Known for movies
Short Info
Died | May 29, 1997, Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Mark | His harmonious voice |
Fact | Attended Musician's Institute in Los Angeles. |
Jeff Buckley was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was born on November 17, 1966, in Anaheim, California, to Mary Guibert and Tim Buckley. His father was a folk singer and his mother was a classically trained pianist. Buckley was raised in Southern California and attended Loara High School in Anaheim. He began playing guitar at the age of 15 and soon began writing his own songs. Buckley’s musical career began in 1984 when he moved to New York City to play in the club scene. He released his first EP, Live at Sin-é, in 1993. The EP’s title track, “Last Goodbye”, became a hit single in 1994. Buckley’s debut album, Grace, was released in 1994 to critical acclaim. The album’s lead single, “Hallelujah”, was a hit in the United States and United Kingdom. Buckley toured extensively to support Grace, but he was plagued by drug addiction and depression. He died on May 29, 1997, after accidentally drowning in Memphis, Tennessee. Buckley was 30 years old at the time of his death.
Buckley was born on November 17, 1966, in Anaheim, California, to Mary Guibert and Tim Buckley. His father was a folk singer and his mother was a classically trained pianist. Buckley was raised in Southern California and attended Loara High School in Anaheim. He began playing guitar at the age of 15 and soon began writing his own songs.
Buckley’s musical career began in 1984 when he moved to New York City to play in the club scene. He released his first EP, Live at Sin-é, in 1993. The EP’s title track, “Last Goodbye”, became a hit single in 1994. Buckley’s debut album, Grace, was released in 1994 to critical acclaim. The album’s lead single, “Hallelujah”, was a hit in the United States and United Kingdom. Buckley toured extensively to support Grace, but he was plagued by drug addiction and depression. He died on May 29, 1997, after accidentally drowning in Memphis, Tennessee. Buckley was 30 years old at the time of his death.
Buckley was a gifted musician with a powerful voice. He was known for his eclectic taste in music and for his covers of other artists’ songs. Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah” has been called one of the greatest cover songs of all time. His untimely death cut short a promising career, but his music continues to live on through his fans.
General Info
Full Name | Jeff Buckley |
Died | May 29, 1997, Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Height | 1.71 m |
Profession | Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Film Score Composer, Hallelujah, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Lilac Wine |
Education | Musicians Institute, Loara High School, Hallelujah, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Lilac Wine |
Nationality | American |
Family
Parents | Tim Buckley, Mary Guibert, Hallelujah, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Lilac Wine |
Accomplishments
Music Groups | Gods and Monsters |
Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, Hallelujah, Lover, You Should've Come Over, Lilac Wine |
Movies | Grace Around the World, Jeff Buckley: Live in Chicago |
Social profile links
Marks
# | Marks / Signs |
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1 | His harmonious voice |
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | [About how he wants to be remembered] ...as a good friend. You know, I don't really need to be remembered. I hope the music's remembered. |
2 | Music is my mother and my father; it is my work and my rest...my blood...my compass...my love... |
3 | The Smiths hasn't been equaled. That goes for the composition of the songs, the lyrics, and the performance. What Johnny Marr and he [Morrissey] did was fabulous, nobody can beat that. If I'd ever start a rock band, I'd want to approximate that level. |
4 | I want to be ripped apart by music. I want it to be something that feeds and replenishes, or that totally sucks the life out of you. I want to be dashed against the rocks. |
5 | I've always felt that the quality of the voice is where the real content of a song lies. Words only suggest an experience, but the voice is that experience. |
6 | I don't want my reputation to take me over, I just want to be judged on my songs. I want people to come and see me because they want to, not because fashion dictates it. I don't belong in magazines, I belong on stage, in front of the audience, one-to-one. There's something that happens there. The rest is just crap. |
7 | I resent the fact that a parental warning sticker has to be included on an album as cover art. To me that's censorship. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | His album "Grace" was Mojo magazine's album of the year in 1994. |
2 | Was hugely influenced by famous Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Jeff often referred to him as his Elvis. |
3 | Had an incredible five-octave vocal range. |
4 | Has a nephew named after him posthumously, Jeffrey James Moorhead (b. 2005), son of Jeff's half-brother Corey. |
5 | Famous fans include Jamie Cullum, Badly Drawn Boy, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Elizabeth Fraser, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Katie Melua, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Fran Healy, Steve Hogarth, & Björk. |
6 | Attended Musician's Institute in Los Angeles. |
7 | The original title for his second, posthumous, album was, "My Sweetheart the Drunk." When Jeff died, before finishing it "Sketches for" was added to the title. |
8 | Band included guitarist Michael Tighe, bass player Mick Grondahl, and drummers Matt Johnson (1993-1996) and Parker Kindred (1996-1997). |
9 | His father was of Irish, English, and one quarter Italian, descent. His mother has French, Panamanian, and Greek ancestry. |
10 | Played his last gig at Barrister's in Memphis on May 26th 1997. |
11 | Only released one full-length album, "Grace," during his life. |
12 | His body was found on June 4, 1997, a week after he drowned, in the Mississippi River. |
13 | Turned down an offer to write the theme song of a Quentin Tarantino film. |
14 | Sin - é, the café where he played in the beginning of the 1990s, reopened recently after being closed since before his death. |
15 | He was a fan of the British indie rock band The Smiths and once said that they were the only good thing about 1980s music. |
16 | Attended Loara High school, the same as his father and Gwen Stefani of No Doubt. |
17 | He is referred to in his father's songs "Dream Letter" and "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain". Several other artists have written songs about him. These include Rufus Wainwright's "Memphis Sky Line" (from his album "Want Two"), PJ Harvey's "Memphis" and Chris Cornell's "Wave Goodbye". His death is referred to in the Badly Drawn Boy song "You Were Right". |
18 | Half-brother of Corey Moorhead. |
19 | Born at Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim, California. |
20 | Drowned when he was swept away by the undertow of a passing boat in the Wolf River (a tributary of the Mississippi). |
21 | Son of Tim Buckley and Mary Guibert. |
Movies
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Roadies | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
National Parks Adventure | 2016 | Documentary short performer: "Hallelujah" | |
Hindsight | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
My Mad Fat Diary | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
Waterloo Road | 2006-2013 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
EastEnders | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Voice UK | 2012 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
So You Think You Can Dance | 2010-2011 | TV Series performer - 3 episodes | |
So You Think You Can Dance Canada | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Live from Studio Five | 2009 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Flashforward | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
My Sister's Keeper | 2009 | performer: "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" | |
Ugly Betty | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Feast of Love | 2007 | performer: "Hallelujah" | |
ER | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Descent | 2007 | performer: "Dream of You and I" / writer: "Dream of You and I" | |
Tell No One | 2006 | performer: "Lilac Wine" | |
Criminal Minds | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Lord of War | 2005 | performer: "Hallelujah" 1984 | |
House M.D. | 2005 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Vinterkyss | 2005 | performer: "Hallelujah" | |
Heights | 2005 | performer: "New Year's Prayer" 1998 | |
LAX | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
The Edukators | 2004 | performer: "Hallelujah" | |
The O.C. | 2003-2004 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
Monkey Dust | 2003 | TV Series performer - 4 episodes | |
Without a Trace | 2003 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Jeff Buckley: Live at Sin-é | 2003 | Video documentary short performer: "The Way Young Lovers Do", "Kick Out the Jams", "New Year's Eve Prayer" / writer: "New Year's Eve Prayer" | |
The Secret Lives of Dentists | 2002 | performer: "Lilac Wine" | |
Rage | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2002 writer - 1 episode, 2002 | ||
The Dead Zone | 2002 | TV Series performer: "New Year's Prayer" | |
Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You | 2002 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Chocolate" live, "Mojo Pin", "Grace", "Last Goodbye", "Dream Brother", "Eternal Life", "So Real", "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Hallelujah", "What Will You Say" live '95 at Glastonbury, "Roxanne" live '82, "Once I Was" live '91, "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" live '91, "New Year's Prayer", "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" live '92, "Je n'en connais pas la fin" live from Sin-é, "The Way Young Lovers Do" live from Sin-é, "Eternal Life" live from Sin-é, "Ki | |
The West Wing | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Crossing Jordan | 2002 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Love Liza | 2002 | performer: "Corpus Christi Carol" | |
Vanilla Sky | 2001 | performer: "Last Goodbye" 1994 / writer: "Last Goodbye" 1994 | |
Jeff Buckley: Goodbye and Hello | 2000 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Grace" live, "Steppin' Out Bluebird", "Alligator Wine" live, "The Way Young Lovers Do" live at Sin-é, "Hallelujah" live, "So Real", "What Will You Say" live, "So Real" live, "I Shall Be Released" / writer: "So Real", "What Will You Say" live, "So Real" live | |
Jeff Buckley: Live in Chicago | 2000 | Video documentary performer: "Dream Brother", "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Mojo Pin", "So Real", "Last Goodbye", "Eternal Life", "Kick Out the Jams", "Lilac Wine", "What Will You Say", "Grace", "Vancouver" instrumental version, "Kango Roo", "Hallelujah", "So Real" acoustic live, "Last Goodbye" acoustic live / writer: "Dream Brother", "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Mojo Pin", "So Real", "Last Goodbye", "Eternal Life", "What Will You Say", "Grace", "Vancouver" instrumental version, "So R | |
Jeff Buckley: Remembered | 1999 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Grace" live, "New Year's Prayer", "Dream Brother", "Eternal Life", "Corpus Christi Carol", "Once I Was", "Untitled", "Last Goodbye" live, "Mojo Pin" live, "The Way Young Lovers Do", "Hymne | |
Alice et Martin | 1998 | performer: "Lilac Wine" | |
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | 1998 | performer: "The Last Goodbye", "Mojo Pin" / writer: "The Last Goodbye", "Mojo Pin" | |
First Love, Last Rites | 1997 | performer: "I Want Someone Badly" |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | |
Jeff Buckley: Live in Chicago | 2000 | Video documentary | |
Sleepover | 1995 |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Messenger | 2009/I | dedicatee |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Jeff Buckley: Live at Sin-é | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
VH1 Confidential | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Jeff Buckley: Live in Chicago | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself |
No Turn Left Unstoned | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
4 Goes to Glastonbury | 1995 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
120 Minutes | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
MTV's Most Wanted | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Nulle part ailleurs | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
The Late Show | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
JBTV | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Rage | 1997-2001 | TV Series | Himself |
Jeff Buckley: Goodbye and Hello | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Jeff Buckley: Remembered | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia