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| Jeff Buckley |
Jeff Buckley in 1995
|
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Jeffrey Scott Buckley |
| Also known as |
Scott "Scotty" Moorhead |
| Born |
November 17, 1966(1966-11-17)
Anaheim, California, USA |
| Died |
May 29, 1997 (aged 30)
Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Genres |
Alternative rock, folk |
| Occupations |
Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments |
Vocals, guitar |
| Years active |
1991–1997 |
| Labels |
Columbia |
| Associated acts |
Tim Buckley, The A.M., Shinehead, Gods and Monsters |
| Website |
www.jeffbuckley.com |
| Notable instruments |
| Fender Telecaster |
.^ Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead , [1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Against that has to be weighed the fact that his skills as a singer, songwriter, guitarist and arranger make virtually all other popular musicians look decidedly half-arsed.- Editorial: In praise of ... Jeff Buckley | Comment is free | The Guardian 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ S ince he was the son of cult songwriter Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley faced more expectations and pre-conceived notions than most singer/songwriters.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He was the son of Tim Buckley, also a musician.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Jeff Buckley, son of musician Tim Buckley, got popular in the ’90s playing cover songs in the East Village before focusing on his own material.- Robert Pattinson or James Franco for Jeff Buckley Role — New Moon Movie 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.newmoonmovie.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ S ince he was the son of cult songwriter Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley faced more expectations and pre-conceived notions than most singer/songwriters.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Buckley gained popularity in the early 1990s by playing cover songs at venues in Manhattan's East Village, such as Sin-, and he gradually focused more on his own material.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Another recording session in Manhattan followed in early 1997, but Buckley and the band were unsatisfied and the album was not considered finished.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Hallelujah is a Leonard Cohen song that Jeff did a nice cover version of, simple as that, and i doubt he'd still be playing it if he had lived.- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ After much interest from record labels he signed with Columbia and, after recruiting a band, recorded what would be his only studio album, Grace .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Studio albums: Grace .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Thom Yorke , the singer of English alternative rock band Radiohead, saw Jeff Buckley live during the recording sessions of the band's second album, "The Bends".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Over the following two years, the band toured widely to promote the album, including concerts in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Another recording session in Manhattan followed in early 1997, but Buckley and the band were unsatisfied and the album was not considered finished.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Originally slated to be produced by Tom Verlaine, who later dropped out of the project, Buckley finally began work on the record in Memphis during the late spring of 1997.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ After Buckley's death some of the demo recordings for his second album were released on Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk.- Jeff Buckley Discography at Discogs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
^ Unlike the EP, the album was recorded with a full band, which gave the record textures that surprised some of his long-time New York followers.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Buckley moved many times in and around Orange County while growing up with a single mother, an upbringing Buckley called "rootless trailer trash".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Around this time Buckley worked on Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness , a Jack Kerouac tribute album, with Nymphs member Inger Lorre.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Originally slated to be produced by Tom Verlaine, who later dropped out of the project, Buckley finally began work on the record in Memphis during the late spring of 1997.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ While awaiting the arrival of his band from New York, he drowned during an evening swim in the Wolf River.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ On the night of May 29, he and a friend traveled to the local Mud Island Harbor, where Buckley spontaneously decided to go swimming in the Mississippi River and waded into the water fully clothed.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Thom Yorke , the singer of English alternative rock band Radiohead, saw Jeff Buckley live during the recording sessions of the band's second album, "The Bends".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
His body was found on June 4, 1997.
[5]
.^ 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- EP. Chart success also came posthumously; with Leonard Cohen 's song, "Hallelujah" he attained his first #1 on Billboard' s Hot Digital Songs in March 2008 and reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas 2008.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Live albums & EPs: Live at Sin- .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ That wasn't the case with Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk, the first posthumous release of his unreleased recordings.- Jeff Buckley Album - Ask.com 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
.^ Jeff Buckley's greatest contribution to music?- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Reply Score = 2 Jeff Buckley song that's not a Leonard Cohen cover?- Scarlett Johansson Covers Jeff Buckley - Stereogum 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC stereogum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley are gifts.- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[7][8]
Biography
Early life
.^ Jeff Buckley, son of musician Tim Buckley, got popular in the ’90s playing cover songs in the East Village before focusing on his own material.- Robert Pattinson or James Franco for Jeff Buckley Role — New Moon Movie 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.newmoonmovie.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ S ince he was the son of cult songwriter Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley faced more expectations and pre-conceived notions than most singer/songwriters.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
His mother was a
Panama Canal Zonian of mixed
Greek,
French, American and
Panamanian descent,
[9] while his father was the descendant of
Irish immigrants from
Cork.
[10] Buckley was raised by his mother and
stepfather, Ron Moorhead, in
Southern California, and had a
half-brother, Corey Moorhead.
[11][12] .^ Buckley moved many times in and around Orange County while growing up with a single mother, an upbringing Buckley called "rootless trailer trash".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ As a child, Buckley was known as Scott "Scotty" Moorhead based on his middle name and his stepfather's surname.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Around this time Buckley worked on Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness , a Jack Kerouac tribute album, with Nymphs member Inger Lorre.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[1] .^ His biological father, Tim Buckley, was a singer-songwriter who released a series of highly acclaimed folk and jazz albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The estranged child of ’60s folk/jazz/blues experimentalist Tim Buckley , he was gifted with an elastic, multi-octave voice that has often been described as “otherworldly”.- Sound Off: Jeff Buckley — Grace now & then | the 941 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC blogs.creativeloafing.com [Source type: General]
^ Thom Yorke , the singer of English alternative rock band Radiohead, saw Jeff Buckley live during the recording sessions of the band's second album, "The Bends".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Buckley was 30 years old.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ He was only 30 years old when he died!
^ Buckley had it all - he was (as my dear dear friend, Lord Tidy once said) "the complete package".- Jeff Buckley? No thank you | Music | guardian.co.uk 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
[14] .^ After his father died of a drug overdose in 1975, [11] he chose to go by Buckley and his real first name which he found on his birth certificate.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ In January 1994, Buckley left to go on his first solo North American tour to support Live at Sin- .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sadly, it was that wild, adventurous streak that killed both father and son, Tim from an over-willingness to try any drug going, Jeff from a foolhardy decision to swim in the Mississippi.- Jeff Buckley? No thank you | Music | guardian.co.uk 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
[16] To members of his family he remained "Scotty".
[17]
Buckley was brought up around music.
.^ His mother was a classically trained pianist and cellist.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[18] .^ His stepfather introduced him to Led Zeppelin , Jimi Hendrix , The Who , and Pink Floyd at an early age.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti was the first album he ever owned; [19] the hard rock band Kiss was also an early favorite.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[19] .^ Buckley was brought up around music.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley grew up singing around the house and in harmony with his mother, [16] later noting that all his family sang.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ This tribute features a screening of the concert film Grace Around the World (produced by Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert) and performances by For Karma and others.- Jeff Buckley Tribute Night - Events - The Gambit Picks - Gambit - New Orleans 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC bestofneworleans.com [Source type: General]
[21] .^ Buckley began playing while in high school.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Buckley began playing guitar at the age of five after discovering an acoustic guitar in his grandmother's closet.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[22] .^ Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti was the first album he ever owned; [19] the hard rock band Kiss was also an early favorite.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Thom Yorke , the singer of English alternative rock band Radiohead, saw Jeff Buckley live during the recording sessions of the band's second album, "The Bends".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[24] .^ He attended Loara High School, [22] and played in the school's jazz band.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ At the age of 12, he decided to become a musician, [19] and received his first electric guitara black imitation Gibson Les Paulat the age of 13.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Loara High School (2008).- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[27] .^ Well, yes, he's been pretty poor since, but I was talking about music at the time of 'Grace'.- Editorial: In praise of ... Jeff Buckley | Comment is free | The Guardian 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
[28]After high school graduation he moved north to
Hollywood to attend the
Musicians Institute,
[29] completing the one-year course at the age of 19.
[30] Buckley later told
Rolling Stone magazine the school was "the biggest waste of time",
[23] but noted in an interview with
Double Take Magazine that he appreciated studying
music theory there, saying, "I was attracted to really interesting harmonies, stuff that I would hear in
Ravel,
Ellington,
Bartók."
[31]Early career
.^ Buckley spent the next six years working in a hotel and playing guitar in various struggling bands playing in styles from jazz, reggae, and roots rock to heavy metal.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Eventually, he moved to Los Angeles to study music; while he was there, he performed with several jazz and funk bands, as well as playing with Shinehead, a leader in the dancehall reggae movement.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[32] .^ He toured with the dancehall reggae artist Shinehead [30] and also played the occasional funk and R&B studio session, collaborating with fledgling producer Michael J. Clouse to form X-Factor Productions.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Eventually, he moved to Los Angeles to study music; while he was there, he performed with several jazz and funk bands, as well as playing with Shinehead, a leader in the dancehall reggae movement.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[34] Throughout this period, Buckley limited his singing to
backing vocals.
.^ A few years later, he moved to New York, forming Gods & Monsters with the experimental guitarist Gary Lucas.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ No time Back in New York City.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ He deserves praise alone for his recognition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and his general boundless curiosity towards very different musical genres.- Editorial: In praise of ... Jeff Buckley | Comment is free | The Guardian 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ Yeh jo halka halk saroor hai ( written by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ) .- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Reply Score = 0 It's good.I know that she's not a singer,she's an actress,very good actress ,but her voice is ok for that kind of music.I like her debut album ,and I'm waiting for another one.- Scarlett Johansson Covers Jeff Buckley - Stereogum 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC stereogum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[36] .^ Buckley was an impassioned fan of Khan, [34] and during his cafe days, he had often covered Khan's songs.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Jeff Buckley, son of musician Tim Buckley, got popular in the ’90s playing cover songs in the East Village before focusing on his own material.- Robert Pattinson or James Franco for Jeff Buckley Role — New Moon Movie 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.newmoonmovie.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ To verify, my gripe is not with the people who voted for this song, it's just with the people that have come here and claim that Buckley "transformed the song" (as so often is claimed).- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ In January 1996, he interviewed Khan for Interview magazine and wrote liner notes for Khan's Supreme Collection, Vol.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
1 compilation.
[38] .^ Buckley also became interested in blues legend Robert Johnson and hardcore punk band Bad Brains during this time.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Thom Yorke , the singer of English alternative rock band Radiohead, saw Jeff Buckley live during the recording sessions of the band's second album, "The Bends".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley became interested in recording at Easley McCain Recording in Memphis, at the suggestion of friend Dave Shouse from the Grifters.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[19] .^ Great song but its Cohen's and the original is better.- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Buckley completed Babylon Dungeon Sessions , a four song cassette that included the songs "Eternal Life", "Unforgiven" (later titled "Last Goodbye"), "Strawberry Street" (a different version of which appears on the Grace Legacy Edition ), and punk screamer "Radio".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Cohen and Buckley hoped to attract attention from the music industry with the demo tape.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley's version of the song entered the UK charts at #49 on November 30 and by December 21 it had reached #2; in spite of the fact that it had not been released in a physical format.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[40]
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".
[41] The event, produced by show business veteran
Hal Willner, was held at
St. Ann's Church in
Brooklyn on April 26, 1991.
[41] Buckley rejected the idea of the concert as a springboard to his career, instead citing personal reasons regarding his decision to sing at the tribute.
[42] .^ This song is not Jeff Buckley's "version" so to speak.- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ What's this Jeff Buckley song called again?- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Jeff Buckley · Pop and rock Culture .- Editorial: In praise of ... Jeff Buckley | Comment is free | The Guardian 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
[43] .^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ During the tour, Buckley played two concerts at the Paris Olympia, a venue made famous by the French vocalist dith Piaf, that he considered the finest performances of his career.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[43] .^ Willner, the show's organiser, later recalled that Buckley's set closer made a strong impression.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[44] .^ Buckley's performance at the concert was counter-intuitive to his desire to distance himself musically from his father.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ EXCERPT: Jeff Buckley was piecing together a contemporary popular music history for himself that was steeped in the magic of singing.- Artist > Jeff Buckley, Vinyl Records at SoundStage Direct 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.soundstagedirect.com [Source type: General]
.^ Buckley later explained his reasoning to Rolling Stone : "It wasn't my work, it wasn't my life.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley's rendition of "Hallelujah" has been called "Buckley's best" and "one of the great songs" [69] by Time magazine, and is included on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ I've seen thousands of shows/bands in my life and Jeff Buckley was one of the worst.- Editorial: In praise of ... Jeff Buckley | Comment is free | The Guardian 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
.^ But it bothered me that I hadn't been to his funeral, that I'd never been able to tell him anything.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ I used that show to pay my last respects."- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[23] .^ The concert proved to be his first step into the music industry that had eluded him for years.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Considering the fact he was writing music in 1994, I suppose we can at least grant him to have been years ahead of his time before the Coldplays and Badly Drawn Boys bored us into submission.- Editorial: In praise of ... Jeff Buckley | Comment is free | The Guardian 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
[45].^ CD: Jeff Buckley/ Gary Lucas: Songs to No One 1991-1992 .- Jeff Buckley? No thank you | Music | guardian.co.uk 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ He played with experimental guitarist Gary Lucas in his band Gods and Monsters.- Jeff Buckley Discography at Discogs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.discogs.com [Source type: General]
[47] .^ The day after Gods and Monsters officially debuted in March 1992, Buckley decided to leave the band.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley first appeared at the small Irish caf in April 1992, [48] and quickly earned a regular Monday night slot there.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ Jeff Buckley, son of musician Tim Buckley, got popular in the ’90s playing cover songs in the East Village before focusing on his own material.- Robert Pattinson or James Franco for Jeff Buckley Role — New Moon Movie 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.newmoonmovie.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Buckley began a solo career playing clubs and coffeehouses, building up a considerable following.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[19] Buckley first appeared at the small Irish café in April 1992,
[51] and quickly earned a regular Monday night slot there.
[52] .^ The top 20 has consisted of songs that sound more like the mose popular funeral songs, way too much melancholy - so depressing!!- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ If you listen to his music you might actually appreciate it, yeah he covered other peoples songs but made them his own.- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ Buckley's voice was grand and sweeping, which fit with the mock-operatic grandeur of his Van Morrison-meets-Led Zeppelin music.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[53] .^ He deserves praise alone for his recognition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and his general boundless curiosity towards very different musical genres.- Editorial: In praise of ... Jeff Buckley | Comment is free | The Guardian 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ Buckley's voice was grand and sweeping, which fit with the mock-operatic grandeur of his Van Morrison-meets-Led Zeppelin music.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Yeh jo halka halk saroor hai ( written by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ) .- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[54][55] .^ Original songs from the Babylon Dungeon Sessions , and the songs he'd written with Gary Lucas were also included in his set lists.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley completed Babylon Dungeon Sessions , a four song cassette that included the songs "Eternal Life", "Unforgiven" (later titled "Last Goodbye"), "Strawberry Street" (a different version of which appears on the Grace Legacy Edition ), and punk screamer "Radio".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ What isn't here that was supposed to be is "Strawberry Street," written about -- but not included in -- the press materials that accompanied an early advance of the set.- Jeff Buckley Album - Ask.com 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
[53] .^ He performed solo, accompanying himself on a borrowed Fender Telecaster.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[51] .^ Buckley stated that playing to small audiences enabled him to learn how to be a performer.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ By way of justification, Buckley posted a note on his Internet site stating that he missed the anonymity of playing in cafes and local bars: .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[14]
.^ Over the next few months, Buckley attracted admiring crowds and attention from record label executives.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Later that month, Buckley recorded a spoken word reading of the Edgar Allan Poe poem, "Ulalume", for the album Closed on Account of Rabies .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Cohen and Buckley hoped to attract attention from the music industry with the demo tape.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[56] .^ Industry maven Clive Davis even dropped by to see him.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[14] .^ By the summer of 1992, limos from executives eager to sign the singer lined the street outside Sin-.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[56] .^ Oh the way that young lovers do The way young lovers do The way young lovers do The way young lovers do The way young lovers do The way young lovers...- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Live albums & EPs: Live at Sin- .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Grace was released on August 23, 1994.
[60]
Grace
.^ Main article: Grace (album) In mid 1993, Buckley began working on his first album with record producer Andy Wallace, who had mixed Nirvana's multi-platinum album Nevermind .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Thom Yorke , the singer of English alternative rock band Radiohead, saw Jeff Buckley live during the recording sessions of the band's second album, "The Bends".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Duncan Sheik also wrote and recorded the song "A Body Goes Down", from his 1998 album Humming , in direct response to Buckley's death.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Buckley assembled a band, composed of bassist Mick Grondahl and drummer Matt Johnson, and spent several weeks rehearsing.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Following Johnson's departure, the band, now without a drummer, was put on hold and did not perform live again until February 12, 1997.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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 group and drummer Matt Johnson.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[61][62] .^ In September, the trio headed to Bearsville Studios in Woodstock, New York to spend six weeks recording basic tracks for what would become Grace .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ This would be his last recording in New York; shortly after, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ After much interest from record labels he signed with Columbia and, after recruiting a band, recorded what would be his only studio album, Grace .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Jeff Buckley, son of musician Tim Buckley, got popular in the ’90s playing cover songs in the East Village before focusing on his own material.- Robert Pattinson or James Franco for Jeff Buckley Role — New Moon Movie 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.newmoonmovie.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[63] .^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Its a Buckley take on the song that rocks!- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Cohen wrote several verses for the original song; Buckley described his take as an homage “to the hallelujah of the orgasm”.- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[64]
.^ First Buckley's familly said that they're going to use Jeff's original songs so the actor wont be singing them...- Robert Pattinson or James Franco for Jeff Buckley Role — New Moon Movie 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.newmoonmovie.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Jeff Buckley - Live at Sin-é [Australia] CD .- Jeff Buckley - Live at Sin-� 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.moesrealm.com [Source type: General]
^ Jeff Buckley LIVE AT SIN-E Australian RARE CD SINGLE .- Jeff Buckley - Live at Sin-� 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.moesrealm.com [Source type: General]
[64] .^ It was followed by a 10-day European tour in March.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The band returned to Europe on February 6 and toured various Western European countries before returning to the U.S. on March 6.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[65] .^ Buckley played clubs and coffeehouses and made in-store appearances.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley began a solo career playing clubs and coffeehouses, building up a considerable following.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[64] .^ Between the two Oceanian tours Buckley and the band took a break from touring.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Later that month, Buckley recorded a spoken word reading of the Edgar Allan Poe poem, "Ulalume", for the album Closed on Account of Rabies .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[66][67] .^ In June, Buckley began his first full band tour called the "Peyote Radio Theatre Tour" that lasted into August.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[68] .^ Pretender Chrissie Hynde , [66] Soundgarden's Chris Cornell , and The Edge from U2 [67] were among the attendees of these early shows.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ It was a Len Cohen tribute album that included a single Cale contribution.- Jeff Buckley? No thank you | Music | guardian.co.uk 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ Reply Score = 2 Jeff Buckley song that's not a Leonard Cohen cover?- Scarlett Johansson Covers Jeff Buckley - Stereogum 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC stereogum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Buckley began playing while in high school.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[53] Buckley's rendition of "Hallelujah" has been called "Buckley's best" and "one of the great songs"
[72] by
Time magazine, and is included on
Rolling Stone's list of "
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
[73]
.^ Sales of Grace were slow and it garnered little radio airplay, despite critical acclaim.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ An hour long documentary about Buckley called Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley has been shown at various film festivals to critical acclaim.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[74] The Sydney Morning Herald proclaimed it "a romantic masterpiece" and a "pivotal, defining work".
[75] Despite slow initial sales the album went
gold in France and Australia over the next two years,
[68] achieving gold status in the U.S. in 2002,
[76] and selling over six times
platinum in Australia in 2006.
[77]
.^ Grace won appreciation from a host of revered musicians, including members of Buckley's biggest influence, Led Zeppelin.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley's voice was grand and sweeping, which fit with the mock-operatic grandeur of his Van Morrison-meets-Led Zeppelin music.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Lawrence musician Joe Garvey will be there to perform a variety of music including several of Jeff Buckley's songs.- Blog MySpace | LATEST UPDATES - KC JEFF BUCKLEY TRIBUTE de KC jeff Buckley Tribute 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC blogs.myspace.com [Source type: General]
[78] .^ Jimmy Page considered Grace close to being his "favorite album of the decade".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Robert Plant was also complimentary.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[80] .^ One of the greatest voices of this decade!- Robert Pattinson or James Franco for Jeff Buckley Role — New Moon Movie 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.newmoonmovie.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Grace is a great album.- Scarlett Johansson Covers Jeff Buckley - Stereogum 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC stereogum.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Others who had influenced Buckley's music lauded him: [78] Bob Dylan named Buckley "one of the great songwriters of this decade", [77] and, in an interview with Village Voice , David Bowie named Grace as one of the ten albums he would take with him to a desert island.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[82] The album eventually went on to feature in
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, appearing at #303.
[83]
Concert tours
.^ The upcoming CD/DVD compilation chronicles some of his finest work during a globe-treking tour promoting his landmark Grace album.- Blog MySpace | de Jeff Buckley 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC blogs.myspace.com [Source type: General]
.^ 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 ).- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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 .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[85][86] .^ The band began the tour in Dublin, Ireland; Buckley has remained particularly popular in Ireland to this day.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Grace was released on August 23, 1994.
.^ The tour continued in Scandinavia and, throughout September, numerous concerts in Germany were played.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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 .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The tour ended on September 22 with a concert in Paris.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The tour continued in Scandinavia and, throughout September, numerous concerts in Germany were played.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Unlike the EP, the album was recorded with a full band, which gave the record textures that surprised some of his long-time New York followers.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Are you interested in performing at the next tribute event, in about a month at the end of July and raising money for a great cause?- Blog MySpace | LATEST UPDATES - KC JEFF BUCKLEY TRIBUTE de KC jeff Buckley Tribute 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC blogs.myspace.com [Source type: General]
[86]
A tour of Canada and the U.S. began on October 19, 1994 at renowned, and now defunct, venue
CBGB's.
.^ The tour was far reaching with concerts held on both east and west coasts of the U.S., and a number of performances in central and southern states.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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 .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The tour ended two months later on December 18 at Maxwell's in New Jersey.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Following this was a month long European tour between June 20 and July 18 in which they played many summer music festivals.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[86] .^ After another month of rest and rehearsal, the band commenced a second European tour, this time mainly for promotion purposes.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ These are some of the reasons why he took his time writing and recording the material for his second album, laboring over many songs for months at a time.- Jeff Buckley Album - Ask.com 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.ask.com [Source type: General]
.^ The band began the tour in Dublin, Ireland; Buckley has remained particularly popular in Ireland to this day.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley and his work continue to remain popular and regularly featured in 'greatest' lists in the music press.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[87] .^ The short tour largely consisted of promotional work in London and Paris.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Many of the other concerts Buckley played during this period have surfaced on bootleg recordings.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The concert on March 1, 1996 was the last gig he played with Buckley and his band.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Also, songs from a performance on February 25, at the venue Nighttown in Rotterdam, were subsequently released as a promotional-only CD, So Real .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Sony BMG has since released a live album, 2001's Live a L'Olympia , which has a selection of songs from both Olympia performances and the collaboration with Qasimov.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ Touring recommenced in April with dates across the U.S. and Canada.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Many of the other concerts Buckley played during this period have surfaced on bootleg recordings.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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. In addition, on June 4 they played at Sony Music Studios for the Sony Music radio hour.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Later that month, Buckley recorded a spoken word reading of the Edgar Allan Poe poem, "Ulalume", for the album Closed on Account of Rabies .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ 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. In addition, on June 4 they played at Sony Music Studios for the Sony Music radio hour.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ I adore their music and am grateful for the thousands of hours of joy they has given me.- Countdown | Hottest 100 - Of All Time | triple j 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.abc.net.au [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Following this was a month long European tour between June 20 and July 18 in which they played many summer music festivals.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Following this was a month long European tour between June 20 and July 18 in which they played many summer music festivals.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The tour ended two months later on December 18 at Maxwell's in New Jersey.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ During the tour, Buckley played two concerts at the Paris Olympia, a venue made famous by the French vocalist dith Piaf, that he considered the finest performances of his career.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley rejected the idea of the concert as a springboard to his career, instead citing personal reasons regarding his decision to sing at the tribute.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Shortly after this Buckley attended the Festival de la Musique Sacre (Festival of Sacred Music), also held in France, and performed "What Will You Say" as a duet with Alim Qasimov, an Azerbaijani mugham singer.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Thanks to you I can say I’ve explored and adored Mr. Buckley.- Sound Off: Jeff Buckley — Grace now & then | the 941 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC blogs.creativeloafing.com [Source type: General]
^ Buckley's performance at the concert was counter-intuitive to his desire to distance himself musically from his father.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Sony BMG has since released a live album, 2001's Live a L'Olympia , which has a selection of songs from both Olympia performances and the collaboration with Qasimov.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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 .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Much of the material from the tours of 1995 and 1996 was recorded and released on either 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 .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ The concert on March 1, 1996 was the last gig he played with Buckley and his band.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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 .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Buy Jeff Buckley tickets, get tour dates, and read concert reviews.- Jeff Buckley Tickets - Jeff Buckley Concert Tickets and Dates | Official Live Nation Site 30 January 2010 2:26 UTC www.livenation.com [Source type: General]
^ For two years ago, when Grace was reissued, and after I gave the album a rapturous review in Word Magazine, I kept listening.- Jeff Buckley? No thank you | Music | guardian.co.uk 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: General]
^ It received good reviews, yet they didn't compare to the raves Buckley's full-length debut, 1994's Grace, received.- Jeff Buckley Lyrics, Photos, Pictures, Paroles, Letras, Text for every songs 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.alwaysontherun.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Between the two Oceanian tours Buckley and the band took a break from touring.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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 group and drummer Matt Johnson.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The band began the tour in Dublin, Ireland; Buckley has remained particularly popular in Ireland to this day.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Buckley played solo in the meantime with concerts at Sin- and a New Year's Eve concert at Mercury Lounge in New York.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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", "The Sky is a Landfill" and "Yard of Blonde Girls".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[86] 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 group and drummer
Matt Johnson.
.^ The concert on March 1, 1996 was the last gig he played with Buckley and his band.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ The day after Gods and Monsters officially debuted in March 1992, Buckley decided to leave the band.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[68]
.^ Much of the material from the tours of 1995 and 1996 was recorded and released on either 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 .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Live albums & EPs: Live at Sin- .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley spent much of the next year and a half touring internationally to promote Grace .- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ Many of the other concerts Buckley played during this period have surfaced on bootleg recordings.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Thom Yorke , the singer of English alternative rock band Radiohead, saw Jeff Buckley live during the recording sessions of the band's second album, "The Bends".- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ During the tour, Buckley played two concerts at the Paris Olympia, a venue made famous by the French vocalist dith Piaf, that he considered the finest performances of his career.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
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.^ Following Johnson's departure, the band, now without a drummer, was put on hold and did not perform live again until February 12, 1997.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Due to the pressure from extensive touring, Buckley spent the majority of the year away from the stage.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
.^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[68] .^ The concert on March 1, 1996 was the last gig he played with Buckley and his band.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ Buckley returned to playing live concerts when he went on his "phantom solo tour" of cafs 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
^ 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.- Radio Swiss Jazz - Jeff Buckley - Biography 13 January 2010 22:57 UTC www.radioswissjazz.ch [Source type: General]
[86] By way of justification, Buckley posted a note on his Internet site stating that he missed the anonymity of playing in cafes and local bars:
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