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Tim Buckley

1947 - 1975

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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 paired with his unique five-octave vocal range. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tim Buckley is the 742nd most popular musician (down from 732nd in 2019), the 4,064th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,707th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Tim Buckley ranks 742 out of 3,175. Before him are Claude Bolling, Frans Brüggen, Andrea Guarneri, Alex Turner, Desmond Child, and Lev Oborin. After him are Johnny Horton, Tim Rice, Steve Gadd, Brian Bennett, Ingrid Haebler, and Lang Lang.

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Among people born in 1947, Tim Buckley ranks 284. Before him are Robert Gordon, Staffan de Mistura, Mile Mrkšić, David Blunkett, Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, and John Powell. After him are Millie Small, Danilo Popivoda, Martin Winterkorn, Uli Edel, Co Adriaanse, and Jiří Kylián. Among people deceased in 1975, Tim Buckley ranks 109. Before him are Jan Mukařovský, W. V. D. Hodge, Doria Shafik, Georg Ots, Sam Giancana, and Morgan Taylor. After him are William Hartnell, K. Kamaraj, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Vladimir Kuts, Knut Kroon, and Joseph Laniel.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tim Buckley ranks 4,064 out of 20,380. Before him are Morgan Taylor (1903), Colleen Hoover (1979), Desmond Child (1953), Maclyn McCarty (1911), Mabel Normand (1892), and John McCook (1944). After him are Martin Brest (1951), Laurens Hammond (1895), Johnny Horton (1925), Charles Foster (1828), Kate Hudson (1979), and Lynne Cheney (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tim Buckley ranks 232. Before him are Louis Prima (1910), Gene Krupa (1909), Mick Mars (1951), Ma Rainey (1886), Stewart Copeland (1952), and Desmond Child (1953). After him are Johnny Horton (1925), Steve Gadd (1945), McCoy Tyner (1938), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Jack Sherman (1956), and Ahmad Jamal (1930).

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