Jeff Buckley's Last Goodbye in Memphis

Take a drive with me to the drowning location of singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley as I retrace what was likely his last drive.
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[@jrupp8853]

The scary part about the location is the calmness and how it doesn’t look like a place where somebody would drown.

[@noz_redna]

Very much so. I took a pic a few weeks ago for high up where you can see the spot, and where Jeff was found… I believe 5 days later. And it wasn’t very far away. I will post later in my community tab.

[@VegaVelecka]

perhaps the calmness and solitude was something that draw Jeff there. There was not much analysis or reasons and circumstances of Jeff's last days were made, guess due to lack of Estate's interest in such matters. But he's been driving these streets, meeting with people, someone must have shown the spot to him, and he probably took liking to it. Thanks for the footage, you've done fantastic work. I wonder if reconstruction of events as they were described by Foti was done by the police. Probably not. Memphis keeps the secret of Jeff's demise under lock and key...

[@lander.96]

He dreamed about his own death multiple times. God tried to warn him.

[@TheSelofWhat]

Man I discovered his music 3 years ago and never stopped listening to him everyday ever since. I relate to his art so much and It hurts so much knowing there will never be anyone like him ever again. He died before I was born but I still feel his loss so deeply it physically hurts. Still with his such short span of life he managed to change my outlook on life forever. Didn't even know music could have such profound effect on a person's life before discovering his art.

[@noz_redna]

That's how we all feel. He was very special. Check out this interview. Natalie and I go deep on Jeff. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWmwhaObec2barc

[@thisinnotmystomach6279]

i know exactly how you feel. the more i delve into his music and the beautiful soul he is, the heavier it is on my heart knowing that he died so young. here i am grieving the death of someone who died before i even existed.

[@nannettefreeman7331]

Great video. Details I'd never heard before, like where he hung out. I remember when I heard he had died. I was having lunch with a group of co-workers at Johnie's on Wilshire Blvd (shooting location of the Honey Bunny scene from Pulp Fiction) right across the street from the Petersen Automotive Museum where, just a few weeks earlier, Biggie Smalls had been killed. We were all examining the bullet hole in Johnie's front window when one of my co-workers said, "Did you hear? Jeff Buckley drown in the Mississippi River. They haven't found his body yet." The news knocked the wind right out of me. I was fortunate enough to see him perform twice, first at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip when Grace first came out, & again at the Hollywood American Legion Hall about 6 months later. I actually met him at a Nymphs show at the Strand in Redondo Beach back in 1992, I believe, but of course, I had no idea who he was at the time, just that he was a friend of Inger's. What a loss...💔✌🏼

[@noz_redna]

Wow thank you for sharing your experience. Amazing artist and influence that we are still heart broken and remember him today.

[@somes3cretcat]

What did u guys talk about 🥹🥹 and who is inger?

[@otherpeoplesongs]

It doesn't look dangerous at all, don't jump in a river

[@user-zk3qb]

@@somes3cretcat inger lorre was a member of nymphs, and friend of jeff

[@paulaguiar5599]

Well done, Noz, and thank you. I have tried to make this pilgrimage myself when I travel to Memphis but not a lot of info out there to assist. Would also be interested in seeing where he washed up, as well. It is without question that (like Nick Drake) his legacy grows stronger with every year that passes.

[@noz_redna]

Thank you! It's one of the favorite videos I've done and one reason I started a channel. I know he was found near Beale Street. When I pan to the left at the end, it would be a handful of city blocks, maybe 5.

[@noz_redna]

Also, please see this great conversation I had about Jeff. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXTMZqCIbL2Djc0si=3KYOcQiQouUvbWkY

[@DemonJohn97]

It looks so eerily calm.

[@noz_redna]

It is. But it’s deceptive. Prevailing thought is there is an undercurrent that likely tangled him up in tree debris.

[@DemonJohn97]

@@noz_redna from the books I've read, apparently it was the current caused by a second bigger barge. He managed to get out the way of a smaller one.

[@noz_redna]

@@DemonJohn97 I don’t understand that account bc barges don’t go through this channel.

[@BucksBe]

@@noz_redna That's what I was thinking, too. Maybe a large charter boat (you have a white one at the end of your video), but why would a tug boat be out here? It is a boat ramp, not a shipyard. I've heard the same thing over the years but never saw the video of where it happened.

[@noz_redna]

@@BucksBe I’ve kayaked this channel. It’s only private boats (docked to the right) It leads into the main Mississippi to the left. He was found a few blocks down the left in the main river (Beale street). His body was spotted from a tourist riverboat. From what I’ve read.

[@Grace_99]

Thank you very much for this journey through the places that Jeff has prevented in recent months, so that we can feel these moments even more and see what has surrounded him lately. By the way, in the Memphis Park, which Jeff Buckley liked to visit, there are 2 commemorative plaques that his mother installed. He loved to visit this park and even wanted to get a job there as a volunteer caretaker. I think it would be a good idea to show this place in a video someday!

[@noz_redna]

Thank you for taking the drive with me! You are more than welcome. I’ve heard about the plaques and couldn’t find. There is also a lot of construction and work in the area.

[@animalrevenge1058]

How very sad, that tragic way to end when he had so many good things ahead of him. Memphis looks very nice. Salutations from France, where Jeff was adored.

[@noz_redna]

Thank you for taking the drive with me.

[@Jaysbee1]

Thanks for the visual journey taking us through the sights & route Jeff most likely took. Gutted for you that you never took in one of those Barrister shows 😑I managed to catch him live twice over here in the UK around Aug '94 when Grace was released. I was 27yrs old at the time and still, as a now 55yr old, no singer/artist has ever resonated with me before or since like Jeff did. I was devastated reading of his disappearance and subsequent death in the UK music press at the time [pre internet days for me] 😮‍💨 A truly special talent 🙏

[@noz_redna]

Thank you. I did it for Jeff Buckley fans like us. Yes it still resonates… just shows how great of a singer/artist he was, and how his music touched our soul.

[@livelovenow8862]

It’s amazing how much you know about music. If you read the lyrics of “Grace” he talks about dying and “drowning”.

[@noz_redna]

I didn’t know that. You just blew my mind. 🤯

[@LaurenOliviArt]

Also in his song So Real

[@saveferris1985]

Thank you very much for this video! It's very informative, and the image quality is great! I love Jeff Buckley; his music is very transcendental, and so is his voice. The first time I listened to his music, I cried with emotion. I listen to his music every day ever since! I just hope one day I can travel to Memphis and visit his house, plus the Memphis Zoo, and pay my respects there.

[@noz_redna]

I’m so glad that so many people are seeing and feeling this video. I’ve been singing Jeff Buckley to myself all day today.

[@noz_redna]

You may like this video as well. We talk about Jeff Buckley and this video here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXTMZqCIbL2Djc0si=kivR-XfUab6NfUaW

[@definitelyjustcj4148]

As a Memphis resident I've went to the welcome center and been around that area and Mud Island and never even knew I was walking around the site Buckley Drowned at. I'm a huge fan of his music and I'm planning to visit the site. I know this city like that the back of my hand but I've never seen this eerily hidden spot.

[@noz_redna]

I’m glad you came across my video fellow Memphian!

[@noz_redna]

Here are a few others I’ve done. It Happened Here crime location series by NOZ REDNA kzbin.info/aero/PL8fXS4D2JAhYKGxeI9aOvpiAqD6EjmEzw

[@definitelyjustcj4148]

@@noz_redna thank you! Will certainly look into it you find a lot of stuff hidden in this city sometimes good or bad

[@le_th_]

Thank you for the narrative you provided along with this video. Much appreciated

[@noz_redna]

Thank you for sharing in it with me!

[@TatjanaTomljenovic]

Hello.

[@noz_redna]

❤️ I am glad you found this video. Thank you.

[@kevtruth]

Hey, right after you pulled out on Madison Avenue at Kwik Chek you got a shot of Ardent Studios. That place is synonymous with the music of Big Star. Jeff recorded a version of their song Kangaroo before the release of Grace and played it live with his band on tour. I'm sure at some point he got to check that place out

[@noz_redna]

Good eye! Thanks for pointing that out!

[@catmeowmeow8854]

This is brilliant

[@noz_redna]

Thank you so much!

[@BucksBe]

Thanks man. 🙏

[@noz_redna]

Thank you

[@davidwilliams5063]

Thank you ......

[@noz_redna]

Thanks for taking the drive down memory lane with me.

[@franturner6308]

Thank you for this informative video. It must have hurt deep to the core hearing that Jeff passed away while you were an early fan of his...It hurts me knowing he's gone and I only discovered his music last year. Do you have any more information about Jeff's friend who was with him at the time when he was swimming in the river? I feel like if my friend was far out in the river I'd be keeping a sharp eye on them as well as the current and as soon as they'd disappear id be calling out for them and after no responses immediately call emergency services. I'm in no way saying anything about this friend but something just feels so unreal about the situation of his death. Putting this aside, I am so grateful for the existence of Jeff, his beautiful voice and unique sound. May that earth angel rest in peace...

[@noz_redna]

Thanks for taking the drive with me. From what 'I've read and heard, it was his roadie. They had a radio on shore and he turned around to move it so it wouldn't get wet, and Jeff was gone. Prevailing thought is he got tangled up in tree debris under the surface.

[@girolamo5637]

@@noz_redna Wow! that was cool and Sad. Have you ever Read the book 'Dreambrother"? Very good

[@noz_redna]

@@girolamo5637 thank you! No I have not but I will look it up.

[@Jaysbee1]

The friend that he was with was Keith Foti - a singer in his own right

[@noz_redna]

@@Jaysbee1 thanks! I’ll check out his music.

[@FernandoNuti]

Nice video, to be more precise It happened under the monorail bridge, it is indicated by the testimony of Keith Foti.

[@noz_redna]

Thank you. 🙌

[@DoctorCobweb]

thanks for the video! apparently it was just underneath the monorail where he went swimming. water looks so calm and inviting...

[@noz_redna]

Thanks for watching! Yes the water does and that was an important part or what I wanted to relate.

[@noz_redna]

How long have you been a fan of Jeff Buckley? It still bums me out to this day that this happened.

[@DoctorCobweb]

@@noz_redna Since late 90s! Still can't believe how it all happened. Would like to visit Memphis one day and even Lower East Side where Sin-é was. I always wonder about what gifts he would've given to the world, had he lived. He could do anything!!

[@manuelmorillo6768]

Thank you. It’s as close as I’ll ever get to going to his funeral…

[@noz_redna]

Thanks for taking the drive with me.

[@avalondreaming1433]

Thank you for sharing this. Many of these things I did not know. I've heard Jimmy Page call Jeff Buckley the best singer of a generation. I had no idea he was singing to Led Zeppelin when he died. Of course it make you wonder about the Siren's calling to him....

[@noz_redna]

@@avalondreaming1433 thank you! I just wish I went to Barristers to see him while I had the chance

[@noz_redna]

Here is clip of me talking about Jeff in another video Noz & Natalie Smith talk Jeff Buckley & grace. #jeffbuckley #grace #memphis kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXTMZqCIbL2Djc0

[@avalondreaming1433]

@@noz_redna Thank you!

[@MrKevthebassplayer]

Sooo sadd .. he was talented .. loved grace album .. gone waaay too soon

[@christopherforry4192]

Thank you for that. Such a tragedy.

[@noz_redna]

Thank you for taking the drive with me

[@tstabasco6558]

Some have said that it was under the AW Willis bridge where he went into the water, but also heard they parked at the visitors center. So makes more sense to have been under the monorail. Too bad it’s not in operation anymore, I’ve had a fascination with mud island since seeing the firm. Heading to Memphis next month and plan to see some of these infamous sites. Thanks for the tour.

[@noz_redna]

He definitely was in this vicinity. Enjoy Memphis. Check out my interview with "Tookie" and Geoff Calkins on my channel. Toward the end of both videos we talk about places to eat.

[@noz_redna]

Noz & Geoff Calkins talk about their favorite food hotspots #memphis kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3PYlJWulLlrqbM

[@tstabasco6558]

You jerks had me at doughnuts. My belly thanks you but my heart doesn’t. 😂

[@noz_redna]

@@tstabasco6558 good luck 😄

[@GenteelBrett]

Crazy. Exact same story in a way when tempted by the Barristers shows. Mid May me and my college buddy were going to take the weekend and road trip to Memphis. See him I think Monday. Yet we decided against it because we thought we’d catch him sooner or later and my old car wasn’t completely reliable. 2 weeks later….

[@noz_redna]

Thanks for taking the drive and sharing your experience with me

[@tiglia7054]

nice

[@noz_redna]

Thank you!

[@st0fcrocodiles]

Rip

[@HappyHermitt]

I grew up on the Ms. River. You dont swim in the mighty river. Undertows, current, eddies. Someone should've warned him.

[@xxxyyy1880]

Damn. That river looks so small. I have swum a lot biggers where current is visible and quite strong. But you only need to suck water once to your lungs and soon you are not able to swim back and thats it if nobody comes to help you.

[@noz_redna]

Yeah that’s what shocks a lot of people. But to the left is the real Mississippi River. This is just a channel. Only small private boats pass through here. One can be fooled by its calmness and I’m sure that’s what happened to Jeff.

[@kevtruth]

@noz_redna Great video. The biography I read about Jeff and Tim made a point of mentioning that he'd swam there on at least one other occasion. He told his A&R guy from Columbia/Sony that it was "refreshing".

[@noz_redna]

@@kevtruth Thanks for taking the drive with me. I did not know that. Thanks for sharing. It's not surprising. As you can see, it's a harbor and looks calm. Also, I'm confused by the statement that a barge went by. Barges do not go down this harbor. For one they would be too big. It's mostly a residential harbor that has a dock with boats (all to the right).

[@kevtruth]

@noz_redna You being a Memphis native would know about the boat traffic. According to the author who interviewed the person who was with JB at the time there were 2 boats, a tugboat and a larger vessel that traveled through the channel from opposite directions

[@joejones9520]

Ive had really rough experiences surfing, losing my board in churning water far from shore and Im not a great swimmer other than treading water but I had no problems swimming in, I just dont understand what happened here. Maybe he ducked under water to swim under the wake and shallow-water blackout hit him, one never knows when or who itll happen to and anytime someone holds their breath underwater they run a risk, probably what happened to Dennis Wilson.

[@user-jz6to8md3c]

R.I.P jeff buckley and also tim buckley jeffs father.

[@noz_redna]

Absolutely ♥️

[@awkwardomelette7316]

wasn’t it under the bridge?

[@noz_redna]

There are actually 2 bridges and a overhead walkway in this vicinity. Based on what I’ve read and seen, was where it happened. Thanks for watching!

[@awkwardomelette7316]

@@noz_rednado you think people tempt fate and go swim in that water

[@noz_redna]

@@awkwardomelette7316 great question. I just posted one of my interviews and we discussed this exact thing. About 28 minutes in we start talking about it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWmwhaObec2barc

[@cestdenisquildit3992]

Peut être qu'il ne savait pas nager? abus d'alcool? de drogue? en plus habillé ...pas très prudent le garçon!

[@noz_redna]

Unfortunately we will likely never know. 😔