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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.

By Orlando Mayorquin

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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.

By Jon Pareles

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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.

By Bill Friskics-Warren

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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.

By David Allen