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Kenny Chesney, James Taylor Salute Jimmy Buffett at 2024 Rock Hall Ceremony


Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett at the 2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Cleveland.

Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney, James Taylor, and Mac McAnally paid tribute to Jimmy Buffett as the late singer-songwriter was among the recipients of the Musical Excellence Award at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Matthews — whose band was inducted into the Rock Hall as part of the Class of 2024 — delivered a take on “A Pirate Looks at Forty,” which DMB previously performed in concert soon after Buffett’s September 2023 death. Following news of Buffett’s death, Matthews shared a message in honor of the late singer on the band’s website, which read: “Whether planned or coincidence, every time I ran into Jimmy it was like seeing an old friend.

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