Memphians know that the Wolf has claimed many drowning victims.įoti, a New York hairdresser who dabbled in songwriting, had brought along his acoustic guitar and boombox that night. But with its intersection to the Mississippi, the undercurrents can be deceptive. With its slowly rippling water, the Wolf resembles a lake more than a river. The Wolf River is a tributary of the Mississippi River. Why don’t we go down to the river for a while?” As Foti and Buckley entered downtown, an area more familiar to Jeff, he asked his friend if he wanted to go for ribs. What should have been a 10-minute drive turned into an hour-long search through neighborhoods that all began to look the same.īuckley thought of calling his tour manager Gene Bowen for directions, but Bowen was on his way to the Memphis airport to pick up the members of Jeff’s band. For the past two months, Buckley, 30, had been living in Memphis. They were on the eve of recording material for the singer’s follow-up to his highly acclaimed debut Grace. The two friends had set out in a van for a rehearsal space that Buckley’s band was renting.
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