Editing Tim Buckley (section)

== Early life and career ==
Tim Buckley was born in [[Washington, D.C.]], on [[Valentine's Day]], February 14, 1947, to Elaine (née Scalia), an [[Italian American]], and Timothy Charles Buckley Jr., a decorated [[World War II]] veteran and son of [[Irish immigrants]] from [[County Cork|Cork]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Browne |first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |year=2001 |title=Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley |title-link=Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley |page=16 |publisher=[[HarperEntertainment]] |isbn=0-380-80624-X}}</ref> He has a sister named Kathleen. He spent his early childhood in [[Amsterdam (city), New York|Amsterdam]], [[New York (state)|New York]], an industrial city about {{Convert|40|mi}} northwest of [[Albany, New York|Albany]]. At five years old, Buckley began listening to his mother's progressive jazz recordings, particularly [[Miles Davis]].

Buckley's musical life began after his family moved to [[Bell Gardens]] in southern California in 1956. His grandmother introduced him to the work of [[Bessie Smith]] and [[Billie Holiday]], his mother to [[Frank Sinatra]] and [[Judy Garland]] and his father to the country music of [[Hank Williams]] and [[Johnny Cash]].<ref name=HighFlyer>{{cite web|first=Martin |last=Aston |title=The High |url=http://home.casema.nl/jim2873/timbuckley/highflyer.html |access-date=May 4, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081022004931/http://home.casema.nl/jim2873/timbuckley/highflyer.html |archive-date=October 22, 2008 }}</ref> When the [[American folk music revival|folk music revolution]] came around in the early 1960s, Buckley taught himself the banjo at age 13, and with several friends formed a folk group inspired by [[The Kingston Trio]] that played local high school events.<ref name=Enotes>{{cite web |title="Tim Buckley Biography" by Simon Glickman at ''enotes.com'' |url=http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/buckley-tim-biography |access-date=May 19, 2008}}</ref>

During high school, Buckley was elected to class offices, played on the baseball team and quarterbacked the football team.<ref name=Chronology>{{cite web |title="Tim Buckley Chronology 1947–97" by Robert Niemi |url=http://www.timbuckley.net/chronology.htm|website=Timbuckley.net|access-date=May 19, 2008}}</ref> During a football game, he broke two fingers on his left hand, permanently damaging them. He said that the injury prevented him from playing [[barre chords]]. This disability may have led to his use of [[extended chords]], many of which don't require barres.<ref name=TBBioLU>{{cite web|title=''Tim Buckley Biography'' by Lee Underwood |url=http://www.timbuckley.com/biography |access-date=May 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105094037/http://www.timbuckley.com/biography/ |archive-date=January 5, 2011}}</ref>

Buckley attended [[Loara High School]] in [[Anaheim, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Man that Got Away by Dave Peschek|url=http://www.timbuckley.net/articles/tbmojo3.htm|access-date=June 3, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080422191839/http://www.timbuckley.net/articles/tbmojo3.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date =April 22, 2008}}</ref> He cut classes regularly and quit football, focusing most of his attention on music. He befriended [[Larry Beckett]], his future lyricist, and [[Jim Fielder]], a bass player with whom he formed two musical groups, the Bohemians, who initially played popular music,<ref name=Dreamy>{{cite magazine |title=Dreamy, Driven and Dangerous |author=Ben Edmonds |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]|date=June 2000 |url=http://www.home.zonnet.nl/jim2873/tb/dreamy.swf |access-date=November 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031107/http://www.home.zonnet.nl/jim2873/tb/dreamy.swf |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Harlequin 3, a folk group which regularly incorporated [[spoken word]] and [[beat poetry]] into their gigs.<ref name=HighFlyer/>

Buckley and lyricist/friend Beckett wrote dozens of songs, some that appeared on Tim's debut album, ''Tim Buckley''. "Buzzin' Fly" was written during this period and was featured on ''[[Happy Sad (album)|Happy Sad]]'', his 1969 [[LP record|LP]].<ref name="Chronology" />

Buckley's college career at [[Fullerton College]] lasted two weeks in 1965.<ref name=Enotes/><ref name=Chronology/> After dropping out of college, Buckley dedicated himself fully to music and playing L.A. folk clubs. During the summer of 1965, he played regularly at a club co-founded by Dan Gordon. He played Orange County coffeehouses such as the White Room in Buena Park and the Monday-night [[Hootenanny|hootenannies]] at the Los Angeles [[Troubadour]].<ref>''Musician'' magazine article by Scott Isler, The Tim Buckley Archives.</ref> That year, ''Cheetah'' magazine deemed Buckley one of "The Orange County Three", along with Steve Noonan and [[Jackson Browne]].<ref name=HighFlyer/>
[[File:Tim Buckley 1966.jpg|thumb|Buckley in 1966, age 19]]
In February 1966, following a gig at It's Boss, [[the Mothers of Invention]]'s drummer [[Jimmy Carl Black]] recommended Buckley to the Mothers' manager, [[Herb Cohen]]. Cohen saw potential in Tim<ref name=Enotes/> and landed him an extended gig at the Night Owl Cafe in [[Greenwich Village]] at West 3rd and MacDougal. Buckley's girlfriend, Jainie Goldstein, drove him to New York.<ref name="ReferenceA">Blue Melody, Lee Underwood, Tim Buckley Biography</ref> While living in the [[Bowery]] with Jainie, Buckley ran into [[Lee Underwood]] and asked him to play guitar for him. The two became lifelong friends and collaborators.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chadbourne |first1=Eugene |title=Lee Underwood |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lee-underwood-mn0000228558/biography |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=April 30, 2023}}</ref>

Under Cohen's management, Buckley recorded a six-song demo [[acetate disc]] which he sent to [[Elektra records]] owner [[Jac Holzman]],<ref name=HighFlyer/><ref name=Dreamy/> who offered him a recording contract.<ref name=Enotes/>