Jeff Buckley

Jeffrey Scott Buckley was an American singersongwriter and guitarist born on November 17 1966 in Anaheim California The son of legendary folk singer Tim Buckley Jeff grew up mostly estranged from his father carving out his own path in music with a blend of rock soul folk and blues marked by his angelic fouroctave voice He first gained attention playing covers and originals in New Yorks East Village particularly at Siné a café that became synonymous with his early rise His debut and only complete studio album Grace 1994 is now regarded as a masterpiecefeaturing haunting originals like Lover You Shouldve Come Over and his iconic cover of Leonard Cohens Hallelujah which would become his most enduring legacy Buckley was working on his second album tentatively titled My Sweetheart the Drunk when he tragically drowned in the Wolf River Harbor a channel of the Mississippi River in Memphis on May 29 1997 at the age of 30 His death was ruled accidental with no drugs or alcohol involved Though his life was brief Buckleys music continues to influence artists across genres and his voiceethereal emotional and unmatchedremains one of the most captivating in modern music history