Jeffrey Scott "
Jeff"
Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as
Scott "Scottie" Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. After a decade as a session guitarist in
Los Angeles, Buckley amassed a following in the early 1990s by playing cover songs at venues in
Manhattan's
East Village, such as
Sin-é, gradually focusing more on his own material. After rebuffing much interest from record labels and his father's manager
Herb Cohen, he signed with
Columbia, recruited a band, and recorded what would be his only studio album,
Grace, in 1994.
Rolling Stone considers him one of the greatest singers of all time.