Nick Drake
UK
Born: 19 June 1948
Died: 25 November 1974
Genres: Pop/Rock, Folk, Country
Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Celtic/British Isles, Traditional Folk, Progressive Folk, Contemporary Folk, Baroque Pop, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, British Folk-Rock, British Folk
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A singular talent who passed almost unnoticed during his brief lifetime, Nick Drake produced several albums of chilling, somber beauty. With hindsight, these have come to be recognized as peak achievements of both the British folk-rock scene and the entire rock singer/songwriter genre. Sometimes compared to Van Morrison, Drake in fact resembled Donovan much more in his breathy vocals, strong melodies, and the acoustic-based orchestral sweep of his arrangements. His was a much darker vision than Donovan's, however, with disturbing themes of mela...
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