‘Margaritaville’ singer, Jimmy Buffett, died at 76

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00:00 Happy National Headlines this morning. Jimmy Buffett's laid back songs capture

00:04 the feel of lazy days in paradise. The singer songwriter who built himself a

00:09 business empire has died at the age of 76. A post on Jimmy Buffett's ex account

00:15 formerly known as twitter says the Margaritaville singer passed away last

00:19 night. He was surrounded by family, friends, music and dogs. The post goes

00:24 on to say quote, he lived like his life was a song until his very last breath.

00:30 The statement did not say where Buffett died or give a cause of death. Illness

00:34 had forced him to reschedule concerts in May and Buffett acknowledged in

00:38 social media post that he had been hospitalized but provided no specifics.

00:42 Buffett was born on Christmas Day in 1946 on the gulf coast in southern

00:47 Mississippi and he was raised in Mobile Alabama.

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