When Jeff Buckley drowned at the age of thirty in 1997, he not only left behind a legacy of brilliant Music -- he brought back haunting memories of his father, \'60s troubadour Tim Buckley, a gifted musician who barely knew his son and who himself died at twenty-eight.
Finally, it tells the story of a father and son, two complex, enigmatic men who died searching for themselves and each other..
It offers a new understanding of the Buckleys\' parallel Lives -- and tragedies -- while exploring the changing Music business between the \'60s and the \'90s.
This absorbing dual biography -- based on interviews with more than one hundred friends, family members, and business associates as well as access to journals and unreleased recordings -- tells for the first time the intriguing, often heartbreaking story of these two musicians.
Both father and son made transcendent Music that mixed rock, jazz, and folk; both amassed a cadre of obsessive, adoring fans.
When Jeff Buckley drowned at the age of thirty in 1997, he not only left behind a legacy of brilliant Music -- he brought back haunting memories of his father, \'60s troubadour Tim Buckley, a gifted musician who barely knew his son and who himself died at twenty-eight
