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With songs like “Margaritaville” and “Fins,” he became a folk hero to fans known as Parrot Heads. He also became a millionaire hundreds of times over.

Jimmy Buffett, the singer, songwriter, author, sailor and entrepreneur whose roguish brand of island escapism on hits like “Margaritaville” and “Cheeseburger in Paradise” made him something of a latter-day folk hero, especially among his devoted following of so-called Parrot Heads, died on Friday. He was 76.

He performed concerts in Fort Myers and had time to save manatees. Here's News-Press coverage of Jimmy Buffett over the years.

Though i can -- with them and they weren't necessarily selling out. >> when we were broken up, the world change dramatically very quickly. and that was the beginning of the period when there is just no interest in us at all. >> remember, we were on to her. they try to keep robin from looking out into the audience, in case it was only half full. >> when we got back home, i went to more drinking, the pubs, place near my heart. i was becoming the town drunk. i think ahead about two ground in the bank, and efficient ships shop. >> so, by 74, we did not think there is going to be much of a future. ...

You know? my early days with the bee gees were, for me, thrilling. even though i can understand why it wasn't for him because they weren't necessarily selling out. >> when we were broken up, the world changed radically very quickly. and that was the beginning of the period when there was just no interest in us at all. >> i remember we were on tour. they'd try to keep robin from looking out into the audience in case it was only half full. >> when we got back home, i turned to more drinking. i'd go to the pubs, the police knew my car. i was becoming the town drunk. i mean, i think i had about tw...