Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley in 1995
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey Scott Buckley
Born	November 17, 1966(1966-11-17)
Origin	Anaheim, California, U.S.
Died	May 29, 1997 (aged 30) Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre(s)	Rock Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1991–1997
Label(s)	Columbia
Associated acts	Tim Buckley, The A.M., Shinehead, Gods and Monsters
Website	www.jeffbuckley.com

Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead,^[1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14 1947 – June 29 1975 was an experimental Vocalist and Musician who incorporated Jazz, Psychedelia The AM is a New York band formed in 2002 by rock musician Michael Tighe, formerly of the Jeff Buckley Band Shinehead (born Carl Aiken) is a Jamaican Reggae Singer / Rapper. Gods and Monsters is an American Psychedelic rock band from New York City, known for once having Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley as Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles He was the son of the late Tim Buckley, also a musician. Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14 1947 – June 29 1975 was an experimental Vocalist and Musician who incorporated Jazz, Psychedelia A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a 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. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Sin-é (pronounced "shin-ay", Irish for "that's it" was the name of a music venue in New York City which helped launch the careers After much interest from record labels he signed with Columbia and, after recruiting a band, recorded his debut studio album, Grace (1994). Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music)

Over the following two years the band toured widely to promote the album, including concerts in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In 1997 he stopped touring and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, to experiment with new material for a second album. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. During his time there he recorded many four-track demos and completed his third recording session for his new album with his band, with Tom Verlaine as producer. Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist While awaiting the arrival of his band from New York, he drowned during an evening swim in the Wolf River. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Drowning is Death as caused by suffocation when a liquid causes interruption of the body's absorption of oxygen from the air leading to Asphyxia. His body was found on June 4, 1997. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar ^[2][3]

Since his death there have been many posthumous releases of his material, including a collection of four-track demos and studio recordings for his unfinished second album My Sweetheart the Drunk and expansions of debut album Grace and his Live at Sin-é EP. Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, is a collection of polished studio tracks and four-track demos recorded by Jeff Buckley. Live at Sin-é is a live EP by Jeff Buckley. The four-song EP was Buckley's first commercial recording and was released in December 1993 on An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Buckley's first #1 came posthumously in March 2008 when "Hallelujah" topped Billboard's Hot Digital Songs following a performance of the song on American Idol. " Hallelujah " is a song by Canadian Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition Buckley and his work continue to remain popular and regularly feature in 'greatest' lists in the music press. ^[4][5][6]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Early career 1.3 Grace 1.4 Concert tours 1.5 My Sweetheart the Drunk 1.6 Death and legacy 2 Tribute concerts 3 Documentaries 4 Awards and nominations 5 Guest appearances and collaborations 6 Discography 6.1 Albums 6.2 Video 6.3 Singles 7 Unreleased recordings 8 Tribute songs 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External links

Biography

Early life

Born in Anaheim, California,^[1] Buckley was the only son of Mary Guibert and Tim Buckley. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14 1947 – June 29 1975 was an experimental Vocalist and Musician who incorporated Jazz, Psychedelia His mother was a Panama Canal Zonian of mixed Greek, French, American and Panamanian descent,^[7] while his father was the descendant of Irish immigrants from Cork. A Zonian is a person associated with the Panama Canal Zone, a political entity viable between 1903 and the absorption of the Canal Zone into the Republic of Panama The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Cork (Corcaigh is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland 's third most populous city after Dublin and Belfast ^[8] Buckley was raised by his mother and stepfather, Ron Moorhead, in Southern California, and had a half-brother, Corey Moorhead. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U ^[9] Buckley moved many times in and around Orange County while growing up with a single mother, an upbringing Buckley called "rootless trailer trash". Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. A single parent (also lone parent and sole parent) is a Parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of another parent in the home Trailer trash (or trailer park trash) is a derogatory North American English term for people of low socio-economic standing ^[10] As a child, Buckley was known as Scott "Scotty" Moorhead based on his middle name and his stepfather's surname. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. ^[1] His father, Tim Buckley, was also a singer-songwriter who released a series of highly acclaimed folk and jazz albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s. See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public However Buckley was not close to his father, due in part to his parents' divorce and his father's touring schedule, and would later comment, "I never knew him. . . I met him once, when I was 8. "^[11] Tim Buckley died of a drug overdose in 1975. The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities ^[12] After his father died, he chose to go by Buckley and his real first name which he found on his birth certificate. ^[13] To members of his family he remained "Scotty". ^[14]

Buckley was brought up around music. His mother was a classically trained pianist and cellist. ^[15] His stepfather introduced him to Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Pink Floyd at an early age. Led Zeppelin were James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Pink Floyd are ^[16] Buckley grew up singing around the house and singing in harmony with his mother. In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. ^[17] "Everybody in my family sang,"^[18] Buckley said. He found an acoustic guitar in his grandmother's closet that he started playing with at the age of 6. ^[15] Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti was the first album he ever owned;^[19] the hard rock band Kiss was also an early favorite. Physical Graffiti is the sixth album by the English Hard rock band Led Zeppelin. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 ^[20] At the age of 12, he decided to become a musician,^[19] and received his first electric guitar, an imitation black Gibson Les Paul, at the age of 13. The Gibson Les Paul is a solidbody Electric guitar originally developed in the early 1950s ^[21] He attended Loara High School,^[22] and developed an affinity for progressive rock bands such as Rush, Genesis, and Yes, as well as jazz fusion guitarist Al Di Meola. Loara High School is an International Baccalaureate, public four-year American High school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Genesis are an English rock band formed in 1967 With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide Genesis are among the top 30 highest-selling recording artists Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Al Di Meola (born Al Laurence Dimeola July 22, 1954 in Jersey City New Jersey) is an Italian American Jazz fusion and Latin jazz ^[23] Buckley played in the Loara school jazz band. ^[24]

In 1984, he graduated from high school and moved north to Hollywood to attend the Musicians Institute. Musicians Institute is a Music college located in Hollywood, California. ^[25] He graduated from the one-year course at the age of 18. ^[26] "It was the biggest waste of time,"^[19] Buckley once stated about the school. However, Buckley did appreciate studying music theory there saying, "I was attracted to really interesting harmonies, stuff that I would hear in Ravel, Ellington, Bartók. Music theory is the field of study that deals with the Mechanics of music and how Music works Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25 1881&ndashSeptember 26 1945 was a Hungarian Composer and Pianist, considered to be one of the greatest "^[27] "He had some of the most interesting chords and chord progressions of my generation,"^[28] musician Ben Harper said about Buckley years later. This article describes musical chords in traditional Western styles A chord progression (also chord sequence and harmonic progression or sequence) is a series of chords played in order Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American Musician.

Early career

Buckley spent the next 6 years working in a hotel and playing guitar in various struggling bands, spanning a diverse range of styles from jazz, reggae, and roots rock to heavy metal. Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s Roots rock is a term recently used to describe "a style of rock music that draws material from various American musical traditions including country, Blues, and ^[29] He toured with the dancehall reggae artist Shinehead^[30] and he also played the occasional funk and R&B studio session, collaborating with fledgling producer, Michael J. Clouse to form X-Factor Productions. Dancehall is a type of Jamaican Popular music which developed in the late 1970s initially as a more sparse and less political and religious variant of Reggae Shinehead (born Carl Aiken) is a Jamaican Reggae Singer / Rapper. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. Ideally the space is specially designed by an acoustician to achieve the desired acoustic properties (sound Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Michael J Clouse (sometimes credited as Michael J Clouse III) music producer and songwriter was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-1950s ^[31] Throughout this period, Buckley limited his singing to backing vocals. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US

Buckley moved to New York City in February 1990,^[32] but found few opportunities to work as a musician. The City of New York He was introduced to qawwali, the devotional music of Pakistan, and to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, one of its best-known singers. Qawwali ( Urdu / Persian: قوٌالی; Punjabi / Multani: ਖ਼ਵ੍ਵਾਲੀ قوٌالی Brajbhasha / Hindi Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ( نصرت فتح على خاں, born October 13 1948, died August 16, 1997) was a Pakistani ^[33] Buckley was an impassioned fan of Khan,^[34] and during his cafe days Buckley had often covered his songs. He interviewed Khan for Interview magazine in January 1996 and wrote liner notes for Khan's The Supreme Collection compilation. Interview is a Magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and John Wilcock in 1969 ^[35] Buckley also became interested in blues-legend Robert Johnson and hardcore punk during this time. Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8 1911 – August 16 1938 is among the most famous of Delta blues musicians Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s ^[15] Buckley moved back to Los Angeles in September when his father's former manager, Herb Cohen, offered to help him record his first demo of original songs. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Herb Cohen (b New York, 1933 is a record company executive and businessman best known as the manager of Frank Zappa and many other Los Angeles -based A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release Buckley completed Babylon Dungeon Sessions, a four song cassette that included the songs "Eternal Life", "Unforgiven" (later titled "Last Goodbye"), "Strawberry Street" (heard on the Grace Legacy Edition), and punk screamer "Radio". The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound "Eternal Life" is a song composed by Jeff Buckley and is track #9 on his album Grace. " Last Goodbye " is the third track on Grace by the singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley. ^[36] Cohen and Buckley hoped to attract attention from the music industry with the demo tape. ^[37]

Buckley flew back to New York early the following year to make his public singing debut at a tribute concert for his father called "Greetings from Tim Buckley". ^[38] The event, produced by show business veteran Hal Willner, was held at St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn on April 26, 1991. Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Music producer working in recording films TV and live events Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. ^[38] Buckley chose simply to pay his respects to his father saying, "This is not a springboard, this is something very personal. "^[39] He performed "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain", a song Tim Buckley wrote about an infant Jeff Buckley and his mother, accompanied by experimental rock guitarist Gary Lucas. Gary Lucas is an American Guitarist, a Grammy -nominated songwriter and an international recording artist with over a dozen solo albums to date and ^[40] Buckley returned to the stage to play "Sefronia - The King's Chain", "Phantasmagoria in Two", and concluded the concert with "Once I Was" performed acoustically with an impromptu a cappella ending, due to a snapped guitar string. A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment ^[40] "He blew the whole place away," Willner recalled. ^[41] When questioned about that particular performance Buckley said, "It wasn't my work, it wasn't my life. But it bothered me that I hadn't been to his funeral, that I'd never been able to tell him anything. I used that show to pay my last respects. "^[19] The concert proved to be his first step into the music industry that had eluded him for years. ^[42]

On subsequent trips to New York in mid-1991, Buckley began co-writing with Gary Lucas resulting in the songs "Grace" and "Mojo Pin",^[43] and by late 1991 he began performing with Lucas' band Gods and Monsters around New York City. " Grace " is the title track from Jeff Buckley 's first album Grace (1994 "Mojo Pin" is the first song on Jeff Buckley 's 1994 album Grace. Gods and Monsters is an American Psychedelic rock band from New York City, known for once having Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley as ^[44] After being offered a development deal as a member of Gods and Monsters at Imago Records, Buckley moved back to New York to the Lower East Side at the end of 1991. The Lower East Side is a Neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. ^[45] The day after Gods and Monsters officially debuted in March 1992, Buckley decided to leave the band. ^[46]

Buckley began performing at several clubs and cafés around Lower Manhattan,^[47] but Sin-é in the East Village became his main venue. Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the Sin-é (pronounced "shin-ay", Irish for "that's it" was the name of a music venue in New York City which helped launch the careers The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. ^[16] Buckley first appeared at the small Irish café in April 1992,^[48] and quickly earned a regular Monday night slot there. ^[49] His repertoire consisted of a diverse range of folk, rock, R&B, blues and jazz cover songs, much of it music he had newly learned. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Through their music, singers such as Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Van Morrison, and Judy Garland became his teachers. Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her Stage name Nina Simone ( IPA: ninɐ sʌmɞnɑ (February 21 1933 – April 21 2003 was a fifteen-time Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7 1915 – July 17 1959 was an American Jazz singer and songwriter George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10 1922 – June 22 1969 was an American actress and singer ^[50] Buckley performed favorites from Led Zeppelin, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Bob Dylan, Elton John, The Smiths, The Creatures,^[51] Bad Brains, Leonard Cohen, Édith Piaf, Robert Johnson, and Sly Stone as well. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 The Creatures were an musical act formed in 1981 as a side-project for Siouxsie & the Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie, this was to record music Bad Brains are an American Hardcore punk band formed in Washington D Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter Édith Piaf (December 19 1915&mdashOctober 10 1963 was a French singer and cultural icon who "is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart on 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American Musician, Songwriter ^{[50][49][52][36]} "I became a human jukebox," Buckley said. ^[19] Original songs from the Babylon Dungeon Sessions, and the songs he'd written with Gary Lucas were also included in his set lists. Set List is the second live album by Dublin -based rock band The Frames. ^[50] He performed solo, accompanying himself on a borrowed Fender Telecaster. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer The Fender Telecaster, also known as the Tele (pronounced Telly is typically a dual-pickup solid-body Electric guitar made by Fender. ^[48] "I figured if I played in the no-man's land of intimacy, I would learn to be a performer," Buckley said. ^[11]

Over the next few months, Buckley attracted admiring crowds and attention from record label executives. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music ^[53] Industry maven Clive Davis even dropped by to see him. Clive Jay Davis (born April 4 1932 in Brooklyn New York is an American Record producer and a leading music industry executive. ^[11] By the summer of 1992, limos from executives eager to sign the singer lined the street outside Sin-é. ^[53] for a three-album, essentially million-dollar deal in October 1992. ^[54] Recording dates were set for July and August 1993 for what would become Buckley's recording debut, an EP of four songs which included a cover of Van Morrison's "The Way Young Lovers Do". An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify " The Way Young Lovers Do " is one of the songs included on Northern Irish Singer-songwriter Van Morrison 's second solo album Astral ^[55] Live at Sin-é was released on November 23, 1993, documenting this period of Buckley's life. Live at Sin-é is a live EP by Jeff Buckley. The four-song EP was Buckley's first commercial recording and was released in December 1993 on Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) ^[56]

Grace

In mid 1993, Buckley began working on his first album with record producer Andy Wallace, who had mixed Nirvana's multi-platinum album Nevermind. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Andy Wallace is a Grammy Award -winning music studio engineer with a long track record of successful productions beginning with the early 1980s production of the Audio mixing is the process by which a multitude of sound sources are combined into one or more channels Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24 1991 Buckley assembled a band, composed of bassist Mick Grondahl and drummer Matt Johnson, and spent several weeks rehearsing. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Matt Johnson (born November 6, 1970 in Houston, Texas) is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing ^[57][58] In September, the trio headed to Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York to spend 6 weeks recording basic tracks for what would become Grace. Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States. Buckley invited ex-bandmate Lucas to play guitar on the songs "Grace" and "Mojo Pin", and Woodstock-based jazz musician Karl Berger wrote and conducted string arrangements with Buckley assisting at times. Karl Hanns Berger (born March 30, 1935 in Heidelberg, Germany) is a Musicologist with a PhD in Music Sociology Jazz ^[59] Buckley returned home for overdubbing at studios in Manhattan and New Jersey where he performed take after take to capture the perfect vocals and experimented with ideas for additional instruments and added textures to the songs. Overdubbing (the process of making an overdub, or overdubs is a technique used by Recording studios to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously recorded Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. A take is a single continuous recorded performance The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production ^[60]

In January 1994, Buckley left to go on his first solo North American tour to support Live at Sin-é. Live at Sin-é is a live EP by Jeff Buckley. The four-song EP was Buckley's first commercial recording and was released in December 1993 on ^[60] It was followed by a 10-day European tour in March. ^[61] Buckley played clubs and coffeehouses and made in-store appearances. ^[60] After returning, Buckley invited guitarist Michael Tighe to join the band and a collaboration between the two resulted in "So Real", a song which was recorded as a late addition to the album. Michael Tighe is an American Actor, Guitarist, and Songwriter. " So Real " is song #5 on Jeff Buckley 's 1994 album Grace. ^[62][63] In June, Buckley began his first full band tour called the "Peyote Radio Theatre Tour" that lasted into August. ^[64] Pretender Chrissie Hynde,^[65] Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and The Edge from U2^[66] were among the attendees of these early shows. The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best

Grace was released on August 23, 1994. Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music) Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) In addition to seven original songs, the album included three covers: "Lilac Wine", based on the version by Nina Simone,^[50] "Corpus Christi Carol", from Benjamin Britten's A Boy Was Born, Op. "Lilac Wine" is a song written by James Shelton (words and music in 1950 Corpus Christi Carol is a Middle or Early Modern English Hymn (or carol) first found in a manuscript written around 1504 of an apprentice Edward Benjamin Britten Baron Britten, OM CH (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976 was an English Composer, conductor, 3, a composition that Buckley was introduced to in high school, based on a 15th century hymn,^[67] and "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, based on John Cale's recording from the Cohen tribute album, I'm Your Fan. " Hallelujah " is a song by Canadian Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions John Davies Cale (born March 9, 1942) better known as John Cale, is a Welsh Musician, Composer, Singer-songwriter I'm Your Fan The Songs of Leonard Cohen By is a Tribute album to Leonard Cohen, released in 1991, produced by the French music magazine ^[50] Buckley's rendition of "Hallelujah" has been called "Buckley's best" and "one of the great songs"^[68] by Time magazine, and is included on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[69]

While sales were slow and the album garnered little radio airplay, it quickly received critical acclaim. ^[70] The UK's Melody Maker called it, "a massive, gorgeous record,"^[71] while The Sydney Morning Herald proclaimed it, "almost impossibly beautiful. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia "^[72] The album did go gold in France and Australia over the next two years,^[64] eventually achieving gold status in the U. S. in 2002. As of 2008, Grace has sold over 2 million albums worldwide and has gone platinum in Australia over six times.

Grace won appreciation from a host of revered musicians, including members of Buckley's biggest influence, Led Zeppelin. ^[73] Jimmy Page considered Grace close to being his "favorite album of the decade. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer "^[74] Robert Plant was also complimentary. Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the ^[75] Others who had influenced Buckley's music^[76] lauded him: Bob Dylan named Buckley "one of the great songwriters of this decade,"^[75] David Bowie called Grace "one of the 10 albums he'd bring with him to a desert island. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. "^[77]

Concert tours

Buckley spent much of the next year and a half touring internationally to promote Grace. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. From the album's release, he played in numerous countries, from Australia, to the UK (Glastonbury Festival and the Meltdown Festival at the invitation of Elvis Costello). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The Meltdown is an annual English festival held in London, featuring a mix of music art performance and film Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry ^[78] On February 11, 1995 Following Buckley's Peyote Radio Theater tour, the band began a European tour on August 23, 1994, starting with performances in the UK and Ireland. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The tour continued in Scandinavia and throughout September numerous concerts in Germany were played. Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The tour ended on September 22 with a concert in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city A gig on September 24 in New York dovetailed on to the end of the European tour and Buckley and band spent the next month relaxing and rehearsing. ^[79]

A tour of Canada and the US began on October 19, 1994 at renowned, and now defunct, venue CBGB's. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) CBGB ( Country, Blue Grass, and Blues) was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan The tour was far reaching with concerts held on both east and west coasts of the US and a number of performances in central and southern states. The tour ended two months later on December 18 at Maxwell's in New Jersey. Maxwell's is a music club in Hoboken New Jersey that also has a restaurant and bar New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. ^[79] After another months rest and rehearsal the band commenced a second European tour, this time for mainly promotion purposes. The band began the tour in Dublin, Ireland; Buckley has remained particularly popular in Ireland to this day. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world ^[80] The short tour largely consisted of promotional work in London, UK and Paris, France. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

In late January the band did their first tour of Japan, playing concerts and appearing for promotion of the album and newly released Japanese single "Last Goodbye". The band returned to Europe on February 6 and toured various western European countries before returning to the US on March 6. Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe ' Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Amongst the gigs performed during this period Buckley and his band performed at a 19th century built French venue, the Bataclan, and material from the concert was recorded and later released in October of that year as a four track EP, Live from the Bataclan. See Bataclan (disambiguation for other meanings The Bataclan is a "salle de spectacle" in the XIe arrondissement of Paris An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Live from the Bataclan is a live EP by Singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley, released in October 1995 (see 1995 in music) Also, songs from a performance on February 25, at the venue Nighttown in Rotterdam, were subsequently released as a promotional-only CD, So Real. Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of The Grace EPs is a boxset of Jeff Buckley recordings released in 2002

Touring recommenced in late April with dates across the US and Canada. During this period Buckley and the band notably played Metro in Chicago, which was recorded on video and later released as Live in Chicago on VHS and later on DVD. Metro is a Concert hall at 3730 N Clark Street in Chicago Illinois that plays host to a variety of Live in Chicago is a live DVD by Jeff Buckley, recorded on May 13, 1995 during the Mystery White Boy tour DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is In addition, on June 4 they played at Sony Music Studios for the Sony Music radio hour. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Sony Music Studios was a well-known former music recording and mastering facility in New York City. Following this was a month long European tour between June 20 and July 18 in which they played many summer music festivals. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality During the tour, on April 6 and 7 Buckley played two concerts at the Paris Olympia, a venue made famous by the French vocalist Édith Piaf, that he considered the finest performances of his career. Paris Olympia is a Music hall at 28 Blvd des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement Paris, France. Édith Piaf (December 19 1915&mdashOctober 10 1963 was a French singer and cultural icon who "is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer Shortly after this Buckley attended the Festival de la Musique Sacrée (Festival of Sacred Music), also held in France, and performed "What Will You Say" as a duet with Alim Qasimov, an Azerbaijani mugham singer. Alim Qasimov, born in 1957 in Shamakha, is an Azerbaijani musician and is one of the foremost Mugham singer in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan ( English; Azərbaycan officially the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azərbaycan Respublikası is the largest and most populous country in the South For the town in Armenia see Mugam Armenia. Mugham also spelled as Mugam ( Azeri: Muğam) is one of the many musical Sony BMG has since released a live album, 2001's Live at L'Olympia, which has a selection of songs from both Olympia performances and the collaboration with Qasimov. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group Live À L'Olympia is a Live album by Jeff Buckley, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music)

Buckley's Mystery White Boy tour, playing concerts in both Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, lasted between August 28 and September 6 and recordings of these performances were compiled and released on the live album Mystery White Boy. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Mystery White Boy is a Live album by Jeff Buckley released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) Buckley was so well received during these concerts that his album Grace went gold in Australia, selling over 35,000 copies, and taking this into account he decided a longer tour was needed and returned for a tour of New Zealand and Australia in February the following year. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island ^[64]

From the beginning of September until February, 1996 Buckley and the band finally finished touring after over a year and a half. The band was inactive during this period but Buckley played at his old haunt, Sin-é, various times and also performed a New Year's Eve concert at Mercury Lounge in New York. Sin-é (pronounced "shin-ay", Irish for "that's it" was the name of a music venue in New York City which helped launch the careers The Mercury Lounge is a music venue in the Lower East Side section of New York City. ^[79] After the break the band spent the majority of February on the Hard Luck Tour in Australia and New Zealand but tensions had risen between the band and drummer Matt Johnson. Matt Johnson (born November 6, 1970 in Houston, Texas) is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing The concert on March 1, 1996 was the last gig he played with Buckley and the band. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Much of the material from the tours of 1995 and 1996 was recorded, and has been released either on promotional EPs such as the Grace EP or posthumously on albums such as Mystery White Boy (a reference to Buckley not using his real name) and Live a L'Olympia. The Grace EPs is a boxset of Jeff Buckley recordings released in 2002 Many of the other concerts Buckley played during this period have surfaced on bootleg recordings. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority

After this the band, now without a drummer, was put on hold and did not perform live until February 12, 1997. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar ^[81] Following the pressure from extensive touring Buckley spent the majority of the rest of the year away from the stage. However, from May 2 to May 5 he played a short stint as bass guitarist with Mind Science of the Mind, with friend Nathan Larson, then guitarist of Shudder to Think. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Nathan Larson may refer to Nathan Larson (musician, an American musician Nathan Larson (politician, an American politician Shudder to Think is an American Post-Hardcore / Alternative rock group ^[64] Buckley returned to playing live concerts when he went on his "phantom solo tour" of cafés in the Northeast in December 1996, appearing under a series of aliases: The Crackrobats, Possessed by Elves, Father Demo, Smackrobiotic, The Halfspeeds, Crit-Club, Topless America, Martha & the Nicotines, and A Puppet Show Named Julio. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U ^[79] By way of justification, Buckley posted a note on the Internet stating that he missed the anonymity of playing in cafes and local bars:

There was a time in my life not too long ago when I could show up in a cafe and simply do what I do, make music, learn from performing my music, explore what it means to me, i. e. , have fun while I irritate and/or entertain an audience who don't know me or what I am about. In this situation I have that precious and irreplaceable luxury of failure, of risk, of surrender. I worked very hard to get this kind of thing together, this work forum. I loved it and then I missed it when it disappeared. All I am doing is reclaiming it. ^[82]

My Sweetheart the Drunk

After completing touring in 1996, Buckley started to write for a new album to be called My Sweetheart the Drunk. Buckley worked with Patti Smith on her 1996 album Gone Again and met fellow collaborater Tom Verlaine, an ex-Television member. Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Gone Again is an album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller, December 13 1949, in Morristown New Jersey) is a Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Television, formed in New York City in 1973 is an American Rock music band Buckley asked Verlaine to be producer on the new album and he agreed. ^[83] In the middle of 1996, Buckley and his band began recording sessions in Manhattan with Verlaine. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Eric Eidel played the drums through these sessions as a stop-gap between the dates drummer Matt Johnson left and before Parker Kindred joined as full time drummer. Eric Eidel is an American Musician who has most notably played with Jeff Buckley on his final album "My Sweet Heart the Drunk" Matt Johnson (born November 6, 1970 in Houston, Texas) is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing Parker Kindred is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing on his second album unfinished Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk ^[84] Around this time Buckley worked on Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness, a Jack Kerouac tribute album, with Nymphs member Inger Lorre. Kerouac Kicks Joy Darkness is a 1997 Spoken word Tribute album performed by various artists in tribute to late Beat poet Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and The Nymphs were an Alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s with lead singer Inger Lorre. Inger Lorre (b 1964 Lori Wenning) is an American singer who is best known for her bands The Nymphs and Motel Shootout. ^[83] After this collaboration, Buckley struck up a friendship with Lorre and subsequently recorded a cover of The Nymphs' song "Yard of Blonde Girls" with her; this recording later appeared on Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk. The Nymphs were an Alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s with lead singer Inger Lorre. "Yard of Blonde Girls" is a song written by sisters Audrey Clark and Lori Kramer of The 360s and The Paper Squares, who were performing Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, is a collection of polished studio tracks and four-track demos recorded by Jeff Buckley. Another recording session in Manhattan followed in early 1997 but Buckley and the band were unsatisfied and the album was not considered finished.

On February 4, 1997, Buckley played a live concert at The Knitting Factory featuring a selection of his new songs: "Jewel Box", "Morning Theft", "Everybody Here Wants You", "Sky is a Landfill" and "Yard of Blonde Girls". Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Knitting Factory is a New York City, Hollywood, Boise, and Spokane music club and concert house originally specializing in Jazz Lou Reed was there to watch and expressed an interest in working with Buckley. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. ^[85] The band played their first gig with Parker Kindred, their new drummer, at Arlene's Grocery in New York on February 9. Parker Kindred is an American drummer who played in the band of Jeff Buckley, appearing on his second album unfinished Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk Arlene's Grocery is a bar and venue in the Lower East Side Manhattan. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. This set featured much of Buckley's new material that would appear on Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk and a recording has become one of Buckley's most widely distributed bootlegs. A bootleg recording is an audio and/or Video recording of a performance that was not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority ^[86] Later that month, Buckley recorded a spoken word reading of the Edgar Allan Poe poem, "Ulalume", for the album Closed on Account of Rabies. Spoken word is a form of literary Art or artistic performance in which Lyrics, Poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, "Ulalume" is a Poem written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1847. Closed On Account of Rabies (1997 is a double- CD with poems and tales of Edgar Allan Poe performed by various artists and produced by Hal Willner ^[87] This would be his last recording in New York; shortly after, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County.

Buckley became interested in recording at Easley McCain Recording in Memphis, at the suggestion of friend Dave Shouse from the Grifters. Easley McCain Recording began as Doug Easley's rudimentary four-track studio in the woods near the Wolf River bottoms in Memphis in the late 1970s recording The Grifters was a nationally popular and influential 1990s Indie rock band based in Memphis who released albums on Doink Sonic Noise Shangri-La Records ^[88] He rented a shotgun house there, of which he was so fond he contacted the owner about the possibility of buying it. The shotgun house is a narrow rectangular domestic residence usually no more than 12  feet (3 ^[89] Throughout this period, February 12 to May 26, 1997, Buckley played at Barrister's, a bar located in downtown Memphis underneath a parking garage in an alley off of Jefferson Avenue. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is located on the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north and Interstate 55 to the south He played numerous times in order to work through the new material in a live atmosphere, at first with band and then solo as part of a Monday night residency. ^[90] In early February, Buckley and the band did a third recording session with Verlaine, in Memphis, but Buckley expressed his dissatisfaction with the sessions and later called Grace producer, Andy Wallace, to step in as Verlaine's replacement. Andy Wallace may refer to Andy Wallace (producer (born 1947 a music producer ^[83] Buckley started recording demos on his own 4-track recorder in preparation for a forthcoming session with Wallace. A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release Multitrack recording ('multitracking' or just 'tracking' for short is a method of Sound recording that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources to create ^[83] Some of these demos were sent to his band in New York, who listened to them enthusiastically, and were excited to resume working on the album. These recordings would go on to compose the first disc of Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk. Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, is a collection of polished studio tracks and four-track demos recorded by Jeff Buckley. However Buckley was not entirely happy with the results and he sent his band back to New York while he stayed behind to work on the songs. The band were scheduled to return to Memphis for more recording sessions on May 29. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the

Death and legacy

On the evening of May 29, 1997 Buckley's band arrived by plane with the intent to join him in his Memphis studio and work on the newly written material. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar That same evening Buckley went swimming in Wolf River Harbor,^[91] 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. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to " Whole Lotta Love " is a song by English rock band Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin were ^[92] 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. A wake is the region of Turbulence immediately to the rear of a solid body caused by the flow of Air or Water around the body TUGboat (ISSN 0896-3207 is a journal published three times per year by the TeX Users Group. 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. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. ^[92]

The night before his death, Buckley excitedly told his girlfriend Joan Wasser that he believed he had found the cause of his dramatic moods, namely bipolar disorder. Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970, in Biddeford Maine) is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the Indie rock world 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. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs Soon afterwards 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.

A recent statement from the Buckley estate insists:

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. ^[93]

After Buckley's death, a collection of demo recordings and a full-length album he had been reworking for his second album were released as Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk - the compilation being overseen by his mother, Mary Guibert, band members and old friend Michael Clouse, as well as Chris Cornell. Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, is a collection of polished studio tracks and four-track demos recorded by Jeff Buckley. Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer Three other albums composed of live recordings have also been released, along with a live DVD of a performance in Chicago. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A previously unreleased 1992 recording of "I Shall Be Released", sung by Buckley over the phone on live radio, was released on the album For New Orleans. " I Shall Be Released " is a 1967 song written by Bob Dylan. For New Orleans A Benefit For The Musicians' Village Habitat For Humanity is an American benefit double-disc CD with tracks from Minnesota artists and

Director Brian Jun has announced plans to make a film biography of Buckley, in cooperation with his mother. Brian Jun (born October 21, 1979) is an American Film director, Screenwriter, Film editor and producer. It is to be called Mystery White Boy, but as of 2008 the project has not progressed beyond the scripting stage. Buckley's mother and Michelle Sy are producing the film but as of yet, no one has been cast in the role of Buckley. Michelle Sy is an American Film producer and Executive producer. A separate project involving the book Dream Brother was allegedly cancelled. ^[94]

On March 7, 2008, Buckley’s version of the Leonard Cohen song, “Hallelujah”, went to No. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter 1 on the iTunes chart, selling 178,000 downloads for the week, after being performed by Jason Castro on the seventh season of the television series American Idol. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Jason René Castro (born March 25, 1987) is an American Singer - Songwriter and the fourth place finalist on the seventh season The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition began on January 15, 2008 and concluded ^[95] The song debuted at #1 that week on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs chart, giving Buckley his first #1 on any Billboard chart. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard. The song also topped the New Zealand iTunes chart and subsequently charted the following week at No. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc 22 on the official New Zealand Music Chart. Preceding this the song was also used in the movie The Feast of Love, starring Morgan Freeman, which was released on September 28, 2007. Feast of Love is a 2007 romance Film directed by Robert Benton, starring Morgan Freeman and Fred Ward. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

An hour long documentary about Buckley called Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley has been shown at various film festivals to critical acclaim,^[96] however due to distribution and copyright issues the film has yet to be released commercially on DVD. Amazing Grace Jeff Buckley is an hour-long documentary DVD that takes a look at the legacy and phenomenon of Jeff Buckley. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is ^[97]

Tribute concerts

2007 marked the 10th anniversary of Jeff Buckley's death. His life and music was celebrated globally in May and June 2007. There were tributes in Australia, Belgium, Canada, United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, Macedonia, France and the USA.

Many of Buckley's family members attended and also in part helped to organize the various tribute concerts across the globe. The 'Fall in Light' Jeff Buckley tribute concert was held on June 2, 2007 at the Forum Theatre Melbourne, Australia. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 His cousin Adam Buckley opened the show with a short memorial speech on Jeff's life.

Documentaries

• Fall in Light (1999), French TV
• Goodbye and Hello (2000), Netherlands TV
• Everybody Here Wants You (2002), BBC
• Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley (2004)

Awards and nominations

• Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Everybody Here Wants You", 1998. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Amazing Grace Jeff Buckley is an hour-long documentary DVD that takes a look at the legacy and phenomenon of Jeff Buckley. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ^[98]
• MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best New Artist in a Video for "Last Goodbye", 1995. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year ^[98]
• Rolling Stone magazine nomination for Best New Artist, 1995. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[99]
• Triple J Hottest 100 awarded No. The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll based on the votes of national Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners in order to determine their favourite 14 best song for that year in the worlds largest voting competition for "Last Goodbye", 1995. ^[100]
• "Hallelujah" was ranked #259 of the 500 Greatest Songs by Rolling Stone magazine in 2004. ^[69]
• Grace was ranked #303 of the 500 Greatest Albums by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003. ^[101]
• On April 13, 1995, it was announced that Jeff Buckley's Grace had earned him France's prestigious "Grand Prix International Du Disque -- Académie Charles Cros -- 1995"; an award given by a jury of producers, journalists, the president of France Culture, and music industry professionals, it had previously been given to Édith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Yves Montand, Georges Brassens, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell among other musical luminaries. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Édith Piaf (December 19 1915&mdashOctober 10 1963 was a French singer and cultural icon who "is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer Jacques Romain Georges Brel (ʒak bʀɛl in French (8 April 1929 &ndash 9 October 1978 was a Belgian Singer-songwriter. Yves Montand (iv mɔ̃ˈtɑ̃ in French ( 13 October 1921 &ndash 9 November 1991) was an Italian -born French Georges Brassens (ʒɔʁʒ bʁaˈsɛ̃s in French (22 October 1921 - 29 October 1981 was a French Singer-songwriter. Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (born September 21, 1934 in Westmount, Quebec) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941 in Staten Island, New York) an American Folk singer and Songwriter known Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7 1943) is a Canadian Musician, Songwriter, and ^[64]

Guest appearances and collaborations

Buckley was immersed in music and when not working on his own material, or with his band, he contributed numerous times on projects with his friends and musical peers. John Zorn regularly held collaborations at the Knitting Factory and Buckley performed vocals on the tracks "Taipan" and "D. John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record The Knitting Factory is a New York City, Hollywood, Boise, and Spokane music club and concert house originally specializing in Jazz Popylepis" that appeared on 1992 album Live at The Knitting Factory. Cobra is an unpublished but recorded and frequently performed Musical composition by John Zorn that was conceived as a system with very detailed rules but with no Buckley contributed vocals on "Jolly Street" from The Jazz Passengers' 1994 album In Love. The Jazz Passengers are an American Jazz group founded in 1987 by Saxophonist Roy Nathanson and Trombonist Curtis Fowlkes He played six string bass and drums on tracks from his ex-girlfriend Rebecca Moore's album Admiral Charcoal's Song. The Extended-Range Bass ("ERB" as a term refers to an electric Bass guitar with more range (usually meaning more strings but sometimes additional frets are added Rebecca Moore (Born 1968 in New York City) is an American Musician and Actress. Based on a Surrealist musical Rebecca Moore wrote and directed in New York this was her first album Buckley also performed backup vocals and guitar on, Brenda Kahn song, "Faith Salons" which was released on 1996 album Destination Anywhere. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US Brenda Kahn is a NYC -based singer-songwriter known for her poetic lyrics On Patti Smith's 1996 album Gone Again Buckley provided vocals on "Beneath the Southern Cross" and played esraj on "Fireflies". Patricia Lee Smith ( born December 30 1946 is an American Singer-songwriter and poet Gone Again is an album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. The esraj (Bengali এস্রাজ also called israj) is a String instrument found in two forms throughout the north central and Buckley co-wrote "Despite the Tears" with Chris Dowd, then lead singer of The Seedy Arkhestra, for the album Puzzle and also contributed vocals and guitar on two more tracks, "A Thousand Tears" and "Flog Your Dead Horse". Buckley's drummer Matt Johnson also played on the album as did Joan Wasser and Joseph "Amp" Fiddler. Matthew Johnson or Matt Johnson may refer to Matt Johnson (ice hockey (born 1975 Canadian ice hockey player in the National Hockey League Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970, in Biddeford Maine) is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the Indie rock world Joseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, Singer, Songwriter and Record producer from Detroit Michigan Chris Dowd had previously co-written "What Will You Say" with Buckley, which appeared on Mystery White Boy. Mystery White Boy is a Live album by Jeff Buckley released in 2000 (see 2000 in music)

Buckley also collaborated with other musicians on different projects. Buckley appeared on the soundtrack of First Love, Last Rites, performing vocals on "I Want Someone Badly" backed by the group Shudder to Think. Shudder to Think is an American Post-Hardcore / Alternative rock group This song later appeared on Grace (Legacy Edition). Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music) Buckley performed two tributes to writers he admired: he read Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Ulalume" for the album Closed on Account of Rabies, and on Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness, (a tribute to beat poet Jack Kerouac, Buckley performed "Angel Mine" with Inger Lorre. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, "Ulalume" is a Poem written by Edgar Allan Poe in 1847. Closed On Account of Rabies (1997 is a double- CD with poems and tales of Edgar Allan Poe performed by various artists and produced by Hal Willner Kerouac Kicks Joy Darkness is a 1997 Spoken word Tribute album performed by various artists in tribute to late Beat poet Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and Inger Lorre (b 1964 Lori Wenning) is an American singer who is best known for her bands The Nymphs and Motel Shootout. . In Los Angeles Buckley co-wrote and recorded the song "Hollywould" with Sandy Bell, which she later released in 2000. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West

Discography

Albums

Year	Title	Release Date
1993	Live at Sin-é (EP)	November 23, 1993
1994	Grace	August 23, 1994
1995	Live from the Bataclan (EP)	October 1995
1995	Eternal Life (EP)	1995
1998	Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk	May 26, 1998
2000	Mystery White Boy	May 9, 2000
2001	Live a L'Olympia	July 3, 2001
2002	Songs to No One 1991-1992	October 15, 2002
2002	The Grace EPs	November 26, 2002
2003	Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition)	September 2, 2003
2004	Grace (Legacy Edition)	August 24, 2004
2007	So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley	May 22, 2007

Video

Year	Title	Release Date
2000	Live in Chicago	May 9, 2000
2007	Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley	TBA

Singles

Year	Title	Release Date
1995	"Grace"	January 1995
1995	"Last Goodbye"	January 1995 (Japan) March 1995 (Australia)
1996	"So Real"	February 1996
1998	"Everybody Here Wants You"	May 26, 1998
2004	"Forget Her"
2008	"Hallelujah"	March 22, 2008

Unreleased recordings

Since Jeff Buckley only completed one album, many posthumous releases, as well as bootlegged unreleased live recordings, have proved popular with fans. Live at Sin-é is a live EP by Jeff Buckley. The four-song EP was Buckley's first commercial recording and was released in December 1993 on Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music) Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Live from the Bataclan is a live EP by Singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley, released in October 1995 (see 1995 in music) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 "Eternal Life" is a song composed by Jeff Buckley and is track #9 on his album Grace. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, is a collection of polished studio tracks and four-track demos recorded by Jeff Buckley. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Mystery White Boy is a Live album by Jeff Buckley released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Live À L'Olympia is a Live album by Jeff Buckley, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music) Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Grace EPs is a boxset of Jeff Buckley recordings released in 2002 Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition is a 2003 live Double album by Jeff Buckley. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music) Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " So Real Songs from Jeff Buckley is a ' Best of ' Compilation album of Jeff Buckley material released on May 22, 2007 Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Live in Chicago is a live DVD by Jeff Buckley, recorded on May 13, 1995 during the Mystery White Boy tour Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Amazing Grace Jeff Buckley is an hour-long documentary DVD that takes a look at the legacy and phenomenon of Jeff Buckley. " Grace " is the title track from Jeff Buckley 's first album Grace (1994 Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 " Last Goodbye " is the third track on Grace by the singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. " So Real " is song #5 on Jeff Buckley 's 1994 album Grace. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) " Everybody Here Wants You " is the second track on the posthumous Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk album release by Jeff Buckley. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) " Forget Her " is a one-track single released for the promotion of Grace Legacy Edition, the remastered and added outtakes version of Jeff Buckley " Hallelujah " is a song by Canadian Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen originally released on his 1984 studio album Various Positions Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common These recordings come from all periods of Jeff's career and in particular Buckley made many soundboard recordings of the concerts from his 1995-1996 tours. In professional audio, a mixing console, or audio mixer, also called a sound board or soundboard, is an electronic device for combining Mary Guibert, his mother and head of his estate, expressed an interest in releasing these live concerts as a special subscription series, leaving the recordings uncut: "warts and all". An estate is the Net worth of a person at any point in time It is the sum of a person's Assets - legal rights interests and entitlements to Property of ^[102] However, this project has yet to come to fruition.

A number of Buckley's 4 track demos for My Sweetheart the Drunk have been leaked over the internet but the majority of the demos from this period have remained out of the public domain. Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, is a collection of polished studio tracks and four-track demos recorded by Jeff Buckley. An Internet leak occurs when a party's confidential Intellectual property is released to the public on the Internet. Michael Tighe has made reference in particular to one track, "Sky Blue Skin", that he personally feels is a very important song of Buckley's. ^[103] Other names of unreleased songs from the demos have circulated amongst fans including: "The Morning After", "Open Up and Bleed", "Dendrils of Death", "Don't Listen to Anyone But Me", and "Pleasure Seeker". A version of "Dendrils of Death" has been recorded by Buckley's old bassist, Mick Grondahl, and his band Tongue. ^[104]

Certain live performances by Buckley have specifically been held in high regard. "Dido's Lament", an aria from Dido and Æneas by Henry Purcell, was performed live at the Meltdown festival in 1995, directed by Elvis Costello. Dido's Lament is a popular name for a famous Aria When I am laid in earth from the Opera Dido and Æneas by Henry This article is about the musical term "aria" For other meanings or uses of the word see Aria (disambiguation. Dido and Æneas is an Opera by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell, from a libretto by Nahum Tate. Henry Purcell (ˈpɜrsəl 10 September 1659 (? – 21 November 1695 was an English Baroque Composer. Meltdown is an annual English festival held in London, featuring a mix of music art performance and film Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry The falsetto operatic piece is unusual in Buckley's catalogue, having similarities only with Buckley's version of "Corpus Christi Carol" featured on Grace. Although unreleased, an excerpt of this version of "Dido's Lament" has appeared on the soundtrack of BBC documentary Everybody Here Wants You. "Edna Frau" was written with Mick Grondahl, Buckley's bassist and was performed live on at least one occasion on The Hard Luck Tour. Grondahl also sings on this song and it was the only occasion he did so during the time he was a member of Buckley's band. Other popular recordings are a performance of "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" by Elton John and Bernie Taupin recorded on October 11, 1992 for WFMU's "The Music Faucet" and "Three is The Magic Number", by Schoolhouse Rock, from Buckley's Mercury Lounge 1996 New Year's Eve concert. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Bernie Taupin (born 22 May 1950 is an English Lyricist most famous for his collaboration with Elton John. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) WFMU is a listener-supported non-commercial Radio station based in Jersey City New Jersey, broadcasting at 91 Schoolhouse Rock! is a series of animated musical educational short films that aired during Saturday morning children's programming on U The Mercury Lounge is a music venue in the Lower East Side section of New York City. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. ^[105]

Michael Tighe also mentioned Buckley's collaboration with Elizabeth Fraser of The Cocteau Twins, describing "All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun" as a beautiful piece worthy of release. Elizabeth Fraser (born Elizabeth Davidson Fraser, 29 August 1963 Falkirk) is a Scottish singer best known for her vocal work as the Cocteau Twins ' lead Cocteau Twins were a Scottish Alternative rock band active from 1979 to 1997 ^[103] Buckley contributed to a piece of music about alien abduction called "Ozark Melody". Alien Discussions Proceedings of the Abduction Study Conference. The song was recorded in the middle of 1996, with lyrics written by Joe Tripician while the music was composed by Buckley and Frederick Reed. ^[106] This song is available to download on the internet with permission from the Estate of Jeff Buckley but has not had an official release.

Tribute songs

Due to the fact that Buckley died prematurely, many artists he knew or influenced have written and recorded songs in tribute to the late singer. PJ Harvey knew him personally and in the song "Memphis" she takes lines from a song on his unfinished album, "Morning Theft", and in her own words reflects on Buckley's death: "In Memphis. Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. . . die suddenly, at a wonderful age, we're ready to go". ^[107] Rufus Wainwright, whose fledgling career had barely started when he met Buckley, wrote "Memphis Skyline" in tribute to him, singing "then came hallelujah sounding like Ophelia, for me in my room living, turn back and you will stay, under the Memphis Skyline". ^[108] Wainwright has also recorded his own version of "Hallelujah", which appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Shrek . Shrek Shrek Music from the Original Motion Picture is the Soundtrack of the 2001 Academy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated Animated Other songs dedicated to Buckley and songs that reference him include:

Notes

References

• Browne, David. David Browne is an American Journalist and Author of music Biographies. Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley. Dream Brother The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley is a Biography by the American author journalist and former music critic for Entertainment HarperEntertainment. 2001, 2002. ISBN 0-380-80624-X
• Kane, Rebecca. "Kingdom For A Kiss - The Jeff Buckley F.A.Q.". 1998, 1999. Retrieved on February 9, 2007. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
• Biography from jeffbuckley.com Retrieved on February 9, 2007. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Further reading

• Brooks, Daphne. Jeff Buckley's Grace. Continuum International Publishing Group. 2005. ISBN 0-8264-1635-7
• Buckley, Jeff. Jeff Buckley Collection. Hal Leonard. 2002. ISBN 0-6340-2265-2
• Cyr, Merri and Buckley, Jeff. Wished for Song: A Portrait of Jeff Buckley Hal Leonard. 2002. ISBN 0-6340-3595-9

External links

• Official site
• Jeff Buckley at MySpace
• Amazing Grace documentary
• Jeff Buckley Videos

Persondata
NAME	Buckley, Jeff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Buckley, Jeffrey Scott (birth name); Moorhead, Scotty (raised as)
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Singer-songwriter and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 17, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH	Anaheim, California
DATE OF DEATH	May 29, 1997
PLACE OF DEATH	Memphis, Tennessee

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