Jeff Buckley Trivia

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  • Friend Chris Cornell wrote the song "Wave Goodbye" about Jeff`s death.
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  • Was hugely influenced by famous Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Jeff often referred to him as his Elvis.
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  • Had an incredible four-octave vocal range.
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  • Has a nephew named after him posthumously, Jeffrey James Moorhead (b. 2005), son of Jeff`s half-brother Corey.
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  • P.J. Harvey wrote a song for him called "Memphis." It appears on the Good Fortune promo single. [Released Nov. 2000].
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  • Rufus Wainwright`s song "Memphis Sky Line" (from his album "Want Two") is about him.
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  • Famous fans include Jamie Cullum, Damon Gough, Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt, Elizabeth Fraser, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Katie Melua, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Fran Healy, Steve Hogarth, & Björk.
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  • Attended Musician`s Institute in Los Angeles.
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  • The original title for his second, posthumous, album was, "My Sweetheart the Drunk." When Jeff died, before finishing it "Sketches for" was added to the title.
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  • Band included guitarist Michael Tighe, bass player Mick Grondahl, and drummers Matt Johnson (1993-1996) and Parker Kindred (1996-1997).
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  • Of Italian, Irish, Greek, Panamanian, and French descent.
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  • Played his last gig at Barrister`s in Memphis on May 26th 1997.
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  • Only released one full-length album, "Grace," during his life.
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  • His body was found on June 4, 1997, a week after he drowned, in the Mississippi River.
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  • Turned down an offer to write the theme song of a Quentin Tarantino film.
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  • He is referred to in his father`s songs "Dream Letter" and "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain".
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  • Sin - é, the café where he played in the beginning of the 1990s, reopened recently after being closed since before his death.
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  • He was a fan of the British band The Smiths (Johnny Marr and Steven Patrick Morrissey and once said that they were the only good thing about 1980s music.
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  • Attended Loara High school, the same as his father and Gwen Stefani of No Doubt.
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  • His death is referred to in the Damon Gough song "You Were Right.".
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  • Half-brother of Corey Moorhead.
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  • Born at Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim, California.
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  • Drowned when he was swept away by the undertow of a passing boat in the Mississippi River.
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  • Son of Tim Buckley and Mary Guibert.
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