Birmingham Q&A discusses Jeff Buckley's career with manager Dave Lory
There will be a night of anecdotes and emotion in Birmingham when manager-turned-author Dave Lory will be discussing the life, and death, of acclaimed singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley.
Called From Hallelujah To The Last Goodbye, this will be an interactive Q&A book tour that will give fans the chance to see the men behind Jeff's music on September 20 at The Glee Club.
One of the most influential artists of the 90s, Jeff - the son of cult 60s singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, who also died young - made his name with the 1994 album Grace, which featured his hushed recording of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. The album was Mojo magazine's Best Album of The Year and beat releases from the superstars of the era such as Blur, Nirvana and Oasis.
He played a number of venues in the region while touring his music and these included early appearances at The Connaught Hotel in Wolverhampton and Birmingham's Edwards No8.
For the first time since Jeff’s tragic death on May 29, 1997 - he drowned while working on a follow-up to Grace - his manager finally talks about what it was like working with one of the most revered and critically celebrated artists in rock 'n' roll history with the release of his book of the same title, written with Jim Irvin.
Lory’s talk will cover the journey of Buckley’s rise to success from the release of his EP Live at Sin-e, his debut album Grace and the subsequent three years - including that tragic week when he disappeared into the murky waters of the Mississippi river and Lory got the call: “Jeff is missing.”
Lory said: "Have I ever wondered if I could have done more for him? Yes. I thought about it every day for many years after his death. I couldn’t bear to listen to his music, until recently. It was too painful. I went through all the stages of bereavement with the added weight of responsibility."
The show will consist of three 30-minute segments that will include questions from the audience at the end of each, and Lory will be on-hand to sign copies of the book after.
“I am so excited to meet with Jeff Buckley’s fans worldwide and interact with them about what it was like working with this iconic artist,” he adds.
Doors open at 7.30pm on the evening, with last entry at 8pm.
Tickets, closting £15 plus a £1.50 booking fee, are available on 0871 472 0400 or by clicking here.
