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Jimmy Buffett

  • Alan Jackson, left, and the Zac Brown Band perform a tribute to Jimmy Buffett at the 57th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. An image of Jimmy Buffet on the screen behind them.(AP Photo/George Walker IV)
    Arts & Culture
    'Margaritaville' by Jimmy Buffett: Song of the Day Tribute for Dec. 1
    Sheldon Zoldan
    This December, the Song of the Day is paying tribute to the singers, songwriters and musicians who died in 2023. Jimmy Buffett died September 1 in Sag Harbor, New York from Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare skin cancer. He was 76. Out of his massive trove of trop rock, we chose "Margaritaville" as the Song of the Day because it's the song that launched his entire enterprise.