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Nick Drake


Born
in Tanworth-in-Arden, The United Kingdom
June 19, 1948

Died
November 25, 1974

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Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician best known for his acoustic, autumnal songs. His primary instrument was the guitar, though he was also proficient at piano, clarinet, and saxophone. Although he failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime, Drake's work has grown steadily in stature, to the extent that he now ranks among the most influential English singer-songwriters of the last 50 years.

Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. By 1972, he had recorded two more albums—Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. None of the albums sold more than 5,000 copies on their initial release. His reluctance to perform li
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Pink Moon. Un relato sobre ...

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The Nick Drake Song Collection

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Way to Blue: an Introductio...

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Way To Blue Sheet Music

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“Life is but a memory Happened long ago. Theatre full of sadness For a long forgotten show.”
Nick Drake
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“...you're a rare rare find
A troubled cure
For a troubled mind”
Nick Drake

“I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.”
Nick Drake