Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley

American singer, guitarist and songwriter
With his elegantly haunting lone album, he created an immense legacy echoing that of his similarly doomed singer/songwriter father, Tim.
BornNovember 17, 1966
HometownAnaheim, California, United States of America
Net worth$4 million
Height5'7" (1.71m)
PartnerJoan As Police Woman
ParentsTim Buckley
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Badgley shines as Jeff Buckley

The film ‘Greetings From Tim Buckley’ follows the journey of musician Jeff Buckley as he struggles with the legacy of his late musician father, Tim, who released a number of albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s spanning genres as diverse as folk, rock, funk and jazz, stuffed with daring lyrics. Penn Badgley, last seen in the hit ‘Margin Call’, plays Jeff Buckley. “When looking at Jeff Buckley, it’s definitely a worthwhile endeavour to look at Tim Buckley as well and that’s what we did,” Badgley said. Tim Buckley died of a drug overdose in 1975 and Jeff said he only met him once when he was a child. Despite his father’s absence in his life, Jeff Buckley followed in his dad’s footsteps by pursuing a career in music. In the 1990s he built up a following by performing cover songs in New York City. “I was aware of just the karmic responsibility from one human to another of playing him; so that to me was actually far more important than worrying about what his fans might think, because I think the truth is that anybody that appreciates his music, if they’re ever to see this, I think they’ll understand what we’re going for.” Jeff himself died young in a swimming accident, but the two men leave behind a body of work that has a cult following, and time only adds lustre to their critical reputation.

Albums

Everybody Here Wants You, Pt. 1 [UK]
Everybody Here Wants You, Pt. 1 [UK]
1998
Live from the Bataclan
Live from the Bataclan
1996
Live at Nighttown
Live at Nighttown
1995
Last Goodbye
Last Goodbye
1995
Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, May 13, 1995
Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, May 13, 1995
2019
Live at Wetlands, New York, NY 8/16/94
Live at Wetlands, New York, NY 8/16/94
2019
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
2019
Live From Seattle, WA, May 7, 1995
Live From Seattle, WA, May 7, 1995
2019
Live at Columbia Records Radio Hour
Live at Columbia Records Radio Hour
2019
Son of the Starsailor
Son of the Starsailor
2019
Last Goodbye: Radio Broadcast
Last Goodbye: Radio Broadcast
2017
You and I
You and I
2016
Dreams of the Way We Were: Live 1992 Radio Broadcast
Dreams of the Way We Were: Live 1992 Radio Broadcast
2014
Playlist: The Very Best of Jeff Buckley
Playlist: The Very Best of Jeff Buckley
2013
Music & Photos
Music & Photos
2013
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
2012
Original Album Classics: The Grace EPs
Original Album Classics: The Grace EPs
2011
Collection
Collection
2011
Original Album Classics
Original Album Classics
2010
Grace Around the World
Grace Around the World
2009
So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
So Real: Songs from Jeff Buckley
2007
Mystery White Boy/Grace
Mystery White Boy/Grace
2005
Mystery White Boy/Live in Chicago
Mystery White Boy/Live in Chicago
2003
Live at Sin-é
Live at Sin-é
2003
Grace EPs
Grace EPs
2002
Songs to No One 1991-1992
Songs to No One 1991-1992
2002
Live a l'Olympia
Live a l'Olympia
2001