Jimmy Buffett Passes Away

Jimmy Buffett died in hospice care after a years-long private battle with skin cancer.

Sources close to the songwriter, who popularised beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song ‘Margaritaville’, revealed that the 76-year-old was diagnosed with Merkel Cell Skin Cancer four years ago.

“He lived his life in the sun, literally and figuratively,” a friend of the beloved singer told TMZ.

The cause of death was confirmed on Buffett’s website.

Buffet performed during treatment and played his last show in Rhode Island in early July. He reportedly began receiving hospice care on Monday (28 August) at his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island and died surrounded by his family, friends and dogs.