Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Jeffrey Scott `` Jeff '' Buckley ( November 17 , 1966 â `` May 29 , 1997 ) , raised as Scotty Moorhead , was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist .
Simplified: Jeffrey Scott `` Jeff '' Buckley ( November 17 , 1966 â `` May 29 , 1997 ) was an American singer and guitarist .