Tim Buckley
American musician (1947–1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Tim Buckley (disambiguation).
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.[5] 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.[4] The latter contained his best known song, "Song to the Siren." Buckley died at the age of 28 from a heroin and morphine overdose, leaving behind sons Taylor and Jeff.
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| Birth name | Timothy Charles Buckley III |
| Born | (1947-02-14)February 14, 1947 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | June 29, 1975(1975-06-29) (aged 28) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1966–1975 |
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| Website | timbuckley |
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