Merkel cell carcinoma has a high risk of recurring and metastasizing, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
The singer-songwriter, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist song and turned that celebration of loafing into an empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died.
Some sprout from the cities and states they rep for; others are outsiders, held up in pride by a sister community. NPR's American Anthem series continues with a list of place-based bangers.