Tim Buckley
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| Birth name | Timothy Charles Buckley III |
| Born | February 14, 1947 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1975 (aged 28) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1966–1975 |
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| Website | timbuckley |
Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. He began his career based in folk rock, but subsequently experimented with genres such as psychedelia, jazz, the avant-garde, and funk.
His commercial peak came with the 1969 album Happy Sad, reaching No. 81 on the charts, while his experimental 1970 album Starsailor went on to become a cult classic.[4] The latter contained his best known song, "Song to the Siren."
Buckley died at the age of 28 from a heroin and morphine overdose. He left behind one biological son, Jeff, who himself was a highly regarded singer who died young, as well as an adopted son, Taylor.
- ^ David Fudger; Peter Silverton (1982). The Rock Diary 1983. Proteus Books. p. 2. ISBN 9780862760205.
- ^ a b c Aston, Martin (November 17, 2011). "Song to the Siren's irresistible tang". The Guardian. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Hudson, Alex. "Tim Buckley's Self-Titled Debut to Get Expanded Reissue". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. Artist Biography by Richie Unterberger at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 January 2016.