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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
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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 favorite. The latter contained his best known song, "
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." Buckley died at the age of 28 from a
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and morphine overdose, leaving behind sons Taylor and Jeff.


Early life and career

Tim Buckley was born in Washington, D.C., on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1947, to Elaine (née Scalia), an
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, and Timothy Charles Buckley Jr., a decorated World War II veteran and son of Irish immigrants from
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. He has a sister named Kathleen. He spent his early childhood in Amsterdam,
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, an industrial city about northwest of Albany. At five years old, Buckley began listening to his mother's progressive jazz recordings, particularly Miles Davis. Buckley's musical life began after his family moved to Bell Gardens in southern California in 1956. His grandmother introduced him to the work of Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday, his mother to
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and Judy Garland and his father to the country music of
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and
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. When the folk music revolution came around in the early 1960s, Buckley taught himself the banjo at age 13, and with several friends formed a folk group inspired by The Kingston Trio that played local high school events. During high school, Buckley was elected to class offices, played on the baseball team and quarterbacked the football team. During a football game, he broke two fingers on his left hand, permanently damaging them. He said that the injury prevented him from playing
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. This disability may have led to his use of
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, many of which don't require barres. Buckley attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California. He cut classes regularly and quit football, focusing most of his attention on music. He befriended
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, his future lyricist, and
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, a bass player with whom he formed two musical groups, the Bohemians, who initially played popular music, and the Harlequin 3, a folk group which regularly incorporated spoken word and
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into their gigs. Buckley and lyricist/friend Beckett wrote dozens of songs, some that appeared on Tim's debut album, ''Tim Buckley''. "Buzzin' Fly" was written during this period and was featured on '' Happy Sad'', his 1969 LP. Buckley's college career at Fullerton College lasted two weeks in 1965. After dropping out of college, Buckley dedicated himself fully to music and playing L.A. folk clubs. During the summer of 1965, he played regularly at a club co-founded by Dan Gordon. He played Orange County coffeehouses such as the White Room in Buena Park and the Monday-night hootenannies at the Los Angeles Troubadour. That year, ''Cheetah'' magazine deemed Buckley one of "The Orange County Three", along with Steve Noonan and
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. In February 1966, following a gig at It's Boss, the Mothers of Invention's drummer Jimmy Carl Black recommended Buckley to the Mothers' manager, Herb Cohen. Cohen saw potential in Tim and landed him an extended gig at the Night Owl Cafe in Greenwich Village at West 3rd and MacDougal. Buckley's girlfriend, Jainie Goldstein, drove him to New York.Blue Melody, Lee Underwood, Tim Buckley Biography While living in the Bowery with Jainie, Buckley ran into
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and asked him to play guitar for him. The two became lifelong friends and collaborators. Under Cohen's management, Buckley recorded a six-song demo acetate disc which he sent to
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owner Jac Holzman, who offered him a recording contract.


Folk rock

In August 1966, Buckley recorded his self-titled debut album in three days in Los Angeles. He later recalled: "I was only 19, and going into the studio was like Disneyland. I'd do anything anybody said." The record featured Buckley and a band of Underwood and Orange County friends. Underwood's mix of jazz and country improvisation on a Telecaster guitar became a distinctive part of Buckley's early sound. Jac Holzman and Paul Rothchild's production and Jack Nitzsche's string arrangements cemented the record's mid-'60s sound. The album's folk-rock style was typical of the time, although many people, including Underwood, felt the strings by Nitzsche "did not enhance its musical quality." Critics took note of Buckley's distinctive voice and tuneful compositions. Underwood considered the record to be "a first effort, naive, stiff, quaky and innocent uta ticket into the marketplace". Holzman expressed similar sentiments and thought Buckley wasn't comfortable in his own musical skin. Larry Beckett suggested the band's desire to please audiences held it back. Elektra released two singles promoting the debut album, "Wings" with "Grief in My Soul" as the
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, and "Aren't You the Girl"/"Strange Street Affair Under Blue." Buckley followed with "Once Upon a Time" and "Lady Give Me Your Key", which were not well regarded but showed potential. Elektra decided not to release the songs as singles, and the songs remained in Elektra's record vaults. Rhino Records was unable to find "Lady Give Me Your Key" to include on its '' Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology'', but the song was the title track on Light in the Attic Records' 2017 collection of the previously unissued 1967 acoustic sessions. "Once Upon A Time" surfaced on Rhino's ''Where The Action Is 1965–68 Los Angeles'' anthology in 2009. '' Goodbye and Hello'', released in 1967, featured late 1960s-style poetry and songs in different timings, and was an ambitious release for the 20-year-old Buckley. Reflecting the confidence Elektra had in Buckley and group, they were given free rein on the content of the album. Beckett continued as lyricist and the album consisted of Buckley originals and Beckett–Buckley collaborations. Critics noted the improved lyrical and melodic qualities of Buckley's music. Buckley's voice had developed since his last release and the press appreciated both his lower register and
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in equal measure. The subject of the album distinguished it from its predecessor. Beckett addressed the psychological nature of war in "No Man Can Find the War", and Underwood welcomed Buckley's entry into darker territory with "Pleasant Street". "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" represented a confessional lyric to his estranged wife and child, while the mix of introspective folk songs and political-themed content attracted folk fans and anti-war audiences. Holzman had faith in Buckley and rented advertising space for the musician on the
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, an unusual step for a solo act. Buckley distanced himself from comparisons to Bob Dylan, expressing an apathy toward Dylan and his work. While ''Goodbye and Hello'' did not make Buckley a star, it performed better in the charts than his previous effort, peaking at No. 171. Buckley's higher profile led to his album ''The Best of Tim Buckley'' being used as a soundtrack to the 1969 film '' Changes''. Buckley performed "
Song to the Siren "Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley to a poem by his writing partner Larry Beckett, released by Buckley on his 1970 album '' Starsailor''. It was also later released on '' Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology'', the album fea ...
" on the final episode of '' The Monkees''. Buckley was wary of the press and often avoided interviews. After a slot on '' The Tonight Show'', Buckley was standoffish and insulting toward
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, and on another television appearance refused to lip sync to "Pleasant Street". After Beckett was drafted into the Army, Buckley developed his own style, and described the jazz/
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-rock with which he was associated as "white thievery and an emotional sham." Drawing inspiration from jazz greats such as
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, Thelonious Monk, Roland Kirk, and vocalist Leon Thomas, Buckley's sound became different from previous recordings. In 1968, Buckley toured Europe twice, first including Denmark, the Netherlands, and England, appearing e.g. on
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's '' Top Gear'' radio show on the BBC and then appearing at the in Germany, as well as touring England and Denmark again. Later that year, he recorded '' Happy Sad'', which reflected folk and jazz influences and would be his best-charting album, peaking at No. 81.


Middle period

During 1969, Buckley began to write and record material for three albums, '' Blue Afternoon'', '' Lorca'', and '' Starsailor''. Inspired by the singing of avant-garde musician Cathy Berberian, he integrated the ideas of composers such as Luciano Berio and Iannis Xenakis in an avant-garde rock genre. Buckley selected eight songs for '' Blue Afternoon'', an album similar to ''Happy Sad'' in style. In a 1977 article for ''
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'' magazine,
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wrote that Buckley's heart was not in ''Blue Afternoon'' and that the album was a perfunctory response to please his business partners. While Buckley's music never sold well, his following releases did indeed chart. ''Lorca'' alienated his folk base, while ''Blue Afternoon'' was criticized as boring and tepid, and " oteven good sulking music", although it has been re-evaluated over the years. ''Blue Afternoon'' was Buckley's last album to chart on ''
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'', reaching No. 192. Following the albums, Buckley began to focus on what he felt to be his masterpiece, ''Starsailor''. ''Starsailor'' contained free jazz textures under Buckley's most extreme vocal performance, ranging from high shrieks to deep, soulful baritone. This personal album included the more accessible "
Song to the Siren "Song to the Siren" is a song written by Tim Buckley to a poem by his writing partner Larry Beckett, released by Buckley on his 1970 album '' Starsailor''. It was also later released on '' Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology'', the album fea ...
", a song which has since been covered by This Mortal Coil,
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, John Frusciante, Bryan Ferry and Brendan Perry. The album was a critical and commercial failure. Unable to produce his music and almost broke, Buckley turned to alcohol and drug binges. He considered acting and completed an unreleased low-budget film entitled ''Why?'' (1971). The film was an experimental use of the new medium video tape and was commissioned by Technicolor.


"Sex funk" period

In 1970, Buckley disbanded his ''Starsailor'' ensemble and assembled a new
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band. He cut three albums, ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' Look at the Fool''. Buckley had alienated much of his
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fan base with his previous two albums, and his sexually frank lyrics ("whip me, spank me") prevented the songs from receiving airplay, although he retained a
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. In 1975, Buckley engaged the press regarding a live album comeback. He began performing revamped versions of material drawn from his career, except ''Starsailor'' and '' Lorca,'' in response to his audience, which he had spurned in the past.


Death

On June 28, 1975, Buckley completed a short tour with a show in Dallas, playing to a sold-out crowd of 1,800 people. He celebrated the end of the tour with a weekend of drinking with his band and friends. On the night of June 29, he accompanied longtime friend Richard Keeling to his house. At some point, Keeling produced a bag of heroin, some of which Buckley snorted. Buckley's friends took him home and, seeing his inebriated state, his wife Judy laid him on the living-room floor and questioned his friends as to what had happened. She moved Buckley into bed. When she checked on him later, she found that he was not breathing and had turned blue. Attempts by friends and paramedics to revive him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead on arrival. The
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's report stated that Buckley died at 9:42 p.m. on June 29, 1975, from "acute heroin/ morphine and ethanol intoxication due to inhalation and ingestion of overdose".


Aftermath

Buckley's
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, Bob Duffy, said Buckley's death was not expected, but "was like watching a movie, and that was its natural ending." Other friends saw his passing as predictable, if not inevitable. Beckett recalled how Buckley took chances with his life, including dangerous driving, drinking alcohol, taking pills and heroin. Given the circumstances of his death, police charged Keeling with murder and distribution of heroin. At his hearing on August 14, 1975, Keeling pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and, after failing to complete community service, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and four years' probation. Buckley died in debt, owning only a guitar and an amplifier. About 200 friends and family attended his funeral at the Wilshire Funeral Home in Santa Monica, including manager Herb Cohen and
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. His 8-year-old son, Jeff, had met his father only once, and was not invited to the funeral. Jeff Buckley said not being invited to his father's funeral "gnawed" at him, and prompted him to pay his respects by performing " I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" in 1991 at a memorial tribute to Buckley in Brooklyn.


Personal life

During French class in 1964, Buckley met Mary Guibert. Their relationship inspired some of Buckley's music, and provided both of them time away from their respective turbulent home lives. After almost a year of dating, Buckley and Guibert married on October 25, 1965. When Guibert became pregnant, Buckley found himself unable to cope with fatherhood. The couple divorced in October 1966, about a month before their son, Jeff Buckley, was born. Jeff later said about his father, "He left my mother when I was six months old... So I never really knew him at all. We were born with the same parts but when I sing it's me. This is my own time and if people expect me to work the same things for them as he did, they're going to be disappointed." In April 1970, Buckley married Judy Brejot Sutcliffe in Santa Monica, and adopted her son, Taylor Keith Sutcliffe.


Discography


Studio albums


Live albums

*'' Dream Letter: Live in London 1968'' (Enigma/Manifesto) (1990) *'' Peel Sessions'' (
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) (1991/1993) *''
Live at the Troubadour 1969 ''Live at the Troubadour 1969'' is a live album by Tim Buckley. The album was recorded at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, September 3 & 4, 1969. Track listing All songs composed by Tim Buckley. #"Strange Feelin'" – 5:40 #"Venice Mating Call" †...
'' ( Rhino/Manifesto) (1994) *'' Honeyman: Live 1973'' (Edsel/Manifesto) (1995) *'' Once I Was'' ( Varese) (1999) *''
Copenhagen Tapes ''Copenhagen Tapes'' is a live album by Tim Buckley. It was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 12, 1968 and was broadcast later on Danish radio. The live performance features songs from '' Happy Sad'', however "I Don't Need It to Rain" was ...
'' (Pinnacle Licensed Repertoire) (2000) *'' Live at the Folklore Center 1967'' ( Tompkins Square) (2009) *''Venice Mating Call'' (Edsel) (2017) *''Greetings From West Hollywood'' (Edsel) (2017) *''Live at the Electric Theatre Co.'' (Manifesto) (2019) *''Bear's Sonic Journals: Merry-Go-Round at the Carousel'' (Owsley Stanley Foundation) (2021)


Compilations

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The Late Great Tim Buckley ''The Late Great Tim Buckley'' is a compilation LP by Tim Buckley. The album consists of recordings from five of Buckley's studio albums: ''Tim Buckley'', '' Goodbye and Hello'', '' Happy Sad'', '' Greetings from L.A. and Sefronia''. The compila ...
'' ( WEA) (1978) – Released in Australia only *''
The Best of Tim Buckley ''The Best of Tim Buckley'' is a compilation LP by Tim Buckley. It presents Buckley as a folk artist with songs written between 1966 and 1970. The album features material from the studio albums ''Tim Buckley'', '' Goodbye and Hello'', '' Happy ...
'' ( Rhino) (1983) *'' Morning Glory'' (Band of Joy) (1994) *'' Works in Progress'' ( Rhino Handmade) (1999) *'' The Dream Belongs to Me: Rare and Unreleased 1968–1973'' (Manifesto) (2001) *'' Morning Glory: The Tim Buckley Anthology'' (Rhino) (2001) *'' Tim Buckley/ Goodbye and Hello'' (Elektra) (2001) – Compilation of first two albums *''Take 2:
Greetings from L.A. ''Greetings from L.A.'' is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in August 1972. It was recorded at Far Out Studios in Hollywood, California. Like most of his other albums, ''Greetings from L.A.'' did not sell well, althoug ...
/ Tim Buckley'' (Straight/Enigma) (2005) – 2XCD compilation of the two albums *'' Tim Buckley'' ( Rhino Handmade) (2011) – Handmade 2XCD **Disc One: Both the stereo and mono versions of his debut album **Disc Two: 22 unreleased recordings of Buckley from November 1965 with the Bohemians (12 tracks) and from 1966 with Larry Beckett (10 tracks) *''Starsailor: The Anthology'' (Music Club Deluxe/Rhino) (2011) – 2XCD *''Wings: The Complete Singles 1966–1974'' ( Omnivore Recordings) (2016)


Other releases

*'' Thin Wires in the Voice'' (1999) – 120-page booklet with a three-track CD EP included *'' Tim Buckley: My Fleeting House'' (MVD Visual) (2007) – DVD of filmed live performances *''Tim Buckley: Lady, Give Me Your Key: The Unissued 1967 Solo Acoustic Sessions'' (Future Days Recordings) (2016) – Demos from Buckley's 1967 sessions


Compilation appearances

*''Elektrifying'' (
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) (1968) – "Wings" *''Off'' (Elektra) (1968) – "Song Slowly Song" *''Select Elektra'' (Elektra) (1968) – "Morning Glory" *''Elektra's Best, Volume 1'' 2XLP (Elektra) (1969) – "Morning Glory" *''Zapped'' (
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) (1970) – "I Must Have Been Blind" *''The Big Ball'' 2XLP ( Warner Bros.) (1970) – "Happy Time" *''Alternatives'' (Warner Bros.) (1970) – "Happy Time" *''Garden Of Delights'' 2XLP (Elektra) (1971) – "Wings" *''The First Family Of New Rock'' 2XLP ( Atlantic/Exulta/Warner Bros./
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) – "I Had A Talk With My Woman" *''Days Of Wine And Vinyl'' 2XLP (Warner Bros.) (1972) "Move With Me" *''Display Case'' 2XLP (Warner Bros.) (1972) – "Move With Me", "Sweet Surrender" *''The First Family Of New Rock'' 2XLP ( Warner Bros. (France)) (1972) – "Pleasant Street" *''All Singing-All Talking-All Rocking'' 2XLP (Warner Bros.) (1973) – "Sally Go Round The Rose" *''Die Grosen Amerikanischen Liedermacher'' (Warner Bros./Stern Musik) (1974) – "Sally Go Round The Rose" *''The Rock Revelation'' 3XLP ( The Sunday Times Magazine) (1975) – "Dolphins" *''Musikladen Jazz Rock Humor'' 3XLP (Warner Bros./ Atlantic) (1975) – "Wanda Lou" *''Litera Luisterplaat'' (Warner Bros.) (1976) – "The King's Chair", "Serfonia" *''Elektrock'' 4XLP/4xCass/Box (Elecktra) (1985) "Aren't You The Girl". "Strange Street Affair Under Blue", "I Can't Hear You", "No Man Can Feel The War", "Pleasant Street", "Dream Letter", "Morning Glory" *''The Psychodelic Years'' 3XCD (Knight Records) (1990) – "Buzzin' Fly" *''The Psychodelic Years 1966–1969 (American Album Classics)'' (Knight) (1990) – "Buzzin' Fly" *''Before The Fall '67–'77 -The Peel Sessions'' (
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) (1991) – "Once I Was" *''Troubadours Of The Folk Era Vol. 2'' (Rhino/Warner Special Products) (1992) – "Once I Was" *''West Coast Rock'' (
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) (1992) – "More With Me" *''Peace and Love 76-75, Les Annees Plasantes'' (Delabel) (1993) – "Sweet Surrender" *''Microdelia'' (Diablo) (1994) – "Driftin' (live)" *''Starship-Viaggio Nella Musica Psychodelia'' (
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) (1995) – "Hallucinations" *''Step Right Up (The Songs of Tom Waits)'' (
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) (1995) – "Martha" *''The Demon Bible According To Tower, Book One'' (
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) (1995) – "Dolphins" *''18 Free And Easy Hits From The 70's'' (JCI/Warner Special Products) (1995) – "Buzzin' Fly" *''White Roots (From American Folk to Country Rock)'' ( BMG Music/ RCA) (1996) – "Buzzin' Fly" *''Best of American Rock'' ( CNR) (1996) – "Honey Man" *''Psychodelic Roses ( Warner Music Greece)'' (1996) – "I Can't See You" *''Peace Love & Music (Starbucks 25th Anniversary Anthology)'' (
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/AEI) (1996) -"Pleasant Street" *''Psychodelic Perceptions (Temple)'' (1996) – "Hallucinations" *''Crooning On Venus Ocean Of Sound 2'' 2XCD ( Virgin) (1996) – "Star Sailor" *''Der Nachtfalke'' (
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/ Sony) (1997) – "Sweet Surrender" *''Unknown Pleasures (Rare And Classic Tracks From The Archives of Demon Records)'' (Uncut (2)) (1998) – "Dolphins" – given away free with a UK music and film magazine *''Discover America's Hearts & Spirits Vol. 5'' ( WEA) (1998) – "I Can't See You", "Carnival Song" *''Generations of Folk, Vol. Four-The Troubadours'' ( Vanguard) (1998) – "Sing A Song For You" *''Real Fidelity-The Liberating Sound Of Division One'' (Vanguard) (2001) – "Mexicali Voodoo" *''Cafe Apres-Midi~Roux'' ( WEA Japan) (2000) – "Buzzin' Fly" *''Peace And Love '60·1967-1'' (Fabbri Edition) (2000) – "Morning Glory" *''Follow The Music-A Comprehensive Sampler of Elektra's Pre-Rock Era'' (Elektra) (2000) – "Goodbye and Hello" *''Peace & Love '60·1967-5'' (Fabbri) (2000) – "Pleasant Street" *''Elektra: The first 50 Years'' 5XCD (Elektra) – "Morning Glory" *''American Music'' (DeAgostini) (2000) – "Morning Glory" *''Protest And Poetry'' (DeAgostini) (2000) – "Pleasant Street" *''Peace And Love '60·1967-9'' (Fabbri) (2000) – "Goodbye and Hello" *''Me Without You'' (Music From The Motion Picture) (Epic) (2001) – "Strange Peelin'" *''Underground Moderna'' (Nova) (2001) – "Sweet Surrender" *''Washington Square Memoirs-The Great Urban Folk Boom 1960–1970'' 3XCD (Rhino) (2001) – "Once I Was" *''RMAT Study Guide'' (Rhino) (2001) – Morning Glory" *''Coast To Coast'' (DeAgostini) (2001) – "Strange Feelin'" *''19-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music'' (Uncut(2)) (2001) – "Falling Timber" *''Simply The Best Songwriters'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing) (2002) – "Morning Glory" *''Take It Easy'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing) (2002) – "Move With Me" *''Pure Genius'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom) (2002) – "Morning Glory" *''Songs 2 (The Best Of The Singer/Songwriters)'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing The Netherlands) – "Morning Glory" *''100% Classic Pop-40 Grand Artistas En 2Cd's'' 2XCD (Warner Strategis Markets) (20020 – "Morning Glory" *''Simply The Best Songwriters 2'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing) (2002) – "Song For The Siren" *''Pure Genius Volume 2'' (Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom) (2002) – "Song For The Siren" *''Songwriter'' 2XCD (Sony Music, Sony Music TV) (2002) – "Song For The Siren" *''Songs'' (The Best Of The Singer/Songwriters) 2XCD (RTL/Warner Strategic Marketing) (2002) – "Morning Glory" *''Songs 2'' Best Of West Coast 2XCD (Warner Music, Warner Music Group Germany) (2002) – "Move With Me" *''Songs 3'' (Best Of Singer/Songwriters) 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing,
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) (2002) – "Song To The Siren" *''Acoustic'' 2 2XCD (Echo)/ V2) (2002) – "Once I Was" *''Simply The Best Songwriters 2'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing) (2002) – "Song Of The Siren" *''Folk Heros'' 2XCD (EMI) (2003) – "Morning Glory" *''Singer And Singwriters-The Folk Years'' 2XCD ( Time Life, Time Life Music) (2003) – "Morning Glory", "Happy Time" *''Strange Currencies'' (Uncut (2)) (2003) – "Dolphins (Live)" *''Simply The Best Songwriters 2'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing) (2003) -"Morning Glory" *''Singer And Songwriters-Mavericks'' 2XCD (Time Life Music) (2003) – "Once I Was" *''Rokkland 2003'' 2XCD (Skifan) (2003) – "Song For The Siren" *''50 And De Rock-15 Tresors Des Annees'' ( Les Inrockuptibles) (2004) – "Morning Glory" *''Reelin" In The Years'' 2XCD (Universal/Warner Strategic Marketing) (2004) – "Move With Me" *''L'odyssee Du Rock'' 4XCD (Sony Music, Sony Music Media) (2004) – "Morning Glory" *''The Peace and Love Generation'' 6XCD (Warner) ( 2004) – "Buzzin' Fly" *''10 Corso Como-Love 3'' 3XCD ( Irma Records) (2004) – "Song For The Siren" *''Acoustic 04'' 2XCD (Echo/V2) (2004) – "Dolphins" *''Sin City (14 L.A. Rock Classics)'' (Uncut (2)) (2004) – "Chase The Blues Away" *''The Jack Nitzsche Story (Hearing Is Believing 1962–1979)'' (Ace) (2005) – "It Happens Every Time" *''John Peel-A Tribute'' 2XCD (Warner Strategic Marketing) (2005) – "Song To The Siren" *''Gloomy Afternoon (The Music Of Melancholy)'' (
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/Universal) (2005) – "Love From Room 109 At The Islander" *''Lammas Night Laments Volume 9'' CDr (The Unbroken Circle) (2005) – "Song For The Siren (Demo)" *''Acoustic Rock Volume 2'' (
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) (2006) – "Dolphins" *''Four Decades Of Folk Rock'' 4XCD Box Set ( Time Life/(Sony BMG)/Rhino/
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) (2007) -"I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain" *''Wild World'' 2XCD (Time Life Music) (2007) – "Morning Glory", "Happy Times" *''100 Hits 60s'' 5XCD ( 100 Hits/
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) (2007) – "I Can't See You" *''Between The Lines Vol. 1'' 2XCD (EMS) (2007) – "Pleasant Street" *''100 Hits 70s'' 5XCD (100 Hits/Demon) (2007) – "Move With Me" *''California Dreaming'' 2XCD (Warner Music TV) (2007) – "Sweet Surrender" *''Solid Kult Volume 1'' (Universal Music GmbH, Austria) (2007) – "Sweet Surrender" *''Revolutions In Sound: Warner Bros. Records The First Fifty Years'' M/Stick//MP3 (Warner Bros.) (2006) – "Song To The Siren" *''A Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Vol. 1-Cosmic Space Music'' 2XCD ( Platypus) (2008) – "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain" *''From The Coffee House'' ( Starbucks Entertainment/Rhino) (2008) – "Song To The Siren (Demo version)" – "Song To The Siren" *''Revoltes-La Musique Contestataire En 50 Chansons'' (Les Inrockuptibles) (2008) – "No Man Can Find The War" *''Where The Action Is! (Los Angeles Nuggets: 1965–1968)'' 4XCD (Rhino) (2008) – "Once Upon A Time" *''The Ultimate Collection-Slow Rock'' 3XCD (EMI) (2009) – "Song To The Siren" *''Okio-Mosaican'' (Warner) (2009) – "Phantasmagoria In Two" *''Lost & Found-Songs We Shouldn't Forget'' ( USM) (2010) – "Sing A Song For You" *''Les Blockhuis Presents The Sound Of The West Coast 1965–1979'' 4XCD (Ultgeverij Ambo/Universal Music/Rhino) 4XCD (2010) – "Sing A Song For You" *''100 Hits Sixties Pop'' 5XCD (100 Hits) (2010) – "I Can't See You", "Buzzin' Fly" *''Le Coffret Ideal Rock Psyche'' 4XCD (Warner Music France) (2010) – "Song For Janie" *''L'album Folk'' 2XCD (Warner Music France) (2010) – "Morning Glory" *''60s Hits'' 2XCD (Crimson) (2010) – "I Can't See You" *''Dimitris Papaspyropoulous-Long Missed Heros'' 2XCD ( The Spicy Effect)- "Make It Right" *''Journey To Love (Rare & Early Elektra Classics)'' ( Mojo) (2010) – "Morning Glory" *''Robert Plant's Jukebox (The Music That Inspired The Man)'' (
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) (2011) – "Song To The Siren" *''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' (Rhino) (2011) – "Happy Time" *''The Sixties'' 3XCD (Crimson/Rhino) (2011) – "I Can't See You", "Buzzin' Fly" *''Classic Americana'' 2XCD (Warner Music Archives) (2012) – "Song To The Siren" *''70s The Collection'' 3XCD/Box (Rhino) (2012) – "Move With Me" *''Classic Americana 3'' (Warner Music Australia) (2013) – "Get On Top" *''Sonar 1000 Volume 3'' 3XCD ( Parlophone) (2013) – "Sweet Surrender" *''Songs We Shouldn't Forget Collected'' 2XCD/Box (Universal) (2013) – "Sing A Song For You" *''Coffret 60 Ans De Musique'' 2XCD (FNAC/Les Inrockuptibles) (2014) – "Move With Me" *''Original Americana'' 2XCD (Rhino UK) (2014) – "Move With Me" *''Greenwich Village In The '60s-Beginnings & Branches Of The New York Folk Revival'' 2XCD ( Festival) (2014) – "Aren't You The Girl" *''Original Seventies'' 2XCD (Rhino) (2014) – "Happy TimeT" *''Massive Hits-Sixties'' 3XCD (Rhino UK) (2014) – "Phantasmagoria In Two" *''Troubadours (Folk And The Roots Of American Music) Part 4'' 3XCD (
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) (2014) – "Once I Was" *''Bobby Gillespie Presents Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down'' ( Ace) (2015) – "Once I Was" *''The Best Ever-Time To Relax'' 2XCD (Rhino UK) (2015) – "Wings" *''The Best Ever Sixties'' 2XCD (Rhino) (2015) – "Phantasmagoria In Two" *''The Best Ever Acoustic'' 2XCD (Rhino) "Song To The Siren (Take 7)" *''R-R-Real Rock And Roll-Volume Sweet 16 And Never Been...'' CDr (Teenage Wasteland) (2016) – "Phantasmagoria In Two" *''60 Hits Of The...60s'' 3XCD (Rhino) (2016) – "Phantasmagoria In Two" *''60s-The Collection'' 3XCD (Rhino UK) (2016) – "Phantasmagoria In Two" *''American Classics'' 3XCD (Rhino) (2016) – "Song To The Siren" *''Summer Of Love'' 2XCD (Rhino) (2017) – "Morning Glory" *''Acoustic-The Ultimate Acoustic Anthems'' 3XCD (Rhino UK) (2019) – "Song To The Siren (Take 7)" *''Coffret FIP Vol. 3'' 5XCD (Wagram) (2017) – "Happy Time" *''Classic Acoustic'' 3XCD ( UMC/Rhino UK/ Spectrum) (2017) – "Once I Was" *''Coming Into Los Angeles (A Taste Of West Coast)'' (Own Label) (2017) – "Song To The Siren" *''Smooth 70s'' 3XCD (Rhino) (2017) – "Song To The Siren" *''Chilled 70s'' 3XCD (
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/Sony) (2018) – "Song To The Siren" *''Where The Action Is! (Los Angeles Nuggets)'' 2XLP (Rhino) (2019) – "Once I Was" *''Ultimate Sixties (The Classics)'' 5XCD (Union Square) (2019) – "Once Upon A Time" *''Cosmic Cratedigging (15 Tracks Chosen Exclusively For Uncut From The Vaults Of Light In The Attic Records)'' (Uncut (2)/Light In The Attic) (2020) – "I Never Asked To Be Your Mountain" *''5 Ans De FIP'' 10XLP ( IASLe Label/FIP) (2021) – "Song To The Siren" *''Heros And Villians'' 3XCD Box (The Sound Of Los Angeles 1965–68) (
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/Grapefruit USA) (2022) – "Carnival Song" *''David Hapworth-Deep 70s'' 4XCD (Underrated Cuts From A Misunderstood Decade) ( Edsel) (2022) – "Move With Me"


Books

*''Once He Was: the Tim Buckley Story'' (1997) Paul Barrera *'' Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley'' (2001) David Browne *'' Blue Melody: Tim Buckley Remembered'' (2002)
Lee Underwood Lee Underwood is an American musician and journalist who played lead guitar with Tim Buckley for most of Buckley's career. Career Underwood appeared on seven of the nine studio albums Buckley recorded during his brief life and on several posthu ...
*''Voci da una nuvola – Il segreto di Nick Drake e Tim Buckley'' (2015) Giampiero La Valle


Tribute albums

*'' Sing a Song for You: Tribute to Tim Buckley'' (Manifesto) (2000) *'' Dream Brother: The Songs of Tim and Jeff Buckley'' (Full Time Hobby/ Rykodisc) (2005)


References and notes


External links


The Tim Buckley Archives – OfficialTim Buckley MusicTimBuckley.comLee Underwood's official siteRhino Entertainment – Tim Buckley
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