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Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an experimental vocalist and musician who incorporated jazz, psychedelia, funk, soul music|soul, and avant-garde rock in a career spanning the late 1960s and early 1970s. Buckley often regarded his voice as an instrument, a talent principally showcased on his albums ''Goodbye and Hello'', ''Lorca (album)|Lorca'', and ''Starsailor (album)|Starsailor''. His first marriage was to Mary Guibert, with whom he had a child, musician and singer Jeff Buckley, who died in 1997. They divorced in 1968 and after this Buckley would meet with his son only once more. Buckley married second wife Judy Brejot Sutcliffe in 1970 and adopted her son Taylor.
Buckley's career began with his 1966 debut ''Tim Buckley (album)|Tim Buckley'', its mix of pop music|pop and folk rock drawing on popular influences of the time. His popularity peaked with second album ''Goodbye and Hello'', a more mature record with avant-garde influences and political sentiments. In the three years that followed Buckley was at his most prolific and experimental, producing four albums of varying styles. ''Happy Sad'' and ''Blue Afternoon'' showed Buckley's folk music|folk roots while ''Lorca (album)|Lorca'' veered to more avant-garde styles. The final album of this period, ''Starsailor (album)|Starsailor'', is a mix of jazz, funk and avant-garde styles,... read all