The White House issued a statement from President Joe Biden on the passing of Jimmy Buffett.
“A poet of paradise, Jimmy Buffett was an American music icon who inspired generations to step back and find the joy in life and in one another,” says the note published on Saturday (Sept. 2). “His witty, wistful songs celebrate a uniquely American cast of characters and seaside folkways, weaving together an unforgettable musical mix of country, folk, rock, pop, and calypso into something uniquely his own.”
The “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter died at age 76 on Sept. 1. The news of Buffett’s death was…