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Jimmy Buffett Dead At 76, Boston, Rhode Island Connections

Author Jaybeau Jones
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 03: Jimmy Buffett plays a song as he performs at a Get Out the Vote rally for U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Florida Democratic governor candidate Andrew Gillum at the Meyer Amphitheatre on November 03, 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Buffett was encouraging people to vote for Sen. Nelson and Mayor Gillum who are in tight races against their Republican opponents. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

We are waking up to shocking news on Labor Day Weekend: Jimmy Buffett dead At 76. Buffett, who turned a beach-bum life, into a multi-million dollar empire, passed away peacefully with his family by his side Friday night. Rolling Stone reports that no cause of death has been disclosed.

X reports this morning:

Want To Be Country Star, Turns Into Icon

Yes, all he wanted was to make a hit country music album. With the help of mentor Jim Croce, Buffett went on, to take his beach-bum themed life, and turn it into a multimillion dollar empire, with concerts, restaurants, hotels and even cruise ships. His massive hit Margaritaville was the backdrop to millions of fans known as parrot-heads, who followed their leader, to live on sponge cake, and chill.

Boston Hospital Connection

On May 19 of this year, I reported this:

BREAKING: A Jimmy Buffett Boston hospital visit takes him off the road. After a two day visit to a Boston hospital, Jimmy Buffet, 76, revealed he was hospitalized for “undisclosed issues.” This was announced on his twitter late yesterday: 

Obviously, his condition could have been worse than reported.

July Rhode Island Visit

But, on July 12, I reported a delightful, but almost shocking visit that Jimmy made to Rhode Island, surprising the crowd during a Mac McAnally concert:

At that exact moment, before a stunned concert crowd, OUT WALKS JIMMY BUFFETT, to continue singing HIS SONG!!! As you can imagine, people in the audience were pinching themselves, wondering if they had TOO MUCH TO DRINK! How can it be? Jimmy Buffett, TEN FEET AWAY? It was true!

The July holiday weekend found Jimmy resting in Long Island. Reportedly, Jimmy has a place in Sag Harbor. So, when he heard about his pal Mac, playing across Long Island Sound, what did he do? Jimmy, a licensed pilot, hopped into his plane, and piloted, himself to Rhode Island, landing in Newport. 

That’s what I call a friend.

Jimmy Buffett dead At 76. While, physically he’s gone, his spirit and music will last in our hearts forever.

Jaybeau Jones’s radio career has brought him from New York City’s #1 station Z-100 and America’s Top 40 to WROR! Currently, JayBeau’s distinctive voice can be heard not only on WROR but also on Sirius XM’s 70’s Channel and on Dunkin Donut’s in-store radio. Jaybeau’s other life is his writing. In 2012 he launched “Heroes Mentors and Friends” a book about well-being and positive thinking. Jaybeau lives in the area and has two grown children, Jordan and Matthew. Jaybeau loves spending time in nature and spending every second with his wife Heidi and the kids. Jaybeau likes to write about pop culture, music, and personal growth. Jaybeau also loves to write his own backyard in Boston.

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