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The resurrected band will feature the usual suspects – the entire CRB plus steel drummer Robert Greenridge, Scotty Emerick and Mobile's Will Kimbrough. The 2024 tour is titled: "Coral Reefer Band – Jimmy Buffett Tribute." The 2024 Tour is a three-city tour.

After battling skin cancer for four years before his death, "Margaritaville" singer Jimmy Buffett died on September 1, 2023, at age 76, from Merkel cell carcinoma, according to his website.

According to the New York Times, most of Buffett's money and property, including intellectual property and music rights, are held in a trust. When Jimmy passed, his wife, Jane, became the personal representative, distributing the estate according to his will.

After more than 25 years and 30 albums with Buffett, Taylor said he left the band two years ago in a huff over finances and Buffett's “dictatorship” style of handling musicians.

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With a net worth of $1 billion, Buffett was one of the world's richest musicians. He was also a bestselling author. His devoted fans are known as "Parrotheads".

“He didn't care about resting in peace. The last words he whispered to me were, 'Have fun,'” Lucy Buffett wrote, calling it a “beautiful goodbye.” Buffett's daughter Delaney also cited his reveler's spirit and winning grin in a Sept. 7 tribute posted to Instagram.

Jimmy Buffett's Wife Jane Slagsvol Thanks Fans, Doctors & Loved Ones for Support: 'Jimmy Knew He Was Loved' "Jimmy was love," she wrote in tribute to her late husband. "Every cell in his body was filled with joy. He smiled all the time, even when he was deeply ill."

The funeral service for Buffett took place at Kennebunk Funeral Home in Maine on September 9, soon after his passing. Admirers assembled at the Margaritaville Resort in Key West, leaving behind memorabilia and personal items that reflected Buffett's laid-back, beach- inspired lifestyle.

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Priced at $7.25 million, the house changed hands 22 years ago for $802,000. Surrounded by a picket fence, the two-bedroom bungalow has a separate one-bedroom building that Buffett used as a music studio. Among the main house's features is a window-lined porch that runs nearly the width of the street-side facade.

Early that month, I heard of the death of Jimmy Buffet, one of my favorite artists and poets. Another blow to my psyche. A few weeks after his death, I listened to his last song, “Bubbles Up.”

By 1971, Buffet's brief career in Music City was over, along with his marriage. A successful singer and songwriter friend, Jerry Jeff Walker—famous for his song "Mr. Bojangles"—invited Buffett to his home in Coconut Grove as a respite from his troubles.

Jimmy Buffett had his fair share of residences throughout his years spent on Key West. His first official residence was a guest house at 123/125 Anne St., followed by a stay at 1011 Von Phister St., before settling in a second story apartment at 704 Waddell St.

TAMPA — Tampa's newest cruise ship has arrived, coming from the Jimmy Buffett cruise line Margaritaville at Sea. The company's second ship, The Islander, will begin sailing Friday, June 14, from Port Tampa Bay for four- and seven-day trips to Mexico and Key West.