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- Singer, songwriter, actor and businessman Jimmy Buffett died at the age of 76 at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, from complications associated with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of skin cancer that he had battled for four years. He became known for his 1977 hit “Margaritaville,” which reached No. 8 on the U.S. chart. He turned his fame into a business empire associated with restaurants, resorts and the Margaritaville brand and created a devoted fan community known as “Parrotheads.” Other hits included “Come Monday,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “It's Five O'Clock Somewhere” and “Knee Deep.” In 2004, the album “License to Chill” reached No. 1 on the U.S. chart.
- Maurice Williams, singer of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs and writer of “Stay,” died at the age of 86 from unspecified causes.
- Americký rockový zpěvák Jack Russell, bývalý frontman a zakládající člen hardrockové skupiny Great White, zemřel ve věku 63 let po boji s demencí s Lewyho tělísky a atrofií svalového systému. Great White měli v závěru 80. a na začátku 90. let šest skladeb v Billboard Hot 100, včetně „Once Bitten Twice Shy“, která dosáhla 5. místa.
- He died at the age of 63 from Lewy body dementia. He was the singer of Great White, known among other things for the hit “Once Bitten, Twice Shy”.
- Patricia Carey, Mariah Carey's mother, and her sister Alison Carey died on the same day. Patricia Carey died at the age of 87 and Alison Carey at the age of 63.
- Danielle Moore, singer of the British electronic group Crazy P, died at the age of 52. The group released six albums and several singles, beginning with “Digging Deeper” in 1996, and built a strong following in Australia, where they performed several times.
- James Darren died at the age of 88. In the first half of the 1960s, he had six songs in the US Top 40, two of which reached the Top 10. He also worked as an actor in film and television, including the films The Guns of Navarone, The Gene Krupa Story, All the Young Men and Because They're Young and the television series The Time Tunnel.
- English singer, songwriter, and guitarist Terry Reid, nicknamed “Superlungs,” died in Rancho Mirage, California, at the age of 75.
- American singer, songwriter and musician Bobby Whitlock died after a short illness at his home in Texas at the age of 77. He worked with Sam & Dave, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Delaney & Bonnie, Dr. John and Joe Cocker. In 1970, he co-founded Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton and contributed to half of the songs on the album “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs.” He also worked on George Harrison’s album “All Things Must Pass.”
- Tom Shipley of the duo Brewer and Shipley died at the age of 84 from unspecified causes. The duo became known for the controversial hit „One Toke Over the Line“, which reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.
- Ray Mayhew, drummer of the British new wave band Sigue Sigue Sputnik, died at the age of 60. The band had three UK Top 40 singles, including “Love Missile F1-11”, produced by Giorgio Moroder, which reached No. 3 on the UK chart in 1986. The band’s popularity was also boosted by the inclusion of the song in John Hughes’s film “Ferris Bueller's Day Off”.
- ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard died at the age of 77 at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, in the presence of his family. During his 56-year career, he appeared on all 15 of the band's studio albums, from ZZ Top's First Album in 1971 to La Futura in 2012. His death left Billy Gibbons as the last surviving member of ZZ Top's classic lineup.
- Shelley Fabares, who reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 with the million-selling hit “Johnny Angel”, died at the age of 82. At the height of her fame as a teen idol, she moved into film and appeared alongside Elvis Presley in three films: Girl Happy (1965), Spinout (1966), and Clambake (1967). In addition to other films, she also starred in the television series The Donna Reed Show from 1958 and in the series Coach alongside Craig T. Nelson from 1989. In 1984, she married MAS*H actor Mike Farrell, with whom she remained married for more than 41 years.
- Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 after a short battle with cancer. Rising from poverty through her talent, she became an iconic songwriter, singer and entertainer and used her wealth to support various projects, including Imagination Library, which promotes children's literacy by distributing books.
- Dolly Parton was buried during a private family ceremony at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum in Nashville, Tennessee. She was laid to rest beside her husband Carl Dean, with whom she had been married for almost 60 years. Several US cities, including New Orleans, Lexington, and New York, proclaimed September 25 “Dolly Parton Day” in honor of her 1981 hit “9 to 5”.