Jeff Buckley
By Marcus Kagler
The wheels of his band’s plane had just hit the tarmac when Jeff Buckley went wading into Memphis’s Wolf River never to return. Ten years after his death by accidental drowning the legacy of Jeff Buckley remains profound yet enigmatic. He tapped into almost every facet of music and culled them together into his own ethereal design. Whether they were his original compositions or reworked covers, Buckley’s songs dripped with a thick mysterious beauty only he was able to capture. His cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” remains the most recognized rendition ever recorded. In the end, the inimitable Jeff Buckley became the one thing he never wanted to be—a cultural icon.
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- City Of Origin:
- Anaheim, California, United States
- Genre:
- Rock
- Birthdate:
- 11/17/1966
- Death date:
- 05/29/1997
