Nick Drake

Nick Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter. He was best-known for his acoustic guitar songs. He was not popular with a wide audience while he was alive, but his work has now gained recognition."Nick Drake — Biography" , VH1.com, 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2016"Brad Pitt fronts Nick Drake show", BBC News, 6 April 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2016

He was born to British parents in Yangon, Burma. He has an older sister Gabrielle Drake who is an actress. He released his first album Five Leaves Left in 1969. He then released two more albums: Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972).

On 25 November 1974, at the age of 26, Drake died from an overdose of approximately 30 antidepressant pills. His cause of death was determined to be suicide.

 Other reading 
 Boyd, Joe (2006). White Bicycles – Making Music in the 1960s, Serpent's Tail. 
 Cale, John (1999). What's Welsh for Zen, Bloomsbury. 
 Chartier, Henry (2008). "Nick Drake : l'abécédaire", Le Bord de l'eau (in French) 
 Dann, Trevor (2006). Darker Than the Deepest Sea: The Search for Nick Drake, Da Capo Press. London. 2006. 
 De Angelis, Paola (2007). "Journey to the Stars — I testi di Nick Drake", Arcana Editrice (in Italian)
 Drake, Nick: Under Review DVD (2007) ASIN: B000TV4PZG
 Hogan, Peter K (2008). Nick Drake: The Complete Guide to His Music.
 Humphries, Patrick (1997). Nick Drake: The Biography, Bloomsbury USA. 
 Petrusich, Amanda (2007). 33 Nick Drake's Pink Moon. 
 Rasmussen, Gorm Henrik (1986). Pink Moon — Sangeren og guitaristen Nick Drake (in Danish), Forlaget Hovedland.
 Rasmussen, Gorm Henrik (2012). Pink Moon: A Story about Nick Drake, Rocket 88. 
 Various sources (2003). Way to Blue: an Introduction to Nick Drake, Omnibus Press. 
 Various sources (2003). The Nick Drake Song Collection, Music Sales. 

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Category:1948 births
Category:1974 deaths
Category:English singer-songwriters
Category:English guitarists
Category:Musicians who committed suicide