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Jimmy Buffet dies at 76

By Scott Simon
Published September 2, 2023 at 8:21 AM EDT
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Jimmy Buffett performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in New Orleans.

Legendary singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet has died at age 76. He was best known for an island escapism brand of music and the song "Margaritaville."

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Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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