The Mississippi River gave up Jeff Buckley's body on June 4, 1997, six days after the singer-songwriter's disappearance.

Buckley's promising career was cut short when he died in 1997, at age 30. His music lives on through posthumous releases, including Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk. Jeff Buckley remains one of ...

In 1994, alternative icon Jeff Buckley recorded a soul-stirring take of “Hallelujah” that would go on to define the song for generations. Decades later, his haunting version has inspired hundreds of ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Nov. 28, 2025. Click here for that audio. Jeff Buckley’s legacy and music live on, long past his death in 1997 at just 30 years old. In the 1990s, he was ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Ben Harper first met Jeff Buckley — the revered singer whose haunting cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is arguably the best rendition of that song ever made — at a 1995 rock ...

The otherworldly singer-guitarist died at 30 and struggled with fame. His guitarist and a new movie honour Buckley's humanity and musical genius.

Jeff Buckley remains one of music's most fascinating "what-might-have-been" stories. With just a single studio album released before his death at 30, the songwriter left behind a legacy that continues ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Originally written and recorded in 1984 by Canadian troubadour Leonard Cohen, the song was initially overlooked, especially in the ...