The Late Great Jeff Buckley Thread

Posted August 10, 200816 yr

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About Jeff;

Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician. Buckley gained popularity in the early 1990s by playing cover versions at venues in Manhattan's East Village, such as Sin-é, and he gradually focused more on his own material. After much interest from record labels he signed with Columbia and, after recruiting a band, recorded his debut studio album, Grace.

Studio Albums;

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Death;

On the evening of May 29, 1997, Buckley's band arrived by plane with the intent to join him in his Memphis studio to work on the newly written material. That same evening, Buckley went swimming in Wolf River Harbor, a tributary of the Mississippi River, while wearing boots, all of his clothing, and singing the chorus of the song "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin.[93] A roadie of Buckley's band, Keith Foti, remained ashore. After moving the radio and a guitar out of reach of the wake from a passing tugboat, Foti looked up to see that Buckley was gone. Despite a determined rescue effort that night, Buckley remained missing. On June 4, his body was spotted by a tourist on a riverboat and was brought ashore.

The night before his disappearance, Buckley excitedly told his girlfriend Joan Wasser that he believed he had found the cause of his dramatic moods, namely bipolar disorder. The autopsy to clarify the cause of Buckley's death confirmed that Buckley had taken no illegal drugs before his swim, and a drug overdose was ruled out as the cause of death. Soon afterward, a memorial service was held at St. Ann's Church; the same place where Buckley paid tribute to his father five years earlier. His body was cremated and his ashes interred at his estate. He was thirty years old.

In order to clarify the situation of his death, this statement was released from the Buckley estate:

Jeff Buckley's death was not "mysterious," related to drugs, alcohol, or suicide. We have a police report, a medical examiner's report, and an eye witness to prove that it was an accidental drowning, and that Mr. Buckley was in a good frame of mind prior to the accident.

Videos;

Lover You Should've Come Over [Live]

Dream Brother [Live]

Kick Out The Jams [Live]

Vancouver [Live]

If you're not in love with him by now, you're dead inside.

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August 10, 200816 yr

Oh, how I love this man :heart: :wub: :heart:

He is probably my all time favourite singer/songwriter.

I'm totally in love with his voice ,hauntingly moving, full of expression that it hurts in a sweet way.

Jeffie was very special , he had an essence that was pure, when he sang it was truly 'beauty'

He was love and light, laughter and tears, playful and serious.....

I think that these two songs from Glastonbury fest. should be mentioned too. He was brill then. I have the whole Jeff's performance from Glastonbury (unfortunately only audio ;-))

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