Jeff Buckley released only one album before his death from drowning in 1997 at the age of 30, but the singer-songwriter influenced a generation of musicians, including Coldplay's Chris Martin and ...

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 ...

It took nearly three decades for Rebecca Moore to feel ready to talk publicly about Jeff Buckley. "Sorrow causes a lot of people, including myself, to kind of run and hide," Moore tells PEOPLE of the ...

Jeff Buckley posthumously hit the Billboard Hot 100 nearly three decades after his tragic death. Billboard announced on Tuesday, Jan. 27, that Buckley's "Lover, You Should've Come Over" hit No. 97 for ...

The singer, who died of drowning in 1997, struggled under the weight of fame and expectations, those close to him tell PEOPLE Before he died in 1997 at the age of 30, Jeff Buckley released the hit ...

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 ...

Jeff Buckley‘s exquisite offering, "Lover, You Should've Come Over," has reached the Billboard Hot 100 nearly three decades after his tragic death. The haunting song is the seventh track off the ...

Jeff Buckley managed to become a legendary artist with only one album under his belt. And I can’t help but wonder where his career would have gone if we hadn’t lost him so soon. The “Hallelujah” ...

Over 29 years ago, talented and extraordinarily gifted musician Jeff Buckley passed away, drowning in the Wolf River Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee. Jeff Buckley ...

Jeff Buckley has finally found his way to the Billboard Hot 100, nearly 30 years after his death. On the Jan. 31 chart, Buckley’s 1994 song, “Lover, You Should’ve Come Over,” debuted in the 97th spot.