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{{Short description|American musician (1966–1997)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| background = person
| name = Jeff Buckley
| image = Jeff Buckley.jpg
| caption = Buckley in 1994
| birth_name = Jeffrey Scott Buckley
| alias = Scott "Scottie" Moorhead
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1966|11|17}}
| birth_place = [[Anaheim, California]], U.S.
| origin = East Village, Manhattan, New York City
| death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1997|5|29|1966|11|17}}
| death_place = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], U.S.
| genre = {{Flat list|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[folk-rock]]
* [[blues]]
}}
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar}}
| discography = [[Jeff Buckley discography]]
| years_active = 1990–1997
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| website = {{URL|jeffbuckley.com}}
}}
'''
In 1996, Buckley worked on his second album with the working title ''[[My Sweetheart the Drunk]]'' in New York City with [[Tom Verlaine]] as the producer. In February 1997, he resumed work after moving to [[Memphis, Tennessee]]. On May 29, while awaiting the arrival of his band from New York, Buckley drowned while swimming in the [[Wolf River (Tennessee)|Wolf River]], a tributary of the [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]]. Posthumous releases include a collection of four-track demos and studio recordings for ''My Sweetheart the Drunk'', and reissues of ''Grace'' and the ''[[Live at Sin-é]]'' EP.
After Buckley's death, his critical standing grew, and he has been cited as an influence by singers such as [[Thom Yorke]] of [[Radiohead]] and [[Matt Bellamy]] of [[Muse (band)|Muse]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included ''Grace'' in three of its lists of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|the 500 greatest albums]] and named Buckley's version of the [[Leonard Cohen]] song "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]" one of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|the 500 greatest songs]]. In 2014, Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" was inducted into the American [[Library of Congress]]' [[National Recording Registry]].
==Early life==
Born in [[Anaheim, California]],{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=58}} Buckley was the only son of Mary ({{nee}} Guibert) and the singer-songwriter [[Tim Buckley]]. His mother was a [[Zonian]] of Greek, English, French and Panamanian descent,<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane |first=Rebecca |title=What is Jeff's Ethnic Background? |website=jeffbuckley.com |date=July 19, 1998 |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/03ethnic.htfufkml |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509160458/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/03ethnic.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> while his father was the son of an Irish American father and an Italian American mother.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=16}} Buckley was raised by his mother and stepfather, Ron Moorhead, in Southern California, and had a half-brother, Corey Moorhead.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=62–63}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Rebecca|title=Jeff's Personal History and Family|website=jeffbuckley.com|date=April 5, 1999|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/01history.html|access-date=June 23, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220235401/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/01history.html|archive-date=December 20, 2008}}</ref> Buckley moved many times in and around [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] while growing up, an upbringing he called "rootless [[trailer trash]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Vaziri|first=Aidin|title=Jeff Buckley profile|website=[[Ray Gun (magazine)|Ray Gun Magazine]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|year=1994|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/raygun94.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409161844/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/raygun94.html|archive-date=April 9, 2008}}</ref> As a child, Buckley was known as Scott "Scottie" Moorhead, based on his middle name and his stepfather's surname.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=58}}
Buckley's biological father, Tim Buckley, released a series of folk and jazz albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Jeff said they met only once, when he was eight.<ref name="TheUnmadeStar">{{cite web|last=Browne|first=David|title=The Unmade Star|website=[[The New York Times]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=September 24, 1993|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/nyt-unmadestar.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509062824/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/nyt-unmadestar.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> After Tim died of a [[drug overdose]] in 1975,{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=11}} Jeff chose to go by Buckley and his given name, Jeff, which he found on his birth certificate.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=68}} To members of his family he remained "Scottie".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Rebecca|title=Scott Moorhead = Jeff Buckley|website=jeffbuckley.com|date=July 18, 1998|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/02name.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713101207/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/02name.html|archive-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref>
Buckley was brought up around music; his mother was a classically trained pianist and cellist,{{sfn|Brooks|2005|loc=Ch. 1, p. 19}} and his stepfather introduced him to [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[the Who]], and [[Pink Floyd]] at an early age.<ref name="TheArrivalof">{{cite web|last=Flanagan |first=Bill |title=The Arrival of Jeff Buckley |website=[[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]|via=jeffbuckley.com |date=February 1994 |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/musician-flanagan.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509064027/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/musician-flanagan.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> Led Zeppelin's ''[[Physical Graffiti]]'' was the first album he owned,<ref name="TheSonAlsoRises">{{cite magazine |last=Diehl |first=Matt |date=October 20, 1994 |title=The Son Also Rises: Fighting the Hype and Weight of His Father's Legend, Jeff Buckley Finds His Own Voice On Grace |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/rs-sonalsorises.html |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509154623/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/rs-sonalsorises.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 |access-date=June 13, 2008 |via=jeffbuckley.com}}</ref> and said the hard rock band [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] was an early favorite.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=64}} He grew up singing around the house and in harmony with his mother,<ref>{{cite web|last=Rogers|first=Ray|title=Jeff Buckley: Heir apparent to ...|website=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=February 1994|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/interviewmag0294.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080201171548/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/interviewmag0294.html|archive-date=February 1, 2008}}</ref> and said all his family sang.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yates|first=Amy Beth|title=Painting with Words|pages=26–27|website=B-Side Magazine|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=October–November 1994|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/paintingwwords.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509155742/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/paintingwwords.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> He began playing guitar at the age of five after discovering an acoustic guitar in his grandmother's closet.<ref>{{cite news|last=Perrone|first=Pierre|title=Obituary: Jeff Buckley |work=[[The Independent]]|date=June 6, 1997|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-jeff-buckley-1254388.html|access-date=August 8, 2010|___location=London, UK}}</ref> At age 12, he decided to become a musician<ref name="TheSonAlsoRises" /> and received his first electric guitar, a black [[Gibson Les Paul|Les Paul]], at age 13.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=67}} He attended [[Loara High School]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Loara High School Alumni List|publisher=Loara High School|year=2008|url=http://loarahighschool.net/alumni-list.html|access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref> and played in the school jazz band;{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=69}} during this time, he developed an affinity for [[progressive rock]] bands [[Rush (band)|Rush]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], and [[Yes (band)|Yes]], and the [[jazz fusion]] guitarist [[Al Di Meola]].{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=70}} He told [[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]] about the era that inspired him: "I grew up late '60s, early '70s, '80s, so I observed [[Joni Mitchell]], I observed [[the Smiths]] and [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]. That turns me on completely".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_g0eDviCMA&t=7s "Jeff Buckley interview - MuchMusic"]. [[Much (TV channel)|MuchMusic]] Canadian TV. November 1994. Retrieved 2 February 2021.</ref>
After graduating from high school, Buckley moved to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|Hollywood]] to attend the [[Musicians Institute]],{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=95}} completing a one-year course at age 19.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=97}} Buckley later said the school was "the biggest waste of time",<ref name="TheSonAlsoRises" /> but said in another interview that he had appreciated studying [[music theory]]: "I was attracted to really interesting harmonies, stuff that I would hear in [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]], [[Duke Ellington|Ellington]], [[Béla Bartók|Bartók]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Farrar |first=Josh |title=Interview |website=DoubleTake Magazine|via=jeffbuckley.com |date=February 29, 1996 |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/doubletake.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211085959/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/doubletake.html |archive-date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref>
==Career==
In Los Angeles, Buckley spent six years working in a hotel and playing guitar in various bands, playing in styles from jazz, [[reggae]], and [[roots rock]] to [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]].{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=99–103}} He toured with the [[dancehall]] reggae artist [[Shinehead]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Rebecca|title=What was his musical history?|website=jeffbuckley.com|date=May 25, 1998| url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/05musihist.html|access-date=June 13, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509063540/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/05musihist.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> and played occasional [[funk]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] studio [[session musician|sessions]], collaborating with the fledgling producer [[Michael J. Clouse]] to form X-Factor Productions.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=98–99}} From 1988 to 1989, Buckley played in a band, the Wild Blue Yonder, that included [[John Humphrey (bass player)|John Humphrey]] and future [[Tool (band)|Tool]] member [[Danny Carey]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Amos |first1=Rick |title=John Humphrey |url=https://www.johnhumphrey.com/yonder.html}}</ref> Buckley limited his singing to [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jeff-buckley-grace-things-you-didnt-know-867539/|title=Jeff Buckley's 'Grace': 10 Things You Didn't Know|last=Runtagh|first=Jordan|date=August 23, 2019|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
Buckley moved to New York City in February 1990{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=104}} but found few opportunities to work as a musician. He was introduced to [[Qawwali]], the Sufi devotional music of Pakistan, and [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]], one of its best-known singers.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=106–07}} Buckley was an impassioned fan of Khan,<ref>{{cite web|last=Young|first=Paul|title=Talking Music: Confessing to Strangers|website=Buzz Magazine|via=jeffbuckley.com| year=1994| url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/buzz.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509065629/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/buzz.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> and during what he called his "café days", he often covered Khan's songs. In January 1996, he interviewed Khan for ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' and wrote liner notes for Khan's ''Supreme Collection, Vol. 1'' compilation. He also became interested in the blues musician [[Robert Johnson (musician)|Robert Johnson]] and the [[hardcore punk]] band [[Bad Brains]] during this time.<ref name="TheArrivalof"/>
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. Buckley completed ''Babylon Dungeon Sessions'', a four-song cassette that included the songs "[[Eternal Life (song)|Eternal Life]]", "[[Last Goodbye (Jeff Buckley song)|Last Goodbye]]", "Strawberry Street" and punk screamer "Radio".{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=205}} Cohen and Buckley hoped to attract industry attention with the demo tape.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=108–109}}
Buckley flew back to New York early the following year to make his public singing debut at a tribute concert for his father, Greetings from Tim Buckley.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=130–134}} The event, produced by [[Hal Willner]], was held at [[St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church|St. Ann's Church]] in [[Brooklyn]] on April 26, 1991.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=130–134}} 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Rebecca|title=What was Jeff's public debut?|website=jeffbuckley.com|date=May 26, 1998|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/06debut.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510140953/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/06debut.html|archive-date=May 10, 2008}}</ref>
Accompanied by the experimental rock guitarist [[Gary Lucas]], Buckley performed "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain", a song Tim Buckley wrote about the infant Jeff and his mother.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=136–137}} He returned to play "Sefronia – The King's Chain", "Phantasmagoria in Two", and concluded with "Once I Was" performed acoustically with an impromptu [[a cappella]] ending, due to a snapped guitar string.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=136–137}} Willner, the show's organizer, recalled that Buckley made a strong impression.<ref name="ManishBoy">{{cite magazine|last=Arcade|first=Penny|title=Mannish Boy, Setting Sun|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|via=pennyarcade.tv|date=June 1997|url=http://www.pennyarcade.tv/friends/jeff_buckley.html|access-date=June 20, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525103410/http://www.pennyarcade.tv/friends/jeff_buckley.html|archive-date=May 25, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Buckley's performance was counter to his desire to distance himself musically from his father; he later said: "It wasn't my work, it wasn't my life. But it bothered me that I hadn't been to his funeral, that I'd never been able to tell him anything. I used that show to pay my last respects."<ref name="TheSonAlsoRises" /> The concert proved to be Buckley's first step into the music industry that had eluded him for years.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=138}}
On subsequent trips to New York in mid-1991, Buckley began co-writing with Gary Lucas, resulting in the songs "[[Grace (Jeff Buckley song)|Grace]]" and "[[Mojo Pin]]".{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=140–141}} In late 1991, he began performing with Lucas's band [[Gods and Monsters (band)|Gods and Monsters]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Rebecca|title=Jeff Buckley Tourography: 1991–1993| website=jeffbuckley.com|year=1999|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/tourography/kfaktourog1.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509055450/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/tourography/kfaktourog1.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> After being offered a development deal as a member of Gods and Monsters at Imago Records, Buckley moved to [[Lower East Side|the Lower East Side, Manhattan]], at the end of 1991.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=142}} The day after Gods and Monsters officially debuted in March 1992, he decided to leave the band.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=146}}
Buckley began performing at several clubs and cafés around [[Lower Manhattan]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Testa|first=Jim|title=Making It In New York: Jeff Buckley|website=Jersey Beat|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=1993|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/njbeat.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080810005217/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/features/njbeat.html|archive-date=August 10, 2008}}</ref> and [[Sin-é]] became his main venue.<ref name="TheArrivalof" /> He first appeared at Sin-é in April 1992{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=165}} and quickly earned a regular Monday night slot there.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=167}} His repertoire consisted of a diverse range of folk, rock, R&B, blues, and jazz cover songs, much of which he had newly learned. During this period, he discovered singers such as [[Nina Simone]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Van Morrison]], and [[Judy Garland]].{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=166}} Buckley performed an eclectic selection of covers by artists including Led Zeppelin ("Night Flight"), [[Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan]] ("Ye Jo Halka Halka Suroor Hae"), [[Bob Dylan]] ("Mama, You've Been On My Mind"), [[Édith Piaf]] ("Je ne Connais Pas La Fin"), [[the Smiths]] ("I Know It's Over"), [[Bad Brains]] ("I Against I"),{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=205}}{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=167}}{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=166}} and [[Siouxsie Sioux]] ("Killing Time").<ref>[http://www.untiedundone.com/audio.html Untiedundone.com archives] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185657/http://www.untiedundone.com/audio.html|date=March 3, 2016}} His version of "Killing Time" performed at the radio WFMU Studios, [[East Orange, New Jersey]], 10.11.92 "Killing Time" is a Siouxsie/The Creatures song from the Creatures's ''Boomerang'' album</ref><ref>[http://old.jeffbuckley-fr.net/disco/Liste.html JeffBuckley-fr.net] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223033502/http://old.jeffbuckley-fr.net/disco/Liste.html|date=February 23, 2016}} list of songs covered by Jeff Buckley including "Killing Time" composed by Siouxsie for The Creatures.</ref> Original songs from the ''Babylon Dungeon Sessions'' and the songs he had written with Lucas were also included in his set lists.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=166}} He performed solo, accompanying himself on a [[Fender Telecaster]] he borrowed from his friend Janine Nichols.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=165}}<ref name="fender83">{{Cite web |title=Fender Telecaster 1983 Jeff Buckley |url=https://www.mattsguitar.shop/en/matts-collection/fender-telecaster-1983-jeff-buckley |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=www.mattsguitar.shop}}</ref> Buckley said he learned how to perform onstage by playing to small audiences.<ref name="TheUnmadeStar" />
Over the next few months, Buckley attracted admiring crowds and attention from [[record label]] executives,{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=170–171}} including industry maven [[Clive Davis]] dropping by to see him.<ref name="TheUnmadeStar" /> By mid-1992, limos from executives eager to sign him lined the street outside Sin-é.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=170–171}} Buckley signed with [[Columbia Records]], home of Bob Dylan and [[Bruce Springsteen]],{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=174}} for a three-album deal for nearly {{No break|$1 million}} in October 1992.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=173, 177–179}} He spent three days in February 1993 in a studio with the engineer [[Steve Addabbo]] and the Columbia [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] representative Steve Berkowitz recording much of his solo repertoire. Buckley sang a cappella and accompanied himself on acoustic and electric guitars, [[Wurlitzer electric piano]], and harmonium. The tapes were posthumously released on [[You and I (Jeff Buckley album)|You and I]], some of the material appeared on Buckley's debut album, ''[[Grace (Jeff Buckley album)|Grace]]''.{{sfn|Browne|2001}} Recording dates were set for July and August 1993 for what would become Buckley's recording debut, an EP of four songs, including a cover of Van Morrison's "[[The Way Young Lovers Do]]".{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=199–200}} The live EP ''[[Live at Sin-é]]'' was released on November 23, 1993.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=223}}
===''Grace''===
{{Main|Grace (Jeff Buckley album){{!}}''Grace'' (Jeff Buckley album)}}
In mid-1993, Buckley began working on his first album, ''Grace'', with the producer [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]. Buckley assembled a band, composed of the bassist [[Mick Grøndahl]] and the drummer [[Matt Johnson (drummer)|Matt Johnson]], and spent several weeks rehearsing.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=201–203}}<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Grace|others=Jeff Buckley|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[Sony Music]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=August 23, 1994|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/album.asp?SecID=2#info|access-date=June 13, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020025449/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/album.asp?SecID=2|archive-date=October 20, 2007}}</ref> In September, the trio headed to [[Bearsville Studios]] in [[Woodstock (town), New York|Woodstock, New York]], to spend six weeks recording basic tracks. Buckley invited ex-bandmate Lucas to play guitar on the songs "Grace" and "Mojo Pin", and the Woodstock-based jazz musician [[Karl Berger]] wrote and conducted string arrangements with Buckley assisting at times.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=204–208}} 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.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=224–226}}
In January 1994, Buckley departed on his first solo North American tour in support of ''[[Live at Sin-é]],''{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=224–226}} followed by a 10-day European tour in March.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=230}} Buckley played clubs and coffeehouses and made in-store appearances.{{sfn|Browne|2001|pages=224–226}} After returning, Buckley invited guitarist Michael Tighe to join the band and a collaboration between the two resulted in "[[So Real (Jeff Buckley song)|So Real]]", a song recorded with producer/engineer [[Clif Norrell]] as a late addition to the album.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=227}}{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=228}} In June, Buckley began his first full band tour, called the "Peyote Radio Theatre Tour", which lasted into August.<ref name=JBcomBio>{{cite web|title=Jeff Buckley Biography|website=jeffbuckley.com|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/bio.asp|access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017212001/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/bio.asp|archive-date=October 17, 2007}}</ref> [[The Pretenders]]' [[Chrissie Hynde]],{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=231}} [[Soundgarden]]'s [[Chris Cornell]], and [[the Edge]] from [[U2]]{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=251}} were among the attendees of these early shows.
''Grace'' was released on August 23, 1994. In addition to seven original songs, the album included three covers: "[[Lilac Wine]]", based on the version by Nina Simone{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=166}} and made famous by Elkie Brooks; "[[Corpus Christi Carol]]", from [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[A Boy was Born]]'', Op.3, a composition that Buckley was introduced to in high school, based on a 15th-century hymn;{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=75}} and "[[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeff-buckley.ru/hallelujah.htm|title=Hallelujah – Текст и перевод песни Hallelujah|work=jeff-buckley.ru|access-date=March 18, 2017|language=ru|archive-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509173303/http://jeff-buckley.ru/hallelujah.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> by [[Leonard Cohen]], based on [[John Cale]]'s recording from the Cohen tribute album ''[[I'm Your Fan]]''.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=166}} His rendition of "Hallelujah" has been called "Buckley's best" and "one of the great songs"<ref name=TimeHallelujah>{{cite magazine|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|title=Keeping Up the Ghost|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=December 12, 2004|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006590,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708212256/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1006590,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2007|access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref> by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', and is included on ''Happy Mag''<nowiki/>'s list of "The 10 Best Covers Of All Time",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://happymag.tv/here-are-the-10-best-covers-of-all-time-from-here-to-eternity/|title=Here are the 10 best covers of all time from here to eternity|language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref> and ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of "[[The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]".<ref name=RStoneHallelujah>{{cite magazine|title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 9, 2004| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323165506/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3|archive-date=March 23, 2010|url-status=dead |access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>
Sales of ''Grace'' were slow, and it garnered little radio airplay despite critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|last=Irvin|first=Jim|title=It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley 1966–1997|website=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=August 1997|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/tributes/itsneverover.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502122736/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/tributes/itsneverover.html|archive-date=May 2, 2008}}</ref> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' proclaimed it "a romantic masterpiece" and a "pivotal, defining work".<ref>{{cite web|last=Molitorisz|first=Sacha|title=Sounds Like Teen Spirit|website=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=November 1, 1997|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/articles/smh-1nov97.html|access-date=June 15, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215041342/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/articles/smh-1nov97.html|archive-date=December 15, 2008}}</ref> Despite slow initial sales, the album went [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] in France and Australia over the next two years,<ref name=JBcomBio/> achieved gold status in the U.S. in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|title=RIAA Gold and Platinum records|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Jeff%20Buckley&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115161046/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=Jeff%20Buckley&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=November 15, 2013}}</ref> and sold over six times [[ARIA certifications|platinum in Australia]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm|access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>
''Grace'' won appreciation from a number of revered musicians and artists, including members of Buckley's biggest influence, Led Zeppelin.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=10}} [[Jimmy Page]] considered ''Grace'' close to being his "favorite album of the decade".<ref>{{cite AV media|people=Cross, Serena (Director)|title=Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You|medium=Television documentary|publisher=BBC|year=2002}}</ref> [[Robert Plant]] was also complimentary,<ref name="NOWmagazine">{{cite web|last=Hughes|first=Kim|title=Mother preserving Jeff Buckley's legacy|website=[[Now (1996–2019 magazine)|Now]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=May 28 – June 3, 1998|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/nowmag.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083316/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/interviews/nowmag.html|archive-date=May 9, 2008}}</ref> as was [[Brad Pitt]], saying of Buckley's work, "There's an undercurrent to his music, there's something you can't pinpoint. Like the best of films, or the best of art, there's something going on underneath, and there's a truth there. And I find his stuff absolutely haunting. It just ... it's under my skin."<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Pitt and Jimmy Page on Jeff Buckley |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PndSaitIBXk |via=YouTube| date=23 December 2017 }}</ref> Others who had influenced Buckley's music lauded him:<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Rebecca|title=Who were some of Jeff's influences?|website=jeffbuckley.com|date=August 1, 1998|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/09influen.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510142905/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/09influen.html|archive-date=May 10, 2008}}</ref> Bob Dylan named Buckley "one of the great songwriters of this decade",<ref name=NOWmagazine/> and, in an interview with ''[[The Village Voice]]'', [[David Bowie]] named ''Grace'' one of 10 albums he would bring with him to a desert island.<ref name="VillageVoice">{{cite web|last=Flanagan|first=Bill|title=Jeff Buckley Missing, Presumed Dead|website=[[The Village Voice]]|via=jeffbuckley.com|date=June 10, 1997|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/tributes/vv10jun97.html|access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118134108/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/tributes/vv10jun97.html|archive-date=January 18, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2010, the Smiths singer [[Morrissey]], one of Buckley's influences, named ''Grace'' one of his favorite albums.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-08-13 |title=Morrissey Reveals His Favourite LPs Of All Time |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/04797-morrissey-s-supreme-13-favourite-albums?page=3 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=The Quietus |language=en }}</ref>
===Concert tours===
Buckley spent much of the next year and a half touring internationally to promote ''Grace''. 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. The tour continued in Scandinavia and, throughout September, numerous concerts in Germany were played. The tour ended on September 22 with a concert in Paris. A gig on September 24 in New York dovetailed with the end of the European tour and Buckley and band spent the next month relaxing and rehearsing.<ref name="PastTours">{{cite web|title=Past tour dates|website=jeffbuckley.com|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/news.asp?id=10|access-date=March 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409161821/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/news.asp?id=10|archive-date=April 9, 2008}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2024}}
A tour of Canada and the U.S. began on October 19, 1994, at [[CBGB]], New York City. 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. The tour ended two months later on December 18 at [[Maxwell's]] in [[Hoboken, New Jersey]].<ref name="PastTours"/>{{Failed verification|date=September 2024}} After another month of rest and rehearsal, the band commenced a second European tour, this time mainly for promotion purposes. The band began the tour in Dublin.<ref name="SoRealGrows">{{cite web|title=Jeff Buckley's ''So Real'' Grows Internationally |website=Legacy Recordings |date=June 12, 2007 |url=http://www.legacyrecordings.com/News/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsGuid=375c5bca-6900-44ee-872d-df5491f78e66 |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927203343/http://www.legacyrecordings.com/News/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsGuid=375c5bca-6900-44ee-872d-df5491f78e66 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> The short tour largely consisted of promotional work in London and Paris.<ref name="PastTours"/>{{Failed verification|date=September 2024}}
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". The band returned to Europe on February 6. He toured various Western European countries before returning to the U.S. on March 6. Among the gigs performed during this period, Buckley and his band performed at a 19th-century-built French venue, the [[Bataclan (theatre)|Bataclan]], and material from the concert was recorded and later released in October of that year as a four track [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Live from the Bataclan]]''. Songs from a performance on February 25, at the venue Nighttown in [[Rotterdam]], were released as a promotional-only CD, ''[[The Grace EPs|So Real]]''.<ref name="PastTours"/>{{Failed verification|date=September 2024}}
Touring recommenced in April with dates across the U.S. and Canada. During this period, Buckley and the band played [[Metro Chicago|Metro]] in Chicago, which was recorded on video and later released as ''[[Live in Chicago (Jeff Buckley)|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. Following this was a month-long European tour between June 20 and July 18 in which they played many summer [[music festivals]], including the [[Glastonbury Festival]] and the 1995 [[Meltdown Festival]] (at which Buckley sang [[Henry Purcell]]'s "[[Dido's Lament]]"<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dido's Lament|series=Soul Music|network=[[BBC]]|station=[[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]|air-date=March 9, 2010}}</ref> at the invitation of [[Elvis Costello]]).{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=266}} During the tour, Buckley played two concerts at the [[Paris Olympia]], a venue made famous by the French vocalist [[Édith Piaf]]. Although he had failed to fill out smaller American venues at that point of his career, both nights at the large Paris Olympia venue were sold out.<ref>Liner notes, ''Live à L'Olympia''. Jeff Buckley (2001).</ref> Shortly after this Buckley attended the Festival de la Musique Sacrée (Festival of Sacred Music), also held in France, and performed "What Will You Say" as a duet with [[Alim Qasimov]], an [[Azerbaijan]]i [[mugham]] singer. [[Sony BMG]] has since released a live album, 2001's [[Live a L'Olympia|Live à L'Olympia]], which has a selection of songs from both Olympia performances and the collaboration with Qasimov.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shiel| first=Christopher|date=October 1, 2001|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/993-live-a-lolympia/ |title=Jeff Buckley – Live a L'Olympia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318053904/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/993-live-a-lolympia/ |archive-date=March 18, 2009|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref>
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]]''. Buckley was so well received during these concerts that his album ''Grace'' went [[Gold album|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.<ref name=JBcomBio/>
Between the two Oceanian tours, Buckley and the band took a break from touring. Buckley played solo in the meantime with concerts at [[Sin-é]] and a New Year's Eve concert at [[Mercury Lounge]] in New York.<ref name="PastTours"/>{{Failed verification|date=September 2024}} 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 (drummer)|Matt Johnson]]. The concert on March 1, 1996, was the last gig he played with Buckley and his band.<ref name=JBcomBio/>
Much of the material from the tours of 1995 and 1996 was recorded and released on either promotional EPs, such as the ''[[The Grace EPs|Grace EP]]'', or posthumously on albums, such as ''Mystery White Boy'' (a reference to Buckley not using his real name) and ''Live à L'Olympia''. Many of the other concerts Buckley played during this period have surfaced on [[bootleg recordings]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kane |first=Rebecca |title=The Jeff Buckley Discography: Bootlegs |website=jeffbuckley.com |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/discography/bootlegs.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509154858/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/discography/bootlegs.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2024}}
Following Johnson's departure, the band, now without a drummer, was put on hold and did not perform live again until February 12, 1997.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kane |first=Rebecca |title=Jeff Buckley Tourography |website=jeffbuckley.com |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/tourography/kfaktourog6.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706131956/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/tourography/kfaktourog6.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref> Due to the pressure from extensive touring, Buckley spent the majority of the year away from the stage. However, from May 2 to 5, he played a short stint as bass guitarist with Mind Science of the Mind, with friend [[Nathan Larson (musician)|Nathan Larson]], then guitarist of [[Shudder to Think]].<ref name=JBcomBio/> Buckley returned to playing live concerts when he went on his "phantom solo tour" of cafés in the northeast U.S. 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.<ref name="PastTours"/> By way of justification, Buckley posted a note stating he missed the anonymity of playing in cafés and local bars:
{{blockquote|There was a time in my life not too long ago when I could show up in a café and simply do what I do, make music, learn from performing my music, explore what it means to me, i.e., have fun while I irritate and/or entertain an audience who don't know me or what I am about. In this situation I have that precious and irreplaceable luxury of failure, of risk, of surrender. I worked very hard to get this kind of thing together, this work forum. I loved it and then I missed it when it disappeared. All I am doing is reclaiming it.<ref>{{cite web|last=Van De Kamp|first=Bert|title=Jeff Buckley 1966–1997|website=[[OOR]]|date=June 14, 1997|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/tributes/oor14jun97.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102024108/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/words/tributes/oor14jun97.html|archive-date=January 2, 2008|access-date=June 13, 2008|via=jeffbuckley.com}}</ref>}}
=== ''My Sweetheart the Drunk'' ===
{{Main|Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk}}
In 1996, Buckley started writing a new album with the working title ''My Sweetheart the Drunk''. While working with [[Patti Smith]] on her 1996 album ''[[Gone Again]]'', he met [[Tom Verlaine]], lead singer of the punk-[[New wave music|new wave]] band [[Television (band)|Television]]. Buckley asked Verlaine to be producer on the new album and he agreed.<ref name="TheJBFAQ:Sketches">{{cite web|last=Kane |first=Rebecca |title=Sketches |website=jeffbuckley.com |date=July 20, 1998 |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/17sketches.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509154730/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/17sketches.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> In mid-1996, Buckley and his band began recording sessions in Manhattan with Verlaine, recording "Sky Is a Landfill", "Vancouver", "Morning Theft", and "You and I".{{sfn|Lory|Irvin|2018|loc=chapter 9}} [[Eric Eidel]] played the drums through these sessions as a stop-gap after Matt Johnson's departure, before [[Parker Kindred]] joined as full-time drummer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kane|first=Rebecca|title=Who were the members of Jeff's band?|website=jeffbuckley.com|date=May 17, 1999|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/08band.html|access-date=May 5, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029064639/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/08band.html|archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref> Around this time, Buckley met [[Inger Lorre]] of [[the Nymphs]] in an East Village bar{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=283}} and struck up a fast and close friendship. Together, they contributed a track to ''[[Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness]]'', a [[Jack Kerouac]] tribute album.<ref name="TheJBFAQ:Sketches" /> After Lorre's backup guitarist for an [[Transcendental Medication|upcoming album]] quit the project, Buckley offered to fill in.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=296}} He became attached to one of the songs from the album, "[[Yard of Blonde Girls]]" and recorded a cover.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=315}} Another recording session in Manhattan followed in early 1997, but Buckley and the band were unsatisfied with the material.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/sketches-for-my-sweetheart-the-drunk-105779/|title=Sketches For My Sweetheart The Drunk|last=Fricke|first=David|date=May 7, 1998|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
On February 4, 1997, Buckley played a short set at [[the Knitting Factory]]'s tenth anniversary concert 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".{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=299}} [[Lou Reed]] was in attendance{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=299}} and expressed interest in working with Buckley.<ref name="VillageVoice" /> The band played their first gig with [[Parker Kindred]], their new drummer, at [[Arlene's Grocery]] in New York on February 9. The set featured much of Buckley's new material that would appear on ''Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk'' and a recording has become one of Buckley's most widely distributed bootlegs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kane |first=Rebecca |title=What Is Arlene's? |website=jeffbuckley.com |date=April 19, 1999 |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/20arlenes.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509154845/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/20arlenes.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> Later that month, Buckley recorded a [[spoken word]] reading of the [[Edgar Allan Poe]] poem "[[Ulalume]]" for the album ''[[Closed on Account of Rabies]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |last=Willner |first=Hal |author-link=Hal Willner |title=Closed on Account of Rabies |others=Various artists, [[Edgar Allan Poe]]|type=Liner notes |publisher=Paris Records |date=August 1997 |url=http://www.parisrecords.net/t-closedonaccountofrabies.aspx |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513221106/http://www.parisrecords.net/t-closedonaccountofrabies.aspx |archive-date=May 13, 2008 }}</ref> It was his last recording in New York; shortly after, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee.<ref name="JBcomBio" />
Buckley became interested in recording at [[Easley McCain Recording]] in Memphis, at the suggestion of friend Dave Shouse from the [[Grifters (band)|Grifters]].{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=294}} He rented a [[shotgun house]] there, of which he was so fond he contacted the owner about purchasing it.{{sfn|Browne|2001|page=1}} From February 12 to May 26, 1997, Buckley played at Barristers', a bar located in [[Downtown Memphis, Tennessee|downtown Memphis]], underneath a parking garage. He played there numerous times in order to work through the new material in a live atmosphere, at first with the band, then solo as part of a Monday night residency.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kane |first=Rebecca |title=Why is Barristers' Significant? |website=jeffbuckley.com |date=June 1, 1998 |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/23barristers.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509055458/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/23barristers.html |archive-date=May 9, 2008 }}</ref> In early February, Buckley and the band did a third recording session with Verlaine in Memphis, where they recorded "Everybody Here Wants You", "Nightmares by the Sea", "Witches' Rave" and "Opened Once",{{sfn|Lory|Irvin|2018|loc=chapter 9}} but Buckley expressed his dissatisfaction with the sessions and contacted ''Grace'' producer [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]] to step in as Verlaine's replacement.<ref name="TheJBFAQ:Sketches" /> Buckley started recording demos on his own 4-track recorder in preparation for a forthcoming session with Wallace;<ref name="TheJBFAQ:Sketches" />{{sfn|Lory|Irvin|2018|loc=chapter 9}} some of the demos were sent to his band in New York, who listened to them enthusiastically and were excited to resume work on the album. However, Buckley was not entirely happy with the results and sent his band back to New York while he stayed behind to work on the songs. The band was scheduled to return to Memphis for rehearsals and recording on May 29.{{sfn|Lory|Irvin|2018|loc=chapter 9}}<ref name="JBcomBio" /> After Buckley's death, the Verlaine-produced recordings and Buckley's demos were released as ''Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk'' in May 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Forde|first=Eamonn|date=2021-08-31|title='These are his true remains': the fight over Jeff Buckley's final recordings|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/31/jeff-buckley-final-recordings|access-date=2021-11-07|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref>
==Musical style==
Buckley possessed a [[tenor]] [[vocal range]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/western_tradition/music_voices1.shtml |title=Vocal range| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017000711/http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/western_tradition/music_voices1.shtml |publisher=BBC Bitesize|archive-date=October 17, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref> He cited singers including [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Nina Simone]], [[Billie Holiday]], [[Patti Smith]] and [[Siouxsie Sioux]] as influences. He said: "Siouxsie, I have much of her influence in my voice".{{sfn|Reynolds|2008|p=145}} Buckley made full use of this range in his performances, particularly in the songs from ''Grace'', and reached peaks of high G in the tenor range at the culmination of "Grace". "Corpus Christi Carol" was sung nearly entirely in a high [[falsetto]]. The pitch and volume of his singing was also highly variable, showcased in songs "Mojo Pin" and "Dream Brother", which began with mid-range quieter vocals, before reaching louder, higher peaks near the ending of the songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/07vocals.html |title=Jeff's vocal style and range |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420093253/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/rfuller/buckley/faq/07vocals.html |archive-date=April 20, 2015|website=JeffBuckley.com|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sputnikmusic.com/review/7147/Jeff-Buckley-Grace/|title=Jeff Buckley Grace|last=Dillon|first=Jared W.|date=May 26, 2006|work=Sputnik Music|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716164137/http://sputnikmusic.com/review/7147/Jeff-Buckley-Grace/|archive-date=July 16, 2012|access-date=February 13, 2012}}</ref>
Buckley played guitar in a variety of styles, ranging from the distorted rock of "Sky Is a Landfill", the [[jazz]] of "[[Strange Fruit]]", the [[country music|country]] styling of "Lost Highway", and the guitar [[Fingerstyle guitar|fingerpicking]] style in "Hallelujah". He occasionally used a [[slide guitar]] in live performances as a solo act, as well as for the introduction of "Last Goodbye", when playing with a full band. His songs were written in various [[guitar tuning]]s which, apart from the [[Guitar tunings#Standard|EADGBE standard tuning]], included [[drop D tuning]] and an [[open G tuning]]. His guitar playing style varied from highly melodic songs, such as "[[The Twelfth of Never]]", to more [[percussion|percussive]] ones, such as "New Year's Prayer".<ref>''Jeff Buckley: Grace and Other Songs-Guitar Tab Edition-Music Book''. Music Sales Corporation. {{ISBN|978-0-7119-7774-7}}.</ref>{{sfn|Brooks|2005}}
=== Equipment ===
Buckley mainly played a blonde 1983 [[Fender Telecaster]], which he had re-fretted and modded with a [[Seymour Duncan]] Hot Lead Stack in the bridge and a mirror pick guard.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} In 2020, [[Matt Bellamy]] of [[Muse (band)|Muse]] purchased the Telecaster and said it "has a sound like nothing I've ever heard".''<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2021-07-19 |title=Muse's Matt Bellamy Bought Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' Guitar and Recorded a Song With It |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muse-matt-bellamy-jeff-buckleys-grace-guitar-1198086/ |access-date=2021-07-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Astley-Brown |first=Michael |date=15 May 2020 |title=Matt Bellamy just bought Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' Fender Telecaster - and plans to use it on the next Muse album |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/matt-bellamy-just-bought-jeff-buckleys-grace-fender-telecaster-and-plans-to-use-it-on-the-next-muse-album |access-date=16 May 2020 |website=[[Guitar World]]}}</ref>
Buckley also played a [[Rickenbacker 360/12]] along with several other guitars, including a black [[Gibson Les Paul Custom]] and a 1967 [[Guild Guitar Company|Guild]] F-50 acoustic. When on tour with his band, he used [[Fender Amplifiers|Fender amplifiers]] for a clean sound and [[Mesa Boogie]] amps for overdriven tones. While he was primarily a singer and guitarist, he also played other instruments on various studio recordings and sessions, including [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[dobro]], [[mandolin]], [[Pump organ|harmonium]] (heard on the intro to "[[Lover, You Should've Come Over]]"), [[organ (music)|organ]], [[Appalachian dulcimer|dulcimer]] ("[[Dream Brother]]" intro), [[tabla]], [[esraj]], and [[harmonica]].<ref name="instruments">{{cite web | url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/pages/node/114 | title=What comprised Jeff's gear? | website=jeffbuckley.com | access-date=October 4, 2010 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101235732/http://jeffbuckley.com/pages/node/114 | archive-date=November 1, 2010}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Buckley was roommates with actress [[Brooke Smith (actress)|Brooke Smith]] from 1990 to 1991.<ref>{{cite podcast|first=Matt |last=Gourley|title=Silence of the Lambs with Brooke Smith |website=I Was There Too |publisher=[[Earwolf]] |date=December 4, 2018 |url=https://www.earwolf.com/episode/silence-of-the-lambs-with-brooke-smith/ |access-date=May 4, 2019}}</ref>{{sfn|Lory|Irvin|2018|page=21}} During a tribute concert to his father, Tim Buckley, in April 1991, Buckley met artist [[Rebecca Moore (artist)|Rebecca Moore]],<ref name="RS97"/> and the pair dated until 1993.{{sfn|Guibert|Browne|2019|page=124}} This relationship became the inspiration for his record ''Grace''<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=August 23, 2019|title=Watch Jeff Buckley Deliver Raw 'Lover, You Should've Come Over' in Unreleased Love Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eff-buckley-lover-you-shouldve-come-over-video-875722/|url-status=live|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823195252/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eff-buckley-lover-you-shouldve-come-over-video-875722/|archive-date=August 23, 2019|access-date=October 30, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and provoked his permanent move to New York.<ref name="RS97">{{cite magazine|last=Schruers|first=Fred|date=August 7, 1997|title=Jeff Buckley: River's Edge|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jeff-buckley-rivers-edge-75789/|url-status=live|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917155158/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jeff-buckley-rivers-edge-75789/|archive-date=September 17, 2020|access-date=October 30, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> From 1994 to 1995, Buckley had an intense relationship with [[Elizabeth Fraser]] of [[Cocteau Twins]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aminoapps.com/c/music/page/blog/unexpected-music-couple-jeff-buckley-and-elizabeth-fraser/bDUo_uV3E1rDVK424p63apr8YGL3r| title=Unexpected Music Couple: Jeff Buckley and Elizabeth Fraser|date=December 26, 2016|publisher=Music Amino}}</ref> They wrote and recorded a duet together, "All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun",{{sfn|Lory|Irvin|2018|page=312}} which has never been released commercially. In 1996, Buckley began a relationship with musician Joan Wasser, known professionally as [[Joan as Police Woman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/pop-arresting-development-wgmlpzvtzjm|title=Pop: Arresting development|date=July 30, 2006|work=The Sunday Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226184217/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pop-arresting-development-wgmlpzvtzjm|archive-date=February 26, 2020|access-date=October 30, 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref> He reportedly proposed marriage to her shortly before his death.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jeff-buckley-dave-lory-manager-last-weeks-2309880|title=Jeff Buckley's manager opens up about the star's last weeks and being told he had gone missing|magazine=[[NME]]|first=Rhian |last=Daly|date=May 7, 2018|access-date=October 30, 2021}}</ref>
== Death ==
[[File:Wolf-River-Harbor-Memphis.jpg|thumb|[[Wolf River (Tennessee)|Wolf River Harbor]], with [[Memphis, Tennessee]], in background]]
On the evening of May 29, 1997, Buckley's band flew to Memphis to join him in his studio to work on his new material. Later that evening, Buckley spontaneously went swimming fully dressed in the [[Wolf River (Tennessee)|Wolf River Harbor]], a [[slack water]] channel of the [[Mississippi River]],<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Biography from ''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'' (Simon and Schuster, 2001) |magazine=Rolling Stone|year=2001 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jeffbuckley/biography |access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622104631/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jeffbuckley/biography|archive-date=June 22, 2008}}</ref> singing the chorus of [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "[[Whole Lotta Love]]" under the [[Memphis Suspension Railway]].{{sfn|Lory|Irvin|2018|loc=chapter 9}}<ref name="Fred">{{cite magazine|last=Schruers |first=Fred |title=River's Edge |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 7, 1997 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jeffbuckley/articles/story/14925058/rivers_edge |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311020659/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/jeffbuckley/articles/story/14925058/rivers_edge |archive-date=March 11, 2009}}</ref>
Keith Foti, a [[Road crew|roadie]] in Buckley's band, remained on shore. After moving a radio and guitar out of reach from the wake from a passing tugboat, Foti looked up to see Buckley had vanished; the wake of the tugboat had swept him away from shore and under water. A rescue effort that night and the next morning by scuba teams and police was unsuccessful. On June 4, passengers on the ''[[American Queen]]'' riverboat spotted Buckley's body in the Wolf River, caught in branches.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-buckleys-body-found-in-memphis-58208/|title=Jeff Buckley's Body Found In Memphis|last=Bendersky|first=Ari|date=June 6, 1997|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=October 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Schruers |first1=Fred |title=Jeff Buckley: Remembering the late 'Grace' singer-songwriter | date=August 7, 1997 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/jeff-buckley-rivers-edge-75789/ |magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/06/arts/jeff-buckley-30-who-wrote-and-sang-eclectic-folk-rock.html|title=Jeff Buckley, 30, Who Wrote And Sang Eclectic Folk-Rock|newspaper=New York Times|date=June 6, 1997}}</ref>
Buckley's [[autopsy]] showed no signs of drugs or alcohol, and the death was ruled an accidental drowning. The official Jeff Buckley website published a statement saying his death was neither mysterious nor a suicide.<ref>{{cite web |last=Guibert |first=Mary |title=JB Biopic – Fact Check |website=jeffbuckley.com |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/news.asp?id=86 |access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409161826/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/news.asp?id=86|archive-date=April 9, 2008}}</ref>
== Legacy ==
After Buckley's death, a collection of demo recordings and a full-length album he had been reworking for his second album were released as a compilation album, ''[[Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk]].'' It was overseen by his mother, Mary Guibert, band members and his friend [[Michael J. Clouse]], as well as [[Chris Cornell]]. It was certified gold in Australia in 1998.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=1998| access-date = 2024-12-22}}</ref> Three other albums composed of live recordings have also been released, along with a live DVD of a performance in Chicago. 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]]''.
Since his death, Buckley has been the subject of numerous documentaries: ''Fall in Light'', a 1999 production for French TV; ''Goodbye and Hello'', a program about Buckley and his father produced for Netherlands TV in 2000; and ''Everybody Here Wants You'', a documentary made in 2002 by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC). An hour-long documentary about Buckley called ''[[Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley]]'' has been shown at various film festivals to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Amazing Grace: Jeff Buckley'' |website=amazinggracejeffbuckley.com|url=http://www.amazinggracejeffbuckley.com |access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref> The film was released worldwide in 2009 by Sony BMG Legacy as part of the ''Grace Around The World Deluxe Edition''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lane |first=Cara |title=Mystery White Boy: The Movie – Update |website=jeffbuckley.com|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/newsletter3/article.asp?qid=130&sid=13 |access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070219010120/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/newsletter3/article.asp?qid=130&sid=13 |archive-date = February 19, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Guibert |first=Mary |title=Truth-Flash from jeffbuckley.com |website=jeffbuckley.com |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/newsletter3/article.asp?qid=128&sid=13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619153153/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/newsletter3/article.asp?qid=128&sid=13 |archive-date=June 19, 2009 |access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref> In spring 2009, it was revealed that Ryan Jaffe, best known for scripting the movie ''[[The Rocker (film)|The Rocker]]'', had replaced Brian Jun as screenwriter for the upcoming film ''Mystery White Boy''.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} Orion Williams is also set to co-produce the film with [[Michelle Sy]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Te Koha |first=Nui |title=Amazing Grace of a Tragic Son |work=news.com.au |date=May 30, 2009 |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25555349-7642,00.html |access-date=October 21, 2009}}</ref> A separate project involving the book ''Dream Brother'' was allegedly cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.kmnr.ca/2006/kMNR_v2006.124.htm |title=How They've Gone from Bad to Worse |website=KMNR Music News Weekly |date=June 29, 2006 |access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080430235219/http://www.kmnr.ca/2006/kMNR_v2006.124.htm |archive-date = April 30, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In May and June 2007, Buckley's life and music were celebrated globally with tributes in Australia,<ref>{{cite web |title='Fall In Light' Jeff Buckley Tribute Event at The Forum Theatre |website=PBSFM.com |url=http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=5023&Title=%91Fall+In+Light%92+Jeff+Buckley+Tribute+Event+at+The+Forum+Theatre |access-date=June 11, 2008 |archive-date=July 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729224642/http://www.pbsfm.org.au/Documents.asp?ID=5023&Title=%91Fall+In+Light%92+Jeff+Buckley+Tribute+Event+at+The+Forum+Theatre |url-status=dead }}</ref> Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Israel, Ireland,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Buckley Tribute Night Ireland |website=myspace.com|url=https://www.myspace.com/jeffbuckleytributenightireland |access-date=June 11, 2008}}</ref> Macedonia, Portugal, and the U.S.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 2007 10th Annual Jeff Buckley Tribute |website=uncommonground.com |url=http://uncommonground.com/buckley.htm |access-date=June 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619041501/http://www.uncommonground.com/buckley.htm |archive-date=June 19, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=JB Tribute Event Recap |website=jeffbuckley.com |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/news.asp?id=118 |access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071017023309/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/news.asp?id=118 |archive-date = October 17, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McIntoch |first=Amanda |title=2007 Jeff Buckley Tribute Events- World Wide |website=jeffbuckley.com|url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/newsletter3/article.asp?qid=131&sid=13 |access-date=June 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219010230/http://www.jeffbuckley.com/newsletter3/article.asp?qid=131&sid=13|archive-date=February 19, 2007}}</ref> Many of Buckley's family members attended various tribute concerts across the globe, some of which they helped organize. There are three annual Jeff Buckley tribute events: the Chicago-based ''Uncommon Ground'', featuring a three-day concert schedule (''Uncommon Ground'' hosted their 25th anniversary tribute in November 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael Cameron co-owner of Uncommon Ground |website=chicagoreader.com |date=9 November 2022 |url=https://chicagoreader.com/music/michael-cameron-co-owner-of-uncommon-ground/ |access-date=December 5, 2022 }}</ref>); ''An Evening With Jeff Buckley'', an annual New York City tribute; and the Australia-based ''Fall In Light''.<ref>{{cite web|title=10th Annual Chicago Tribute |website=jeffbuckley.com |url=http://www.jeffbuckley.com/newsletter3/article.asp?qid=156&sid=13 |access-date=June 11, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The latter event is run by the Fall In Light Foundation, which in addition to the concerts, runs a "Guitars for Schools" program;<ref>{{cite web|title=What is The Fall In Light Foundation Inc.?|publisher=The Fall In Light Foundation Inc.|url=http://www.fallinlightfoundation.com.au/the-foundation.htm|access-date=June 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718214507/http://www.fallinlightfoundation.com.au/the-foundation.htm|archive-date=July 18, 2008}}</ref> the name of the foundation is taken from lyrics of Buckley's "New Year's Prayer".
On 2 April 2013, it was announced that Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" would be inducted into the [[National Recording Registry|Library of Congress's National Recording Registry]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hallelujah, the 2013 National Recording Registry Reaches 400 |url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2014/14-052.html |access-date=2 April 2014 |website=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref> In 2015, tapes of a 1993 recording session for Columbia Records were discovered by Sony executives doing research for the 20th anniversary of ''Grace''. The recordings were released on the album ''[[You and I (Jeff Buckley album)|You and I]]'' in March 2016, featuring mostly covers of songs.<ref>{{cite web|title = Jeff Buckley's Previously-Unheard Bob Dylan Cover Is Heartbreakingly Lovely – Music Feeds|url = http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/jeff-buckleys-previously-unheard-bob-dylan-cover-heartbreakingly-lovely/#2j1LErjzT29lqPbl.01|website = Music Feeds|date = January 14, 2016|access-date = January 16, 2016|language = en-US}}</ref>
In 2012, ''[[Greetings from Tim Buckley]]'' premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]; the film explores Jeff Buckley's relationship with his father.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} At a tribute concert honoring the deceased [[Foo Fighters]] drummer [[Taylor Hawkins]] in 2022, Foo Fighters lead singer David Grohl's daughter [[Violet Grohl|Violet]] performed "[[Last Goodbye (Jeff Buckley song)|Last Goodbye]]" and "[[Grace (Jeff Buckley song)|Grace]]", with [[Dave Grohl]], [[Alain Johannes]], [[Greg Kurstin]], [[Chris Chaney]], and [[Jason Falkner]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-28 |title=Violet Grohl opens up Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert with haunting version of Hallelujah |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/violet-grohl-opens-up-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concert-with-haunting-version-of-hallelujah |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703093855/https://www.loudersound.com/news/violet-grohl-opens-up-taylor-hawkins-tribute-concert-with-haunting-version-of-hallelujah |archive-date=2023-07-03 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Loudersound |language=en}}</ref>
===Resurgence===
In 2002, Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" was used in the "Posse Comitatus" episode of ''[[The West Wing]],'' for which the audio team received an [[Emmy Award]].
On March 7, 2008, Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" was number one on the [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] chart, selling 178,000 downloads for the week, after being performed by [[Jason Castro (singer)|Jason Castro]] on the seventh season of ''[[American Idol (season 7)|American Idol]]''.<ref name=AIdolHallelujah>{{cite magazine |last=Willman |first=Chris |title=Chart Watch: Alan Jackson, late Jeff Buckley top the charts |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 12, 2008 |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/03/alan-jackson-je.html |access-date=June 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529173228/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/03/alan-jackson-je.html |archive-date=May 29, 2008}}</ref> The song also debuted at number one on ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]''{{'}}s [[Hot Digital Songs]] chart, giving Buckley his first number one hit on any ''Billboard'' chart.
The 2008 UK ''[[The X Factor (UK)|X Factor]]'' winner [[Alexandra Burke]] released a cover of "Hallelujah", with the intent to top the [[UK Singles Chart]] as the [[Christmas number-one singles in the UK|Christmas number one single]]. Buckley fans countered this, launching a campaign with the aim of propelling Buckley's version to the number one spot; despite this, Burke's version eventually reached the Christmas number one position on the UK charts in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news | last = Singh | first = Anita | title = X Factor Winner Alexandra Burke Sets New Chart Record with "Hallelujah" | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | date = December 15, 2008| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3777432/X-Factor-winner-Alexandra-Burke-sets-new-chart-record-with-Hallelujah.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081218173003/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3777432/X-Factor-winner-Alexandra-Burke-sets-new-chart-record-with-Hallelujah.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 18, 2008 | access-date =December 16, 2008}}</ref> Buckley's version of the song entered the UK charts at number 49 on November 30, and by December 21, it had reached number 2, even though it had not been rereleased in a physical format.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah' in chart battle with 'X Factor' version. His song Grace also was added to Edexcel's GCSE music syllabus in England.|website=[[New Musical Express|NME]] |date=December 9, 2008 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/jeff-buckley/41533 |access-date=December 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Christmas double for Hallelujah |work=BBC News |date=December 21, 2008 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7794709.stm |access-date=December 22, 2008}}</ref>
=== Influence ===
[[Radiohead]] recorded their 1995 song "[[Fake Plastic Trees]]" after being inspired by Buckley's performance at [[the Garage, London]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dalton |first=Stephen |date=September 1997 |title=The dour and the glory |journal=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] |publisher=[[IPC Media]] |issue=}}</ref> The bassist, [[Colin Greenwood]], said, "He just had a Telecaster and a pint of Guinness. And it was just fucking amazing, really inspirational."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Stephen |date=2016-03-18 |title=Radiohead: "We were spitting and fighting and crying…" |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/radiohead-we-were-spitting-and-fighting-and-crying-73254/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=UNCUT |language=en-GB}}</ref> The singer, [[Thom Yorke]], said Buckley gave him the confidence to sing in falsetto.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dalton |first=Stephen |date=September 1997 |title=The dour and the glory |magazine=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] |issue=}}</ref> The singer and guitarist [[Matt Bellamy]] of [[Muse (band)|Muse]] said he did not believe his singing would be suitable for rock music until he heard ''Grace'', which made him confident that "a high-pitched, softer voice can work very well".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2021-07-19 |title=Muse's Matt Bellamy Bought Jeff Buckley's 'Grace' Guitar and Recorded a Song With It |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/muse-matt-bellamy-jeff-buckleys-grace-guitar-1198086/ |access-date=2023-05-26 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Coldplay]] singer [[Chris Martin]] described the 2000 Coldplay single "[[Shiver (Coldplay song)|Shiver]]" as a Buckley "ripoff".<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/h-aMdvcsLew Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627034208/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aMdvcsLew Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{citation|last=Strombo|title=Secrets of Viva la Vida – Coldplay Exclusive|date=September 11, 2008|url=https://www.youtube.com/watcoh?v=h-aMdvcsLew|access-date=July 5, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Other musicians influenced by Buckley include [[Adele]], [[Bat for Lashes|Bat For Lashes]], [[Lana Del Rey]], [[Anna Calvi]], [[Kiesza]], [[Ben Folds]], [[Jonny Lang]], [[Eddie Vedder]], [[Fran Healy (musician)|Fran Healy]], [[Chris Cornell]], and [[Nelly Furtado]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MojoPin.org |url=https://mojopin.org/pages/other_quotes.php |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=mojopin.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Happy Birthday Jeff Buckley - 11 of the artists he inspired |url=https://www.gigwise.com/photos/103847/jeff-buckley-artists-inspired-by-the-hallelujah-&-grace-stars-songs |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=www.gigwise.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Parker |first1=Lyndsey |title=Exclusive LAUNCH Artist Chat |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12058557 |access-date=March 22, 2007 |website=Yahoo! Music|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322233026/http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12058557 |archive-date=22 March 2007 }}</ref>
=== Biographical films ===
According to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', a biographical film, ''Everybody Here Wants You,'' starring [[Reeve Carney]] as Buckley, was set to begin filming in late 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/reeve-carney-jeff-buckley-biopic-everybody-here-wants-you-1135113/|title=Reeve Carney to Star in Jeff Buckley Biopic 'Everybody Here Wants You'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=1 March 2021|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/jeff-buckley-biopic-reeve-carney-film-b921767.html|title=Jeff Buckley biopic: Reeve Carney to star as late musician in upcoming film|website=London Standard|last=Embley|first=Jochan|date=2 March 2021|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref> It was to be [[Orian Williams]]'s directorial debut and released by Culmination Productions. It was to be co-produced by Buckley's mother, Mary Guibert, and access to his music was approved by Alison Raykovich, manager of Buckley's estate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Horst |first1=Carole |title=Culmination Launches Jeff Buckley Biopic Starring Reeve Carney as the Musician |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/markets-festivals/jeff-buckley-reeve-carney-1234917252/ |access-date=March 5, 2021 |work=Variety |date=February 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sodomsky |first1=Sam |title=Jeff Buckley Biopic, Starring Reeve Carney, Gets New Director and Producers |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/jeff-buckley-biopic-starring-reeve-carney-gets-new-director-and-producers/?client_service_id=31190&service_user_id=1.78e%2016&client_service_name=pitchfork%20music%20festival&supported_service_name=instagram_publishing |access-date=March 5, 2021 |publisher=Pitchfork |date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> Buckley's mother said "this will be the only official dramatisation of Jeff's story".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/film/official-jeff-buckley-biopic-confirmed-to-be-co-produced-by-his-mother-2891833|title=Official Jeff Buckley biopic confirmed, to be co-produced by his mother|website=NME|last=Richards|first=Will|date=1 March 2021|access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
''[[It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley]]'' is a 2025 American [[documentary film]], directed and produced by [[Amy J. Berg|Amy Berg]]. It had its world premiere at the [[2025 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance Film Festival]] on January 24, 2025, and was released on August 8, 2025, by [[Magnolia Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carey |first=Matthew |date=2025-06-04 |title=Magnolia Pictures Acquires U.S. Rights To ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,’ Amy Berg’s Documentary On Late Ethereal-Voiced Musician |url=https://deadline.com/2025/06/its-never-over-jeff-buckley-magnolia-pictures-acquisition-1236422888/ |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations ==
* The [[Académie Charles Cros]] awarded Buckley the "Grand Prix International Du Disque" on April 13, 1995, in honor of his debut album ''Grace''.<ref name=JBcomBio/>
* [[MTV Video Music Award]] nomination for Best New Artist in a Video for "Last Goodbye", 1995<ref name="TheEnvelope">{{cite news |title=The Envelope: Awards Database |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/awardsdb/env-awards-db-search,0,7169155.htmlstory?selectsearch=awardsdb&target=article&searchtype=all&Query=jeff+buckley&search.x=0&search.y=0 |access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>
* ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine nomination for Best New Artist, 1995<ref name="JBBioMarieClaire">{{cite magazine |date=October 29, 2001 |title=Jeff Buckley – The Haunted Rock Star |url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/b/marie-claire/748/jeff-buckleythe-haunted-rock-star |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216151219/http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/features/life-stories/article/-/5885343/jeff-buckley-the-haunted-rock-star |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |access-date=June 13, 2008 |magazine=[[Marie Claire]]}}</ref>
* [[Triple J Hottest 100]] awarded number 14 best song for that year in the world's largest voting competition for "Last Goodbye", 1995<ref>{{cite web |title=Hottest 100 – History – 1995 |website=[[Triple J|Triple J Radio]] |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1995.htm |access-date=June 13, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218105357/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/history/1995.htm |archive-date=February 18, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Grammy Award]] nomination for [[Best Male Rock Vocal Performance]] for "Everybody Here Wants You", 1998<ref name="TheEnvelope" />
* ''Grace'' was ranked number 303 of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums]] by ''Rolling Stone'' in 2003.<ref name="RStoneGrace">{{cite magazine |date=November 18, 2003 |title=The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/4 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070106061919/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/4 |archive-date=January 6, 2007}}</ref>
* Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah" was ranked number 259 of the [[500 Greatest Songs]] by ''Rolling Stone'' in 2004.<ref name="RStoneHallelujah" />
* [[MOJO Awards]] nomination for Catalogue Release of the Year for ''Grace'', 2005
* In 2006, [[Mojo (magazine)|''Mojo'']] named ''Grace'' the number one Modern Rock Classic of all Time. It was also rated as Australia's second favorite album on ''[[My Favourite Album]]'', a television special aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, on December 3, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=My Favourite Album|website=[[Triple J|Triple J Radio]]|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|url=http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritealbum/top100.htm|access-date=August 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205092304/http://abc.net.au/myfavouritealbum/top100.htm|archive-date = December 5, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Rolling Stone'' ranked Buckley number 39 in its 2008 list, The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Cornell |first=Chris|author-link=Chris Cornell |title=The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|year=2008 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/39 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505233436/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/24161972/page/39 |archive-date=May 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |access-date=November 18, 2008}}</ref>
* On the [[Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009]],<ref>{{cite web |title= Triple J Hottest 100 of All Time, 2009 |website=[[Triple J|Triple J Radio]] |date=January 2009 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/countdown/cd_21-30.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315073210/http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100_alltime/countdown/cd_21-30.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref> Buckley's version of "Hallelujah" was voted third place; "Last Goodbye" was seventh, "Lover, You Should've Come Over" was 56th, and "Grace" 69th.
* On the Triple J Hottest 100 of the Past 20 Years, 2013, Last Goodbye was voted third place and "Hallelujah" number 36.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}
== Discography ==
{{Main|Jeff Buckley discography}}
* ''[[Grace (Jeff Buckley album)|Grace]]'' (1994)
==See also==
*[[List of solved missing person cases: 1950–1999]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==
* {{cite book|last=Brooks|first=Daphne|author-link=Daphne Brooks|year=2005|title=Jeff Buckley's Grace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XF0ZHxsyhmsC|series=33 ⅓|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group|isbn=0-8264-1635-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Browne|first=David|author-link=David Browne (journalist)|year=2001|title=[[Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley]]|publisher=HarperEntertainment|isbn=0-380-80624-X}}
* {{cite book|editor-last1=Guibert|editor-first1=Mary|editor-last2=Browne|editor-first2=David|author-link2=David Browne (journalist)|year=2019|title=Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice: The Official Journals, Objects, and Ephemera|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XS6KDwAAQBAJ|publisher=[[Hachette Books]]|isbn=9780306921674}}
* {{cite book|last1=Lory|first1=Dave|last2=Irvin|first2=Jim|author-link2=Jim Irvin|year=2018|title=Jeff Buckley: From Hallelujah to the Last Goodbye|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw9aDwAAQBAJ|publisher=[[Post Hill Press]]|isbn=9781682615751}}
* {{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=Anthony|title=Jeff Buckley: Mystery White Boy Blues |publisher=[[Plexus Publishing]]|year=2008|isbn=9780859654067}}
==
* {{cite book|last=Apter|first=Jeff|year=2009|title=A Pure Drop: The Life of Jeff Buckley|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-0-87930-954-1}}
* {{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Jeff|editor-last=Marshall|editor-first=Samantha|year=2002|title=Jeff Buckley Collection|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=0-634-02265-2}}
* {{cite book|last=Cyr|first=Merri|year=2002|title=Wished for Song: A Portrait of Jeff Buckley|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=0-634-03595-9}}
* {{cite book|last1=Price|first1=Chris|last2=Harland|first2=Joe|year=2010|title=Live Fast, Die Young: Misadventures in Rock & Roll America|publisher=Summersdale|isbn=978-1-84953-049-1}}
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* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p42690|label=Jeff Buckley}}
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