Jeff Buckley - 100% match to Tim Buckley
Jeffrey Scott Buckley, 17 November 1966, Orange County, California, USA, d. 29 May 1997, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The son of respected singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley not unnaturally took exception to comparisons with his father, and cited his mother Mary Guibert as a greater influence. Having studied at the Los Angeles Musicians Institute, Jeff moved to Ne Read more
Fred Neil - 78% match to Tim Buckley
16 March 1936, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, d. 7 July 2001, Summerland Key, Florida, USA. An important figure in Americas folk renaissance, Neils talent first emerged in 1956 when he co-wrote an early Buddy Holly single, Modern Don Juan. He released a few solo singles during the late 50s, often using the name Freddie Neil. By the following decade he was a fi Read more
Nick Drake - 65% match to Tim Buckley
Nicholas Rodney Drake, 19 June 1948, Rangoon, Burma, d. 25 November 1974, Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England. Born in Burma into an upper middle-class background, Drake was raised in Tanworth-in-Arden, near Birmingham. Recordings made at his parents home in 1967 revealed a blossoming talent, indebted to Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, yet clearly a songwriter in h Read more Jackson C. Frank - 56% match to Tim Buckley
Jackson Carey Frank, 1943, Buffalo, New York, USA, d. 3 March 1999, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA. Singer-songwriter Frank made a strong impression in the mid-60s folk scene with songs such as Blues Run The Game. This was contained on his 1965 debut, recorded in London with production from Paul Simon and guitar support from Al Stewart. Like Simon and Shawn Read more
Bert Jansch - 49% match to Tim Buckley
3 November 1943, Glasgow, Scotland. This highly gifted acoustic guitarist and influential performer learned his craft in Edinburghs folk circle before being absorbed into Londons burgeoning circuit, where he established a formidable reputation as an inventive guitar player. His 1965 debut, Bert Jansch, is a landmark in British folk music and includes Do You Read more
Tim Hardin - 44% match to Tim Buckley
J. Timothy Hardin, 23 December 1941, Eugene, Oregon, USA, d. 29 December 1980, Hollywood, California, USA. After spending an itinerant childhood moving around the country with his musician parents, Hardin enlisted in the US Marines and served a tour of duty in Vietnam. Following his discharge he arrived in New York in 1962 with a full-blown heroin habit as a lasting legacy o Read more
Scott Walker - 38% match to Tim Buckley
Noel Scott Engel, 9 January 1943, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. After relocating to New York during childhood, this precocious talent initially pursued a career as an actor, and also briefly recorded in 1957 under the name Scotty Engel. Moving to Hollywood, he worked on sessions with arranger Jack Nitzsche before joining the Routers in 1961 as a bass player. He next teamed up with si Read more Kevin Ayers - 36% match to Tim Buckley
16 August 1944, Herne Bay, Kent, England. Ayers spent much of his childhood in Malaysia where his stepfather was a District Officer, before returning to England and becoming a central figure in the Canterbury scene. A founder member of the Wilde Flowers and the Soft Machine, this talented singer and songwriter abandoned the latter outfit in 1968 following an ardu Read more
Love - 36% match to Tim Buckley
For many, the doyens of Los Angeles progressive rock in the 60s, brilliantly erratic and producers of one of the most beautiful albums ever made: Forever Changes. Love were formed in 1965 out of the ashes of the Grass Roots, and comprised former Byrds road manager Bryan MacLean (25 September 1946, Los Angeles, California, USA, d. 25 December 1998, Los Angeles, California, US Read more
Robert Wyatt - 36% match to Tim Buckley
Robert Wyatt-Ellidge, 28 January 1945, Bristol, England. As the drummer, vocalist and guiding spirit of the original Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt established a style that merged the avant garde with English eccentricity. His first solo album, 1970s The End Of An Ear, presaged his departure from the above group, although its radical content resulted in a muted reception. Read more
John Martyn - 34% match to Tim Buckley
Iain David McGeachy, 11 September 1948, New Malden, Surrey, England. McGeachy grew up with musically minded parents and at the age of 17, and now known as John Martyn, started his professional career under the guidance of folk artist Hamish Imlach. The long, often bumpy journey through Martyns career began when he arrived in London, where he was signed instantly by the Read more
Roy Harper - 34% match to Tim Buckley
12 June 1941, Rusholme, Manchester, England. Although introduced to music through his brothers skiffle group, Harpers adolescence was marked by a harrowing spell in the Royal Air Force. Having secured a discharge by feigning insanity, he drifted between mental institutions and jail, experiences which left an indelible mark on later compositions. Harper later bega Read more
Gene Clark - 33% match to Tim Buckley
Harold Eugene Clark, 17 November 1944, Tipton, Missouri, USA, d. 24 May 1991, Sherman Oaks, California, USA. After playing in various teenage groups, Clark was offered a place in the sprawling New Christy Minstrels in late 1963. He stayed long enough to contribute to two albums, Merry Christmas and Land Of Giants, before returning to Los Angeles, where he teamed up with Jim Read more
The Byrds - 33% match to Tim Buckley
Originally formed as a trio, the Jet Set, this seminal band featured Jim (Roger) McGuinn (James Joseph McGuinn, 13 July 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA; vocals/lead guitar), Gene Clark (b. Harold Eugene Clark, 17 November 1944, Tipton, Missouri, USA, d. 24 May 1991, Sherman Oaks, California, USA; vocals, tambourine, rhythm guitar) and David Crosby (b. David Van Cortlandt, 14 Au Read more
Moby Grape - 31% match to Tim Buckley
The legend that continues to grow and grow around this memorable late 60s San Francisco, California, USA band is mainly based on their magnificent debut album, which fans vainly willed them to repeat. This iconoclastic but sometimes shambling unit was formed in September 1966, with the seminal line-up of Alexander Skip Spence (18 April 1946, Windsor, Ontario, Ca Read more |
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