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Jeff Buckley

American singer-songwriter known for the album Grace and his cover of 'Hallelujah'.

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Jeffrey Scott Buckley was an American musician born on November 17, 1966, in Anaheim, California.[1] August 23, 1994, was the release date for Grace, his only studio album.[2]

Life and work

He began playing guitar at age five and decided to become a musician at age 12.[3] After high school, he attended the Musicians Institute in Hollywood for one year.[4] In Los Angeles, he spent six years playing in various bands and touring with dancehall reggae artist Shinehead.[5] He moved to New York City in February 1990 and began performing solo at clubs and cafés, with Sin-é becoming his main venue.[1][6]

To promote Grace, Buckley engaged in international touring for the majority of 1994 and 1995.[7][8] Buckley's body was discovered on June 4, 1997; the official cause of death was accidental drowning, with no drugs or alcohol detected.[9][10]

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The Library of Congress's National Recording Registry inducted Buckley's rendition of "Hallelujah" on April 2, 2013.[11]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Browne 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Browne 2001; Browne 2001; "Hallelujah – Текст и перевод песни Hallelujah", jeff-buckley.ru; Browne 2001; Tyrangiel, "Keeping Up the Ghost", December 12, 2004; "Here are the 10 best covers of all time from here to eternity"; "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", December 9, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brooks 2005, p. Ch. 1, p. 19; Flanagan, "The Arrival of Jeff Buckley", Musician, February 1994; Diehl, "The Son Also Rises: Fighting the Hype and Weight of His Father's Legend, Jeff Buckley Finds His Own Voice On Grace", October 20, 1994; Browne 2001; Rogers, "Jeff Buckley: Heir apparent to ...", Interview, February 1994; Yates, "Painting with Words", B-Side Magazine, October–November 1994, p. 26–27; Perrone, "Obituary: Jeff Buckley", The Independent, June 6, 1997; Diehl, "The Son Also Rises: Fighting the Hype and Weight of His Father's Le en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Browne 2001; Browne 2001; Diehl, "The Son Also Rises: Fighting the Hype and Weight of His Father's Legend, Jeff Buckley Finds His Own Voice On Grace", October 20, 1994; Farrar, "Interview", DoubleTake Magazine, February 29, 1996 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Browne 2001; Kane, "What was his musical history?", jeffbuckley.com, May 25, 1998; Browne 2001; Amos, "John Humphrey"; Runtagh, "Jeff Buckley's 'Grace': 10 Things You Didn't Know", August 23, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Testa, "Making It In New York: Jeff Buckley", Jersey Beat, 1993; Flanagan, "The Arrival of Jeff Buckley", Musician, February 1994; Browne 2001; Browne 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Past tour dates", jeffbuckley.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dido's Lament"; Browne 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Bendersky, "Jeff Buckley's Body Found In Memphis", June 6, 1997; Schruers, "Jeff Buckley: Remembering the late 'Grace' singer-songwriter", August 7, 1997; "Jeff Buckley, 30, Who Wrote And Sang Eclectic Folk-Rock", New York Times, June 6, 1997 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Guibert, "JB Biopic – Fact Check", jeffbuckley.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Jeff Buckley" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Hallelujah, the 2013 National Recording Registry Reaches 400", Library of Congress (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

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