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May 29, 2022 · Just six weeks shy of his 31st birthday, Buckley was found dead on June 4 — spotted by a passenger on a riverboat called American Queen. He had drowned in the perilous waters of the Mississippi River, cutting short a promising career as a soulful singer who surely had a bright future ahead of him.
On May 29, 1997, while awaiting the arrival of his band from New York, he drowned during a spontaneous evening swim, fully clothed, in the Wolf River, a tributary of the Mississippi, where he was caught in the wake of a passing boat; his body was found on June 4. [5]
Aug 22, 2022 · Buckley died on May 29, 1997, but lives on eternally through his lyrics and melodies. Jeff Buckley was a unique talent whose career was only beginning to take off before a bad decision cost him his life. Here is the story of his tragic death.
Jun 6, 1997 · Jeff Buckley, a folk, rock and pop singer and the son of the folk musician Tim Buckley, died on May 29 in Memphis, the police said. He was 30. Mr. Buckley drowned while swimming in the...
Apr 2, 2014 · Tragic Death and Posthumous Releases. By the summer of 1996, Buckley had begun recording demos for his second album, which he intended to call My Sweetheart the Drunk. The recording sessions...
Jul 5, 2022 · Sadly, he passed away from an overdose in 1975 at 28 years old. Jeff didn't have a relationship with his father growing up, as he separated from his mother, Mary Guibert, after Jeff was born. In an interview with The New York Times in 1993, Jeff said, "I never knew him. I met him once, when I was 8."
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Aug 7, 1997 · Buckley died 6 months short of his 31st birthday — fans and critics felt he was one of greatest musicians of his generation.
Jun 3, 1997 · Singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley was presumed dead four days after he disappeared while swimming in water that joins the Mississippi River with Memphis, Tenn., authorities said. Buckley, the...
May 29, 2023 · 26 years ago today, Jeff Buckley disappeared while swimming in Memphis, Tennessee, aged 30. His body was found six days later. To mark the anniversary of his...
Jun 7, 1997 · MEMPHIS -- Jeff Scott Buckley, 30, a singer who scored an alternative hit with "Last Goodbye" in 1994, was in Memphis to record his second album when he drowned in a harbor off the Mississippi...
