Jeff Buckley
Sign in to saveJeffrey Scott Buckley was an American musician. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, he attracted a following in the early 1990s performing at venues in the East Village, Manhattan. He signed with Columbia and released his only studio album, Grace, in 1994. Buckley toured extensively to promote Grace, with concerts in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia.
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Jeff Buckley (1966–1997) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer. Born in Anaheim, he was the son of Tim Buckley. Buckley’s musical style encompassed gospel, alternative rock, folk rock, and soul. He performed as a tenor and played the guitar, voice, Appalachian dulcimer, and sitar. He was educated at the Musicians Institute and began his professional work period in 1990.
Buckley was affiliated with Columbia Records. His personal life included unmarried partnerships with Joan Wasser and Fito Páez. He identified with a non-denominational religious worldview. Buckley died in Memphis on May 29, 1997. The manner of his death was accidental, with drowning cited as the cause.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- A wished-for song
- Jeff Buckley Collection
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1966
- Active to
- 1997
Discography
- Live at Sin-é1993
- Grace1994
- Grace1994
- Lost Highway1994
- Peyote Radio Theatre1994
- So Real1994
- Eternal Life1995
- Hallelujah1995
- Last Goodbye1995
- Last Goodbye1995
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Key facts
- Born
- Jeffrey Scott Buckley , ( 1966-11-17 ) November 17, 1966, Anaheim, California , U.S.
- Died
- May 29, 1997 (1997-05-29) (aged 30), Memphis, Tennessee , U.S.
- Other name
- Scott "Scottie" Moorhead
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter
- Years active
- 1990–1997
- Relatives
- Tim Buckley (father)
- Genres
- Alternative rock folk-rock blues
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar
- Label
- Columbia
- Website
- jeffbuckley .com
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Official website
Jeff Buckley
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Scott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Anaheim
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Father
- Tim Buckley
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- non-denominational
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.jeffbuckley.com
- Image
- JB (26382234996).jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- date of birth
- 1966-11-17
- date of death
- 1997-05-29
- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons category
- Jeff Buckley
- cause of death
- drowning
- start of work period
- 1990-00-00
- unmarried partner
- Fito Páez
- name in native language
- Jeff Buckley
- social media followers
- 616000
- end of work period
- 1997-00-00
- described at URL
- baike.sogou.com/v4704191.htm
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeffrey Scott Buckley (raised as Scott Moorhead; November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) was an American musician. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, he attracted a following in the early 1990s performing at venues in the East Village, Manhattan. He signed with Columbia and released his only studio album, Grace, in 1994. Buckley toured extensively to promote Grace, with concerts in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia.
In 1996, Buckley worked on his second album with the working title My Sweetheart the Drunk in New York City with Tom Verlaine as the producer. In February 1997, he resumed work after moving to Memphis, Tennessee. On May 29, while awaiting the arrival of his band from New York, Buckley drowned while swimming in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi. Posthumous releases include a collection of four-track demos and studio recordings for My Sweetheart the Drunk, and reissues of Grace and the Live at Sin-é EP.
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