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Timothy Charles (Tim) Buckley III (Washington D.C., 14 februari 1947 – Santa Monica, 29 juni 1975) was een Amerikaans singer-songwriter.

Hij combineerde tijdens zijn korte carrière in de late jaren '60 en '70 verschillende soorten muziek als jazz, funk, soul en avant-garde muziek in een geheel eigen stijl. Zijn song Song to the siren kreeg in 1984 bekendheid in Nederland in de uitvoering door het Britse project This Mortal Coil.

Hij is de vader van singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley. Tim Buckley overleed op 28-jarige leeftijd aan een heroïne-overdosis.

Timothy Charles Buckley III (February 14, 1947 – June 29, 1975) was an American musician. He began his career based in folk rock, but subsequently experimented with genres such as psychedelia, jazz, the avant-garde, and funk.

His commercial peak came with the 1969 album Happy Sad, reaching No. 81 on the charts, while his experimental 1970 album Starsailor went on to become a cult classic. The latter contained his best known song, "Song to the Siren."

Buckley died at the age of 28 from a heroin and morphine overdose. He left behind one biological son, Jeff, who himself was a highly regarded singer who died young, as well as an adopted son, Taylor.