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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Jimmy Buffett, ‘Margaritaville’ singer, cause of death revealed

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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.

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