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Jeff Buckley

1966 - 1997

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Jeffrey Scott Buckley (raised as Scott Moorhead; November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997) was an American musician. After a decade as a session guitarist in Los Angeles, he attracted a cult following in the early 1990s performing at venues in the East Village, Manhattan. He signed with Columbia, recruited a band, and released his only studio album, Grace, in 1994. Buckley toured extensively to promote Grace, with concerts in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Buckley is the 701st most popular musician (up from 702nd in 2019), the 3,905th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,566th in 2019) and the 218th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jeff Buckley ranks 701 out of 3,175. Before him are Angélique Kidjo, Jelly Roll Morton, Zino Francescatti, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins. After him are Xaver Scharwenka, Eddie Gómez, Josef Suk, Steve Lacy, Stephen Morris, and Victor Young.

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Among people born in 1966, Jeff Buckley ranks 99. Before him are J. J. Abrams, Moustafa Madbouly, Thomas Häßler, David Platt, Marton Csokas, and Christophe Galtier. After him are Fernando Colunga, Dany Boon, Krasimir Balakov, Olivier Panis, Miguel Ángel Nadal, and Marco Antônio da Silva. Among people deceased in 1997, Jeff Buckley ranks 116. Before him are Uzi Narkiss, Anatoliy Banishevskiy, Jan P. Syse, Ho Feng-Shan, Hans Robert Jauss, and Laurean Rugambwa. After him are Andrés Rodríguez, Frank Parker, Josef Posipal, Seni Pramoj, Harold Robbins, and Andrew Cunanan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Buckley ranks 3,905 out of 20,380. Before him are Allan Kaprow (1927), Jessica Biel (1982), Jean Smart (1951), Augustine Washington (1694), James Michael Harvey (1949), and Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929). After him are Christopher Connelly (1941), Elgin Baylor (1934), Clyde Cessna (1879), James B. Donovan (1916), Walter Cronkite (1916), and Nadia Cassini (1949).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jeff Buckley ranks 218. Before him are Jeff Porcaro (1954), Chaka Khan (1953), Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Suzanne Vega (1959), Rufus Wainwright (1973), and Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929). After him are Steve Lacy (1934), Victor Young (1900), Dick Dale (1937), Willy DeVille (1950), Robert Gordon (1947), and Michael Stipe (1960).

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