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There’s little that can be said about Jeff Buckley that hasn’t already been said and then reiterated. This is not my fumbled attempt at a belated obituary or a Wikipedia entry (we already have one of those), but it is a necessary acknowledgment.

As a music lover, a fan of Grace, and as someone who knows that “Hallelujah” existed before this sacrilege and even before Buckley himself covered Leonard Cohen’s original, Jeff Buckley’s version is the one that makes my heart grow three sizes with each time I hear it; he was an undeniably talented songsmith, musician, and overall talent.

On May 29th, 1997 Jeff Buckley died. Though I was… young, I was old enough to feel the weight of his passing and what it meant to the music community. Because we feature so many singer-songwriters here on Audioholic Media, that weight continues to resonate in every interview we conduct and every album we venerate.

He incontrovertibly raised the bar for musicians everywhere, from your favorite modern-day singer-songwriter to the 15-year-old learning new chords in his parents’ garage. His contributions are innumerable, and his Grace played a considerable role in encouraging today’s musicians to find the magic and poetry in even the darkest and most grievous of losses.

Too young to hold on
And too old to just break free and run.

Jeff Buckley, November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997.

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For more information on Jeff Buckley, visit jeffbuckley.com.