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.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1966-11-17
- Died
- 1997-05-29
- Works
- 2
Top works
- A wished-for song
- Jeff Buckley Collection
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 17 November 1966
- Died
- 29 May 1997
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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
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- non-denominational
Article
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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