Jeff Buckley

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Anaheim, California, USA (1991 – 1997)

Jeffrey Scott “Jeff” Buckley (born in Anaheim, California, USA on 17 November 1966 – 29 May 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of musicians Tim Buckley and Mary Guibert.

He had emerged in New York City’s club scene in the 1990s as one of the most remarkable musical artists of his generation, acclaimed by audiences, critics, and fellow musicians alike. His first commercial recording, the four-song EP Live at Sin-é, was released in December 1993 on Columbia Records. The EP captured Buckley, accompanying himself on electric guitar, in a tiny coffeehouse in New York’s East Village, the neighbourhood he’d made his home.

Buckley made his public singing début at a tribute concert for his father called “Greetings from Tim Buckley”. The event, produced by show business veteran Hal Willner, was held at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn on 26 April 1991.

By the time of the EP’s release during the fall of 1993, Buckley had already entered the studio with Mick Grondahl (bass), Matt Johnson (drummer), and producer Andy Wallace and recorded seven original songs (including “Grace” and “Last Goodbye”) and three covers (among them Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, Benjamin Britten’s “Corpus Christi Carol”) that comprised his debut album Grace. Guitarist Michael Tighe became a permanent member of Jeff Buckley’s ensemble and went on to co-write and perform on Grace’s “So Real” just prior to the release of the album.

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  • maccrash

    WAAAAAAAAAH I WANT TO SEE HIM LIVE BUT HE'S DEAD FUCK DEATH [2] agreed so hard

    21 May 1:04am Reply
  • Nakkinak

    WAAAAAAAAAH I WANT TO SEE HIM LIVE BUT HE'S DEAD FUCK DEATH

    21 May 12:10am Reply
  • maccrash

    Sometimes I remember that he's dead and sigh. [5]

    20 May 1:03am Reply
  • JethroRawson

    'Lover, You Should've Come Over' has to be in the top 10 songs ever written.

    17 May 12:30pm Reply
  • Nakkinak

    Sometimes I remember that he's dead and sigh. [4]

    15 May 3:44pm Reply
  • Pk_Henry

    Sometimes I remember that he's dead and sigh. [3] Then i listen his music and smile. :)

    15 May 2:02pm Reply
  • KingofKings21

    Sometimes I remember that he's dead and sigh. [2]

    11 May 2:19pm Reply
  • VendettasTruth

    Fans of Jeff Buckley should check out Natalie Maines cover his work! Stream it here http://smarturl.it/NMainesNPR

    10 May 6:26am Reply
  • rhondabowlin

    @TheRadioheads Oh no :p

    9 May 5:08pm Reply
  • ca_rawr

    Oh please, someone help me. Links for Greetings from Tim Buckley (movie).

    7 May 11:18pm Reply
  • Daftmiroquai

    hey everyone, i know this isnt the place for it but hey shoot me, recently ive started to manage a guy called Lethargic Phoenix and have just uploaded a 4 song demo. It's free to download and i promise it's really good, if your a fan of Jeff Buckley and other such poetic acoustic music then you'll love this. if you fancy a beautiful little 10 minute break head over to this page and listen to them (and like the page to be kept up to date with new songs). https://www.facebook.com/LethargicPhoenix?fref=ts

    7 May 7:51am Reply
  • liano1

    5 May 4:20am Reply
  • Tymbolic

    Sometimes I remember that he's dead and sigh.

    4 May 3:03am Reply
  • Cat_007

    great and will be...

    29 Apr 7:17pm Reply
  • PlzDontBan

    Some of the notes this guy hits reminds me of Dirty Projectors' lead singer...but of course Jeff is much better overall as a singer.

    27 Apr 6:05am Reply
  • N-akam_a

    Everybody here wants you, Jeff.

    22 Apr 5:08pm Reply
  • brakelights

    he is so lovely

    22 Apr 4:46am Reply
  • maccrash

    oh my god I wish I had a chance to see him live. fucking shame he had to go so early.

    14 Apr 1:25am Reply
  • N-akam_a

    Edgar Allan Poe read by J.Buckley: two of my favourite things combined :)

    6 Apr 9:58pm Reply
  • szilbeari

    For some years am in love with Jeff's music...I am so happy to read a whole community expressing the same what I feel when I listen to Buckley's art.

    5 Apr 5:19pm Reply
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