Description
When Jeff Buckley drowned at the age of thirty in 1997, he not only left behind a legacy of brilliant music — he brought back haunting memories of his father, ’60s troubadour Tim Buckley, a gifted musician who barely knew his son and who himself died at twenty-eight. Both father and son made transcendent music that mixed rock, jazz, and folk; both amassed a cadre of obsessive, adoring fans.
This absorbing dual biography — based on interviews with more than one hundred friends, family members, and business associates as well as access to journals and unreleased recordings — tells for the first time the intriguing, often heartbreaking story of these two musicians. It offers a new understanding of the Buckleys’ parallel lives — and tragedies — while exploring the changing music business between the ’60s and the ’90s. Finally, it tells the story of a father and son, two complex, enigmatic men who died searching for themselves and each other.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: David Browne
Published: 01/08/2002
Publisher: Dey Street Books
ISBN: 9780380806249
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 0.94″ H x 8.00″ L x 5.28″ W
About the Author
Browne, David: –
David Browne is the music critic for Entertainment Weekly and a former reporter for the New York Daily News. His articles on music and popular culture have appeared in Rolling Stone, the New York Times, Mojo, and other publications. A graduate of New York University’s journalism program, be is the recipient of a 1996 Music Journalism Award for criticism. He lives in New York City.
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