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- Born
- 1948-06-19
- Died
- 1974-11-25
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Remembered for a While Signed Edition
- Between Worlds
- Farewell Glacier
- World Atlas of Deserts and Drylands
- Somerset Maugham
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Nick Drake (Nicholas Rodney Drake, Yangon, Myanmar, June 19, 1948 - Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire, England, November 25, 1974) was an English folk singer known for his gentle, enigmatic songs and his virtuosic 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 gain
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Key facts
- Born
- Nicholas Rodney Drake , ( 1948-06-19 ) 19 June 1948, Rangoon , Burma
- Died
- 25 November 1974 (1974-11-25) (aged 26), Tanworth-in-Arden , Warwickshire, England
- Genres
- Folk chamber folk folk-pop folk-rock
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Guitar piano vocals
- Years active
- 1967–1974
- Label
- Island
- Website
- brytermusic .com
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Key dates
- Born
- 19 June 1948
- Died
- 25 November 1974
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Drake
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Yangon
- Place of death
- Tanworth-in-Arden
- Sibling
- Gabrielle Drake
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- folk music
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Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English musician. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). He did not reach a wide audience during his lifetime, but found acclaim and wider recognition following his death.
Drake suffered from depression and was reluctant to perform in front of live audiences. Upon completion of Pink Moon, he withdrew from both performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. On 25 November 1974, at the age of 26, he died from an overdose of antidepressants.
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