Tim Buckley

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 as well as unconventional vocal stylings. 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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Tim Buckley
Buckley performing at the Fillmore East in 1968
Background information
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.
Genres	Psychedelic folk[1] folk-jazz[2] funk[2] avant-folk[3] folk rock[4] avant-jazz[2]
Occupations	Musician record producer
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Years active	1966–1975
Labels	Elektra Straight Warner Bros. DiscReet
Website	timbuckley.net