Tim Buckley
Tim Buckley circa 1969
Background information
Birth name	Timothy Charles Buckley III
Born	February 14, 1947(1947-02-14) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Died	June 29, 1975 (aged 28) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Genre(s)	Folk Experimental rock Jazz-Rock Funk Soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar
Voice type(s)	Tenor
Years active	1966–1975
Label(s)	Elektra, Straight, DiscReet, Rhino
Associated acts	Jeff Buckley
Website	www.timbuckley.net
Notable instrument(s)
12 String Guitar

Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and musician who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul, and avant-garde rock in a career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s. Buckley often regarded his voice as an instrument, a talent principally showcased on his albums Goodbye and Hello, Lorca, and Starsailor. His first marriage was to Mary Guibert, with whom he had a child, musician and singer Jeff Buckley. They divorced in 1968 and after this Buckley would meet with his son only once more. Buckley married second wife Judy Brejot Sutcliffe in 1970 and adopted her son Taylor. Image File history File linksMetadata TimBuckley. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... 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Buckley's career began with his 1966 debut Tim Buckley, its mix of pop and folk rock drawing on popular influences of the time. His popularity peaked with second album Goodbye and Hello, a more mature record with avant-garde influences and political sentiments. In the three years that followed Buckley was at his most prolific and experimental, producing four albums of varying styles. Happy Sad and Blue Afternoon showed Buckley's folk roots while Lorca veered to more avant-garde styles. The final album of this period, Starsailor, is a mix of jazz, funk and avant-garde styles, representing his continual evolution in genre. This period, while garnering some critical success, proved disastrous for his record sales as the disparity of his styles caused his fanbase to all but disappear. Debut album by Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in 1966. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Goodbye and Hello is the second album by Tim Buckley. ... Third album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley. ... Blue Afternoon, released in 1969, was Tim Buckleys first self-produced record and his debut for Herb Cohen and Frank Zappas Straight label. ... Folk song redirects here. ... Fifth album by singer-songwriter legend Tim Buckley, released in 1970. ... A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ... Starsailor is a 1970 album by Tim Buckley (see 1970 in music). ... Fandom (A fusion of the words fan and kingdom. ...

Following this Buckley changed genres again, with 1972 release Greetings from L.A., which incorporated the funk, R&B and soul sounds of the early 1970s in to his music. However this release and the following album Sefronia did not match up to the success of his previous work. In 1974, having alienated much of his fanbase and squandered money made at his peak, Buckley released Look at the Fool, which was neither well received by the public nor the majority of critics. By this point Buckley had grown disillusioned with the music industry and his drug abuse of the past seven years had affected him. Seventh album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in 1972. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... -1... Eighth album by singer-songwriter legend Tim Buckley, released in 1973 Tracklisting The Dolphins Honey Man Because Of You Peanut Man Martha Quicksand I Know Id Recognize Your Face Stone In Love Sefronia: After Asklepiades, After Kafka Sefronia: The Kings Chain Sally, Go Round The Roses ... Look at the Fool is the ninth and last album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley before his death in 1975. ... Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment[1] This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. ...

In spite of this, in early 1975, desperate for musical recognition and an escape from poverty and obscurity, Buckley dropped his drug dependencies and engaged the musical press regarding a live album come back. Buckley began performing material drawn from his whole career as a response to the desires of his audience, desires he had always spurned in the past. However, Buckley's drug use caught up with him and on June 28, 1975, he overdosed on heroin. His wife Judy, having earlier put him in bed, wasn't able to rouse him and paramedics pronounced him dead on arrival. He was 28 years old and was survived by his wife and adopted son Taylor, and his biological son Jeff. A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material (usually music) recorded during stage performances. ... is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A drug overdose occurs when a drug is ingested in quantities and/or concentrations large enough to overwhelm the homeostasis of a living organism, causing severe illness or death. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... Dead on arrival or DOA is a notation that a patient was brought to a hospital and immediately pronounced dead by a physician. ...

Biography

Early life and career

Born in Washington DC, Buckley lived for 10 years in Amsterdam, New York, before moving to southern California, initially to Bell Gardens and later settling in Anaheim in 1965. His experiences with music were through his family, artists such as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland being particular favourites in the household.^[1] During his childhood, Buckley was a fan of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Nat King Cole and Miles Davis, although country music was his foremost passion.^[2] Reflecting this, at the age of 11 Buckley learnt how to play the banjo, an instrument which his mother had bought to occupy him following a bout of mumps. He attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California,^[3] and, amongst others, made friends with Don Gordon, Larry Beckett, Jim Fielder and future wife, Mary Guibert. He was an accomplished high school athlete, becoming a quarterback for the school team in addition to getting a place on the baseball team.^[4] During this period playing as quarterback, Buckley broke the first two fingers on his left hand but they never fully returned to normal and made guitar playing more difficult.^[2] At the age of 15, Buckley abandoned the banjo and moved on to the guitar, playing with Princess Ramona & The Cherokee Riders, a country and western band. However, the lead singer saw Buckley was disinterested and instead suggested he apply himself to the emerging 1960s folk scene.^[5] Flag Seal Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location Location of Washington, D.C., with regard to the surrounding states of Maryland and Virginia. ... Amsterdam, New York is the name of two locations in Montgomery County, New York. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Bell Gardens is a city located in United States. ... Anaheim is a city in Orange County, south_west California, a part of the greater Los Angeles conurbation to the east of Long Beach. ... Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 - June 22, 1969) was an Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer, best known for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939). ... For the song of the same name, recorded by Tracy Byrd and later by Jason Aldean, see Johnny Cash (song). ... For other persons named Hank Williams, see Hank Williams (disambiguation). ... Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was a popular American jazz singer-songwriter and pianist. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, widely considered to be one of the most influential of the 20th century. ... Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ... For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments. ... Loara High School is a high school in the Anaheim Union High School District, located in the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California. ... Anaheim is a city in Orange County, south_west California, a part of the greater Los Angeles conurbation to the east of Long Beach. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Don Gordon, (born November 13, 1926 in Los Angeles, California) is an American film and television actor. ... Larry Beckett (born 4 April 1947, Glendale, California) is a poet and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Tim Buckley in the late-1960s. ... Jim Fielder (born October 4, 1947 in Denton, Texas) is an American bassist, best known for his work as an original member of Blood, Sweat & Tears. ... Navy quarterback Aaron Polanco sets up to throw. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Buckley's first efforts into folk music were with high school friend, Don Gordon, drawing inspiration from The Kingston Trio.^[6] Buckley's musical tastes began to develop and, at sixteen-years-old, frequented the folk clubs that littered 1960s California and internalised the rhythm and blues and folk-rock sounds he heard.^[5] Buckley had initially practiced singing along to more restrained singers, such as Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis,^[1] however, inspired by singers like Little Richard,^[2] he began to explore his singing voice and pushed his vocal limits in unusual ways: singing along to high trumpet notes and screaming at passing buses.^[1] By the age of 17, Larry Beckett and Buckley had collaborated on material, Beckett writing the lyrics and Buckley playing guitar and singing. Jim Fielder, later of The Mothers of Invention and Buffalo Springfield, played bass guitar, and with Beckett on drums and Buckley as guitarist and singer they formed the trio The Bohemians, playing music of an early '60s folk-pop style.^[7] The trio also formed a separate band consisting of the same members, the Harlequin 3, and when performing as this outfit they would incorporate spoken word sections and beat poetry in to their gigs.^[1] The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ... Folk clubs (as distinct from American folk-music nightclubs) were primarily an urban phenomenon of 1960s and 1970s Britain. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... R&B redirects here. ... Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... John Royce Mathis (b. ... Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is an African-American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who began performing in the 1940s and was a key figure in the transition from rhythm & blues to rock and roll in the mid-1950s. ... The Mothers of Invention were a rock and roll band active from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina and is most famous for the song For What Its Worth. After its formation in April 1966, a series of... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Spoken word is a form of music or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... The term beat generation was introduced by Jack Kerouac in approximately 1948 to describe his social circle to the novelist John Clellon Holmes (who published an early novel about the beat generation, titled Go, in 1952, along with a manifesto of sorts in the New York Times Magazine: This is...

By the time Buckley finished his studies at 18 he had already written over twenty songs with lyricist Beckett; and many of these songs made up a large portion of his debut album. "Buzzin' Fly", also written during this period, later featured his 1969 LP Happy Sad.^{[citation needed]} After playing gigs in the L.A. area, under the moniker of either "The Bohemians" or "Tim Buckley", the band started to generate much interest, being labelled in Cheetah magazine in 1965 as one part of up-and-coming "The Orange County Three", with Steve Noonan and Jackson Browne.^[1] In September 1965 Buckley attending Ventura college but dropped out only two weeks later, unable to cope with the pressure of combining this with his fledgling music career.^[4][6] Buckley married his long time girlfriend, Mary Guibert, in November of that year.^[4] After dropping out of college, Buckley fully dedicated himself to music, playing L.A. cafes and folk clubs, such as Nite Owl Café and The Troubadour. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... An LP Long playing (LP), either 10 or 12-inch diameter, 33 rpm (actually 33. ... Third album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... A moniker (or monicker) is a pseudonym, or cognomen, which one gives to oneself. ... Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist, whose introspective lyrics made him the poster boy of the Southern California confessional singer-songwriter movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, USA, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. ...

Buckley and his wife largely lived separately and after an unexpected pregnancy their marriage faltered and Buckley began dating Jainie Goldstein, to whom debut album track "Song for Jainie" is dedicated. Following a gig at the venue It's Boss, impressed by the group, Mothers of Invention drummer Jimmy Carl Black introduced Buckley to his manager, Herb Cohen. Seeing the potential of the young group, Cohen decided to manage their affairs.^[6] Cohen landed Buckley a gig at the Nite Owl Café, where Buckley met guitarist and keyboardist, Lee Underwood, and they collaborated on material and began doing gigs together with Fielder as bassist. After seeing the group develop, Cohen sent an acetate disc of the band's demo to, Elektra records owner, Jac Holzman.^[7][1] In August, Holzman saw Buckley play live and offered him a recording contract and an opportunity to record his first album.^[6] Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American rock/jazz fusion musician, composer, and satirist. ... Jimmy Carl Black at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, October 3, 1968. ... Herb Cohen (b. ... In sound recording an acetate disc is a reference audio disc used during production of a gramophone record (e. ... For other uses, see demo. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Jac Holzman founded Elektra Records in 1950 and Nonesuch Records in 1964. ...

Debut album

Buckley released his eponymous debut album on Elektra in 1966 a folk-rock album, it contained psychedelic melodies written with input from Beckett. Jack Nitzsche and Van Dyke Parks were involved with some performing and arranging aspects of the album. The young couple had a son, Jeff Buckley, on November 17, 1966. Buckley's child, Jeff, would also later become a noted musician in his own right. In 1967 Buckley divorced his wife due to difficulties arising from the pressures of his music career and subsequently stayed out of contact from his child and ex-wife. Later Jeff Buckley would comment he only met his father once, a week before Tim Buckley's death.^[8] Debut album by Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in 1966. ... For psychedelics, see psychedelic drug. ... Bernard Alfred (Jack) Nitzsche (Chicago, April 22, 1937 – Hollywood, August 25, 2000) was an integral presence in the history of popular music in the 20th century. ... Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor. ... Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead,[1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ...

1960s impact

The late sixties were a progressive time in music, with the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band embodying the movement. Experimental psychedelic music was being produced, and the sounds of the time seeped into Tim's second album, Goodbye and Hello, an album reflecting the influences of producers Jerry Yester and Zal Yanovsky. The influence boded well for the success of his second release, which was his first album to penetrate the top 200 music charts, peaking at #171. Five of the songs on the album were written solely by Buckley, and the other five were Buckley/Beckett collaborations. Buckley's music from the album was used as a soundtrack to Hall Bartlett's 1969 movie Changes.^[1] At the insistence of Monkee Micky Dolenz, Buckley appeared solo to perform "Song to the Siren" at the end of The Monkees TV show episode "Mijacogeo" (a.k.a. "The Frodis Caper"), airing on March 25, 1968. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... For other uses, see Sgt. ... Goodbye and Hello is the second album by Tim Buckley. ... Jerry Yester (b 1942 ?) is an American folk rock musician and record producer. ... Zalman Yanovsky (December 19, 1944 - December 13, 2002) was a founder with John Sebastian of The Lovin Spoonful rock band in 1964. ... Hall Bartlett (born November 27, 1922; died September 7, 1993) was an American film producer, director, and writer. ... The Monkees were a pop-rock quartet created and based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series of the same name. ... George Michael Dolenz, Jr. ... The Monkees were a pop-rock quartet created and based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series of the same name. ... Mijacogeo (also known as The Frodis Caper) is the 58th episode of The Monkees television series. ...

Departure of Beckett

After Beckett left for the Army, Buckley was free to develop his own individual style, without the literary restraints of before. Uneducated both vocally and instrumentally in the finer aspects of melody and lyric structure, the quality of the tracks he produced demonstrate the natural talent he possessed.

He described the jazz/blues-rock that he was associated with at the time as "White thievery and an emotional sham."^[2] With this opinion strongly set, he rebelled against what was commercial, and persevered on a course of development that alienated many of his fans. Drawing inspiration from jazz greats such as Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Roland Kirk, and vocalist Leon Thomas, his subsequent independently-recorded music was vastly different from previous recordings. Blues music redirects here. ... Charles Mingus (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz bassist, composer, bandleader, and occasional pianist. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. ... Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935-1977) was a blind jazz saxophonist, perhaps best known for his ability to play more than one saxophone at once. ... Amos Leon Thomas Jr (born 1937, died May 8, 1999) was an American avant garde jazz vocalist from East St. ...

All That Jazz

In 1968, Buckley recorded the jazzy Happy Sad, which was released the following year, and alienated a large portion of his prior audience. Dissatisfied with playing the same old material continuously, and disenchanted with the music business that he felt was restraining him from producing new material, he began to weave in new songs into his performances, featuring an increasingly minimalist sound from his heavily orchestrated first two albums, and introducing a vibraphone player into his band. However, this attempted rejuvenation was a failure; becoming largely based on improvisation, his performances were less accessible to the audiences who saw him as a folk-rock poster boy. However, despite the relative criticisms that his performances were to receive, Happy Sad became Tim's highest charting album ever, peaking at #81. Third album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley. ... A typical vibraphone. ...

Artiste

During 1969, Buckley began to write and record material for three different albums: Lorca, Blue Afternoon, and Starsailor. Inspired after hearing the singing of avant-garde musician Cathy Berberian, he decided to integrate the ideas of composers such as Luciano Berio and Iannis Xenakis in an avant-garde rock genre. He started to fully utilize his voice's impressive range. According to guitarist Lee Underwood, Buckley knew that Lorca had little to no chance in the commercial market, and due to his old friend Herb Cohen starting up a new label venture with Frank Zappa, Straight Records, he wanted to provide an album of older material that was a step back from his current direction, but one that would have a better shot at making a dent in the public's minds. Selecting eight songs that had yet to be recorded, these tracks evolved into the sessions for the forgotten classic Blue Afternoon, an album that was quite similar to Happy Sad in style.^[9] Underwood himself contradicts this with a 1977 article he wrote for Down Beat Magazine chronicling Buckley's career - he states that Buckley's heart was not into the Blue Afternoon performances and that the album was a perfunctory response to please his business people. ^[10] Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Fifth album by singer-songwriter legend Tim Buckley, released in 1970. ... Blue Afternoon, released in 1969, was Tim Buckleys first self-produced record and his debut for Herb Cohen and Frank Zappas Straight label. ... Starsailor is a 1970 album by Tim Buckley (see 1970 in music). ... Cathy Berberian (Attleboro, Massachusetts, July 4, 1928 - Rome, Italy, March 6, 1983) was a composer, mezzo-soprano singer, and vocalist. ... Luciano Berio (October 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003) was an Italian composer. ... Iannis Xenakis in 1975. ... Herb Cohen (b. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... Straight Records was a record label formed in 1969 to distribute productions and discoveries of Frank Zappa and his business partner/manager Herb Cohen. ... Blue Afternoon, released in 1969, was Tim Buckleys first self-produced record and his debut for Herb Cohen and Frank Zappas Straight label. ... Third album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley. ... Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to jazz. ...

Neither album sold well, with the near-simultaneous release of each seemingly "cancelling out" the other. Lorca was viewed as a failure by many fans who, shocked by its completely different style, found the vocal gymnastics too abstract and far removed from his previous folk-rock rooted albums; while Blue Afternoon was seen by some as uninteresting and tepid - one critic went as far as to say that the album "wasn't even good sulking music." Blue Afternoon was the last Tim Buckley album to hit the Billboard charts, reaching #192. After the lack of success for both records, Buckley began to focus more on what he felt to be his true masterpiece, Starsailor. On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ... Starsailor is a 1970 album by Tim Buckley (see 1970 in music). ...

Starsailor

Vocally and instrumentally haunting, the album was unlike much else at the time. The textures were done in a free jazz style, but over that, Tim's most extreme grunting and wailing vocals to date. At times his voice sounds disturbed and depressed. Different from his first three albums, this personal album shared the same response as Lorca. Impervious to Buckley's avant-garde style, few of his fan base were aroused, with the majority disliking it. It included the more accessible Song to the Siren, later covered on record by both This Mortal Coil and Robert Plant. Song to the Siren is the first The Chemical Brothers single released under the name The Dust Brothers. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Robert Anthony Plant (born August 20, 1948, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England), is an English rock singer and songwriter, famous for his membership in the rock band Led Zeppelin as the lead vocalist, as well as for his successful solo career. ...

After the failure of Starsailor, Buckley's live performances degraded to insincere chores and he eventually ended up unsellable. Unable to produce his own music and almost completely broke, he turned to alcohol and drug binges. He also looked to become an actor, with the unreleased low-budget group therapy drama Why? from 1971 being the only film completed (it was actually shot on the new technology of videotape),^[1] after several abortive meetings with Hollywood producers. The film is a 3 minute short and also features the first recorded performance of O.J. Simpson. Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947), commonly known as O. J. Simpson and also just by his initials O.J. and his nickname The Juice, is a retired American football player who achieved stardom at the collegiate and professional levels. ...

"Bye Bye Baby"

Two years later, with his finances depleting and craving for recognition ripe, he released three albums which combined rock with a soul/funk direction - Greetings from L.A., Sefronia and Look at the Fool. These albums failed to become a commercial success. Fundamentally Tim was unhappy with the systematic and shallow R&B structure of the lyrics and music, despite being a fan of the genre. His distaste with bowing to commercial pressures from his manager Herb Cohen's DiscReet Records soon left him without a recording contract. Seventh album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in 1972. ... Eighth album by singer-songwriter legend Tim Buckley, released in 1973 Tracklisting The Dolphins Honey Man Because Of You Peanut Man Martha Quicksand I Know Id Recognize Your Face Stone In Love Sefronia: After Asklepiades, After Kafka Sefronia: The Kings Chain Sally, Go Round The Roses ... Look at the Fool is the ninth and last album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley before his death in 1975. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... For the gay mens lifestyle magazine, see Genre (magazine). ... Herb Cohen (b. ... DiscReet Records was founded in 1973 by Frank Zappa as his old label, Bizarre Records, was closed by Warner Bros. ...

Death

On June 28, 1975, Buckley completed the last show of a tour in Dallas, Texas, playing to a sold-out venue with 1,800 people in attendance.^[1] Buckley celebrated the culmination of the tour with a weekend of drinking with his band and friends, as was his normal routine. On June 29, after a spirited evening, in both the metaphorical and alcoholic sense, Buckley decided to accompany long-time friend Richard Keeling back to his house in the hope of obtaining some heroin.^[2] After spending an hour or so at the house, Buckley, in his inebriated state, walked in on Keeling in flagrante delicto, causing an argument between the two.^[1] Keeling, with the aim of placating him, handed Buckley a large dose of heroin and challenged him to "Go ahead, take it all". Given Buckley's contrary and rebellious nature, he duly snorted all the drug laid out for him.^[1] Following this, Buckley was in such a bad condition that friends chose to take him home rather than leave him to his own devices. Upon his return home, his wife Judy, seeing his inebriated state, laid him down on a pillow on their living room floor and proceeded to question his friends as to what had happened.^[2] A while later, Judy decided to move Buckley into bed, hoping he would to recuperate by the morning. However, when she returned to check on him later she found he had turned blue and was no longer breathing. Attempts by friends and paramedics to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead on arrival.^[1] is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dallas redirects here. ... For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation). ... Alcoholic beverages An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol, commonly known as alcohol, although in chemistry the definition of an alcohol includes many other compounds. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Heroin (disambiguation). ... In flagrante delicto or sometimes simply in flagrante (Latin: while [the crime] is blazing) is a legal term used to indicate that a criminal has been caught in the act of committing an offense (compare corpus delicti). ... For other uses, see Rebel (disambiguation) and Rebellion (disambiguation). ... Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ... Asphyxia is a condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body. ... Typical view of the defibrillator operator. ... Dead on arrival or DOA is a notation that a patient was brought to a hospital and immediately pronounced dead by a physician. ...

Having diligently controlled his drug habit while on the road, his tolerance was lowered, and the combination of the drugs he took mixed with the amount of alcohol he had consumed throughout the day was too much. The coroner's report by Dr. Joseph H. Choi stated that he died at 9:42pm, June 29, 1975, from "acute heroin/morphine and ethanol intoxication due to inhalation and ingestion of overdose".^[11] Ironically, it was the fact that Buckley had tempered his drug habit that meant his tolerance was reduced, thus causing him to misjudge the dose. Long time friend and lead guitarist, Lee Underwood, has stated that "on many previous occasions Buckley had ingested considerably more alcohol and drugs than this". Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... Drug tolerance occurs when a subjects reaction to a drug (such as a painkiller or intoxicant) decreases so that larger doses are required to achieve the same effect. ... For the thrash metal band, see Coroner (band). ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the drug. ... Grain alcohol redirects here. ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ...

Buckley's untimely death came as a shock to many of his friends and relatives. The drugs-related death was in stark contrast to how people had seen him at the time. The sound recorder at Buckley's last show noted "someone offered him a drag off of a joint and he refused. He didn't appear strung out in anyway. He was very together both physically and psychologically".^[11] Some friends were left dazed by the irreality of the situation, Buckley's old tour manager Bob Duffy stated: "It wasn't expected but it was like watching a move, and that was its natural ending."^[1] Lee Underwood went on to write a biography on him, Blue Melody: Tim Buckley Remembered, reflecting on his life and death and how he had been influenced by Buckley. However some friends saw his fate as more predictable if not inevitable; his lyricist, Larry Beckett later said of Buckley: This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Biography (disambiguation). ...

"He continually took chances with his life. He'd drive like a maniac, risking accidents. For a couple of years he drank a lot and took downers to the point where it nearly killed him, but he'd always escape. Then he got into this romantic heroin-taking thing. Then his luck ran out."^[1] This article is an expansion of a section entitled Mania from within the main article Bipolar disorder. ...

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Buckley died with little to his name other than the musical legacy of the nine albums he made. Buckley's only personal possessions were his guitar and amplifier and he died in debt.^[2] Friends and family, 200 in number, attended the funeral at the Wilshire Funeral Home in Santa Monica. Those in attendance included; manager Herb Cohen, guitarist Lee Underwood, lyricist Larry Beckett, Tim's mother Elaine and sister Katey, and Buckley's widow Judy and her son, Taylor. Buckley's son Jeff was notably not informed of the date of the funeral and instead sang at a Tim Buckley tribute show, held in New York in 1991, to pay his last respects.^[12] Reportedly, on the evening of June 29, 1975, a friend heard Buckley's last words: "Bye, bye, baby",^[2] perhaps alluding to a the line in Ray Charles' "Driftin' Blues". For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For the British rock band of the same name, see Amplifier (band). ... Herb Cohen (b. ... Larry Beckett (born 4 April 1947, Glendale, California) is a poet and songwriter, best known for his collaborations with Tim Buckley in the late-1960s. ... is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For Ray Charles, the composer and conductor of the Ray Charles Singers, see Ray Charles (composer). ...

Posthumous success

Buckley's premature death has not stinted his influence on musicians and neither reduced his critical appreciation nor popularity. There have been a number of posthumous releases, ranging from live albums and retrospectives to tributes and covers of his material. Jeff Buckley's success, and later demise, also stoked interest in Tim Buckley's catalogue. Much of his catalogue has been re-released since the mid 1990s onwards. This article is about the year. ...

Discography

Studio albums

• Tim Buckley (1966)
• Goodbye and Hello (1967)
• Happy Sad (1969)
• Blue Afternoon (1970)
• Lorca (1970)
• Starsailor (1970)
• Greetings from L.A. (1972)
• Sefronia (1973)
• Look at the Fool (1974)

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Live albums

• Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 (1990)
• Peel Sessions (1991)
• Live at the Troubadour 1969 (1994)
• Honeyman: Live 1973 (1995)
• Once I Was (1999)
• Copenhagen Tapes (2000)

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Compilations

• The Late Great Tim Buckley (1978) Released in Australia only.
• The Best of Tim Buckley (1983)
• Morning Glory (1994)
• Works in Progress (1999)
• The Dream Belongs to Me: Rare and Unreleased 1968 - 1973 (2001)
• Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology (2001)
• Tim Buckley/Goodbye and Hello (2001) Compilation of first two albums.
• Take 2: Greetings from L.A./Tim Buckley (2005) Compilation of the two albums.

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Other releases

• Thin Wires In The Voice (1999) A 120 page booklet with a 3 track CD EP included.
• Tim Buckley: My Fleeting House (2007) DVD of filmed live performances.

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Books

• Once He Was: the Tim Buckley Story, (1997). Barrera, Paul.
• Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley, (2001) Browne, David.
• Blue Melody:Tim Buckley Remembered, (2002). Underwood, Lee.

Tribute albums

• Sing a Song for You: Tribute to Tim Buckley (2001)
• Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley (2005)

References and notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} The High Flyer By Martin Aston. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Tim Buckley Biography by Lee Underwood. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
3. ^ Tim Buckley Biography at NNDB.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Tim Buckley Chronology 1947-97" by Robert Niemi. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Talking in Tongues" interview by Steve Turner. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
6. ^ ^{a b c d} "Tim Buckley Biography" by Simon Glickman at enotes.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
7. ^ ^{a b} "Dreamy, Driven and Dangerous" By Ben Edmonds Mojo Magazine June 2000. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
8. ^ The Unmade Star by David Browne (October 24, 1993) The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
9. ^ Interview with Lee Underwood. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
10. ^ Starsailor Interview by Lee Underwood. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
11. ^ ^{a b c} Death Claims Tim Buckley by Kim Martin. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
12. ^ Jeff Buckley's Debut by Rebecca Kane. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.

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External links

• The Tim Buckley Archives
• Tim Buckley Music
• TimBuckley.com
• TimBuckley.org
• Lee Underwood's official site
• Rhino Entertainment - Tim Buckley