on the beach had accord with lots of fans. changes and attitude nothing is quite the same if we couldn t laugh we were all go insane jimmy buffett died at the age of 76. his family announced his death on his webpage saying, jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of september 1st by family, friends, music and dogs. he was hospitalized in may and forced to postpone part of his two or no reason was given at the time. they did mention his cause of death. they look back at his successful career both as a performer and as a businessman. wasting away again in margaritaville reporter: his laid-back songs captured the feel of lazy days in paradise. reporter: some called his signature sound gulf and western, a mix of country and caribbean music. it is sort of a strange way. he saying calypso songs. material came in and came back out. i learned to be a performer. reporter: buffett was born christmas day, 1946, on the gulf coast in southern mississippi
pete: thank you. will: you guys are just vibing on the music. pete: everyone at home is too. muck. will: they won t even interact with me. [laughter] they re just done. rachel: too busy grooving. we only have an a hour left of the show. it just kind of flew by. pete: by the way, it s national v-j e day, victory in japan. big day. it s also world beard day. you look better in a beard, but you re not allowed to wear one. rachel: i ve never seen him in a beard, have i? pete: he rocked one for years. will: it wasn t that great. pete: national blueberry popsicle day as well as play outside day and and world coconut day, so take your pick. rachel: i love coconuts, and i would like to try a blueberry popsicle. pete: sounds good. as you careen out of her into the fall which will: now i m okay with that. pete: now you re okay? will: it s almost september. pete: it is september. will: is it september? if i don t pay attention to details like that. [laughter] so it s september, it s
in more victor blackwell. you re in the cnn newsroom. sad news from the music world, legendary singer and song writer jimmy buffett has died. in his 50-year career he went from beach bum to billionaire, 27 studio albums, two grammy nods, a chain of resorts, restaurants, and even retired living communities all too his name. but hit started and ended with music, and he ll forever be associated with beaches, flip-flops and margaritas. wasting away again in margaritaville searching for my lost shaker of salt makes you want to be on a beach right now. always does. if we re anywhere outside of here we d be outside margaritaville where we find cnn s polo sandoval right now. polo, what is his team saying about buffett s death? reporter: just incredible, too, omar, that in about 4 1/2 decades jimmy buffett goes from penning those famous lyrics we have all perhaps karaoked one too many times to actually building this massive billion-dollar empire with a reach around
around the world. u i m kim brunhuber. crowded airports are not expected to deter millions of americans from traveling this labor day weekend. a look at how flash floods could impact some travelers this holiday. plus confusion ahead of president biden s trip to florida later today as governor desantis says the two won t meet. we ll look at how the hurricane recovery efforts are going beyond presidential politics. plus coco gauff going ahead in the u.s. open. carolyn manno will join me to break down the match. we begin this hour in the u.s. where millions of americans are traveling this weekend for the labor day holiday. this year drivers hitting the road to celebrate will have to deal with the highest gas prices in years. the previous record for gas during the week leading up to labor day was set in 2012 at $3.84 a gallon, according to a cnn review going back to 1990. curb prices are just shy of that at $3.83 as of thursday, according to aaa. meanwhile we re also
[the star-spangled banner] [the star-spangled banner] brian: jenny buffett has died. rachel: we are remembering the sender behind margaritaville who turned his love for sailing, surfing and beach life into a billion-dollar business empire. will: marianne rafferty joins us with more. reporter: a message was posted on jimmy buffett s social media page saying he passed away peacefully on september 1st surrounded by family, friends, music, and the dog. he lived his life like a song to his last breath and will be missed beyond measure by so many. buffett was a two time grammy nominee recording 50 albums, most of them going gold, platinum or multiplatinum and is best known for his songs like it is 5:00 summer, come monday, cheeseburger in paradise, margaritabill, just to name a few. wasted away again margaritaville reporter: he turned the beach lifestyle into a billion-dollar business empire known for his chain of margaritaville restaurants, land shark beer and