The singer’s website said he had Merkel cell carcinoma for four years and died at his home on Long Island.
Category: Music
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‘Jamaica Mistaica’: Jimmy Buffett Song Inspired After Plane Sprayed by Gunfire
In 1996, the police in Jamaica mistook Buffett for a drug smuggler after he landed his seaplane with the singer Bono and others on board and opened fire on it.
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Jimmy Buffett Was More Than Just “Margaritaville”
There was wistfulness behind party tunes like “Margaritaville.” Buffett helped listeners feel like they’d earned the good times just by holding on.
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Jimmy Buffett Dead at 76
With songs like “Margaritaville” and “Fins,” he became a folk hero to fans known as Parrot Heads. He also became a millionaire hundreds of times over.
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For 50 Years, Emanuel Ax Has Made Music Sound Simply Right
Understated and unarrogant, Ax can be taken for granted. But he has long been, and continues to be, one of the finest American pianists.
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John Eliot Gardiner Withdraws From Performances After Accusations He Struck Singer
John Eliot Gardiner said he would take time off until next year to “get the specialist help I recognize that I have needed for some time.”
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5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
A selection from Hyperion’s now-streaming catalog, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Tchaikovsky and Yunchan Lim’s Liszt are among the highlights.
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Henry Timms Wants to Tear Down Walls at Lincoln Center
With David Geffen Hall open, Lincoln Center’s leader is working to diversify programming, staff and audiences and engage the city. But some worry about what’s being lost.
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The Only Thing That Helps Me Be in the Moment
A writer struggled with being present. This Brazilian drum helped her pay attention.
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Patti LuPone Performs on Fire Island for Her Most Ardent Fans
On Fire Island in New York, ardent fans described their affection for the Broadway star while waiting to see her perform at a Cherry Grove nightclub.
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Florence Welch Says She Had Emergency Surgery
Florence Welch, the front woman of the band, apologized to fans for canceling her recent shows after undergoing what she said was lifesaving surgery.
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Queer History Was Made in ’90s Clubs. These Fliers Captured It.
“Getting In,” a new book from David Kennerley, collects the edgy advertisements for parties at clubs like the Palladium and records a culture forged from defiance.