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Kenny Chesney Reveals Jimmy Buffett’s Ashes Were Carried Onstage at 2024 Rock Hall Tribute

Chesney disclosed the family-sanctioned gesture during a Dec. 2 interview on The Howard Stern Show.

Overview

  • Guitarist Mac McAnally kept a small urn with Buffett’s ashes in his coat pocket during the induction performance.
  • Savannah Buffett gave McAnally some of her father's ashes for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.
  • Chesney, James Taylor and McAnally honored Buffett at the October 2024 event, where he entered the Hall in the Musical Excellence category.
  • Chesney said the moment felt fitting for Buffett, noting that “Jimmy found a way to join the party.”
  • Buffett died on Sept. 1, 2023 at age 76 after a battle with skin cancer.