Nick Drake
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1948
Artist Died:
1974
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Artist Biography
Nick Drake (1948-1974) was a British 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 held his work in very high esteem. Drake failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime, which fed his severe clinical depression. Since his death, however, Drake's music has gained a significant cult following.
BiographyDrake'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.
Artist Discography
Albums
Bryter Layter (2000-06-26)
Five Leaves Left (2000-06-26)
Pink Moon (2000-06-26)
Second Grace
Time Has Told Me (2005-05-17)
Time Has Told Me, Volume 2 (2006-11-06)
Singles
Magic (2004-05-17)
