Jeff Buckley Trivia

Do you like Jeff Buckley?

•  
• 
•  
• Favorite

Friend Chris Cornell wrote the song "Wave Goodbye" about Jeff`s death. (imdb.com)

Was hugely influenced by famous Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Jeff often referred to him as his Elvis. (imdb.com)

Had an incredible four-octave vocal range. (imdb.com)

Has a nephew named after him posthumously, Jeffrey James Moorhead (b. 2005), son of Jeff`s half-brother Corey. (imdb.com)

P.J. Harvey wrote a song for him called "Memphis." It appears on the Good Fortune promo single. [Released Nov. 2000]. (imdb.com)

Rufus Wainwright`s song "Memphis Sky Line" (from his album "Want Two") is about him. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Attended Musician`s Institute in Los Angeles. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Band included guitarist Michael Tighe, bass player Mick Grondahl, and drummers Matt Johnson (1993-1996) and Parker Kindred (1996-1997). (imdb.com)

Of Italian, Irish, Greek, Panamanian, and French descent. (imdb.com)

Played his last gig at Barrister`s in Memphis on May 26th 1997. (imdb.com)

Only released one full-length album, "Grace," during his life. (imdb.com)

His body was found on June 4, 1997, a week after he drowned, in the Mississippi River. (imdb.com)

Turned down an offer to write the theme song of a Quentin Tarantino film. (imdb.com)

He is referred to in his father`s songs "Dream Letter" and "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain". (imdb.com)

Sin - é, the café where he played in the beginning of the 1990s, reopened recently after being closed since before his death. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Attended Loara High school, the same as his father and Gwen Stefani of No Doubt. (imdb.com)

His death is referred to in the Damon Gough song "You Were Right.". (imdb.com)

Half-brother of Corey Moorhead. (imdb.com)

Born at Martin Luther Hospital in Anaheim, California. (imdb.com)

Drowned when he was swept away by the undertow of a passing boat in the Mississippi River. (imdb.com)

Son of Tim Buckley and Mary Guibert. (imdb.com)