Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Entertainer, Author and Businessman. He was best known for his music, which often portrays a Caribbean Island rock 'n roll flair. With his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett recorded hit songs, including: "Come Monday," "Margaritaville," "Cheeseburger in Paradise," "Son of a Son of a Sailor," "Fins" and "Volcano." He had a devoted fanbase called "Parrotheads." Buffett was also a best-selling author and was involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best-known songs. He owned the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the now-defunct Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. Buffett was one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth of $1 billion as of 2023. Jimmy graduated from the McGill Institute for Boys, a Catholic high school in Mobile, Alabama in 1964. He also attended three different colleges, receiving a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg in 1969. Buffett also married Margie Washichek in 1969; they divorced in 1971. Buffett and his second wife, Jane (née Slagsvol), had two daughters, radio personality Savannah Jane, and filmmaker Sarah Delaney. They also had an adopted son, Cameron Marley. He resided in Sag Harbor, New York, and Palm Beach, Florida. They separated in the early 1980s, but reconciled in 1991. In 1981, he co-founded the Save the Manatee organization with U.S. Senator Bob Graham. In 2003, he partnered in a partial duet with Alan Jackson for the song "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," a number-one hit on the country charts. This song won the 2003 Country Music Association (CMA) Award for Vocal Event of the Year. This was Buffett's first award in his 30-year recording career. Buffett's album License to Chill, released on July 13, 2004, sold 238,600 copies in its first week of release, according to Nielsen Soundscan. With this, Buffett topped the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart for the first time in his career. Of the over 30 albums Jimmy Buffett released as of October 2007, eight are Gold albums, and nine are Platinum or Multi-Platinum. In 2007, Buffett was nominated for the CMA Event of the Year Award for his song "Hey Good Lookin'," which featured Alan Jackson and George Strait. He died on September 1, 2023 at his home in Sag Harbor. He died after battling Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer; he was 76. In 2024, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame under the Musical Excellence category.