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Nick Drake (Nicholas Rodney Drake, Rangoon, Burma, June 19, 1948 - Tanworth-in-Arden, England, November 25, 1974) was an English folk singer-songwriter known for his gentle, autumnal songs and his virtuoso right-hand finger picking technique.
Although he recorded only three albums, critics and fellow musicians hold his work in very high esteem. Drake failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime, and had a strong aversion to performing. Since his death, however, Drake’s music has gained a significant cult following.
Biography|Drake’s father worked as an engineer. Although he was born in Rangoon, Burma, Nick’s family moved back to England soon afterward, and Drake was brought up in Tanworth-in-Arden, a small village in the English county of Warwickshire. He went to public school at Marlborough College, where he learned to play the flute. As a young adult, Drake enrolled in Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge to study English. His older sister, Gabrielle Drake, is an actress.
Drake was a fan of British and the emerging American folk music scene, including artists Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs. While a university student, Drake began performing in local clubs and coffee houses. He was discovered by Ashley Hutchings, the bass player of the folk rock group Fairpo...
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Top 10 Nick Drake Songs
Pink Moon
One Of These Things First
Road
Things Behind The Sun
Which Will
Place To Be
From The Morning
River Man
Horn
Parasite
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Top 10 Nick Drake Albums
Pink Moon
Five Leaves Left
Bryter Layter
Time of No Reply
Family Tree
Made To Love Magic
Heaven in a Wild Flower
Tanworth-in-Arden 1967-68
Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake
A Treasury
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