Nick Drake

Born

June 19, 1948

Died

November 25, 1974 (aged 26)

Known as

singer-songwriter, songwriter, guitarist, composer, singer, musician

Nicholas Rodney Drake 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.

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