Band at The Omni Coliseum on September 4, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: Multi-platinum selling music legend Jimmy Buffett (C) performs with the Broadway cast of the new musical ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at the 2018 A Capitol Fourth at the U.S. Capitol, West Lawn on July 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts Inc.)
FRIDAYS - Show Coverage - Shoot Date: May 8, 1981. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) JIMMY BUFFETT
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