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Today In Music History: Jeff Buckley Is Born

Posted at 6:23 AM on November 17, 2009 by Steve Seel (1 Comments)
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Birthdays:

Guitarist Gerry McGee of The Ventures is 72.
Singer Gordon Lightfoot is 71.
Guitarist Isaac Hanson of Hanson is 29.

Today in:

1963 - John Weightman, the Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School in England, banned all pupils from having Beatle haircuts saying, "this ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically. It makes them look like morons."
1968 - Glen Campbell received gold records for the singles "By The Time I Get To Phoenix" and "Gentle On My Mind."
1990 - David Crosby broke his left leg, ankle and shoulder in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles. Police said he was speeding and was not wearing a helmet.

History highlight:

Singer songwriter Jeff Buckley was born on this day in 1966; he would have been 43 today. The son of singer songwriter father Tim Buckley, he released one completed studio album before his death by drowning in 1997: 1994's Grace. While it initially had poor sales (peaking at #149 in the U.S.), it received wide critical acclaim and has now sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Grace contains gems like "Last Goodbye" and Buckley's extremely beloved cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (considered by some to be the definitive version of the song). We played a less-often-heard album cut: "So Real."

Comments (1)

Thanks Steve: I'll never forget when I happened to get the chance to meet Jeff after his show at the Uptown one night 14 (?) years ago. My partner Tim walked up to him at a pool hall and said "my boyfriend really wants to meet you but is to shy to say anything". Jeff was wearing a raccoon coat. He signed my Grace tour T-shirt with the quote "Sex Bomb Baby - Flipper" and said things that I forgot because I was numb with shock. He touched me. With his hands! lol.

Still haven't washed the Tshirt. Still remember where I was when I learned he drowned. - I love your morning show btw! Sean

Posted by Sean Kershaw | November 17, 2009 5:48 PM

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