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He died “in sorrow and obscurity”, according to his sister Gabrielle in the programme for this Prom, billed as an “orchestral tribute”. ... Drake’s music still resonates because it’s ...
Nov 5, 2014 · Drake’s death at 26 came while he languished in obscurity. The three albums released during his short career— Five Leaves Left (1969), Bryter Layter (1970), and Pink Moon (1972)—each had sales in the low thousands.
Jul 4, 2023 · So it is that Drake has gone from relative obscurity during his lifetime to appearing on the cover of music magazines, being the subject of a Radio 2 documentary presented by Brad Pitt,...
Dec 12, 2014 · When Callomon started managing Drake in the ‘90s, he was still fairly unknown. “The extraordinary thing was that he died in relative obscurity 40 years ago,” Drake said.
Jun 17, 2023 · The singer-songwriter died by suicide aged 26, convinced he was a failure. The three albums he left behind tell a different story. Expand. Nick Drake 'looked striking, like a Romantic poet'.
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Nick Drake. Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) 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 ...
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Nov 25, 2014 · Nick Drake, the singer-songwriter who died 40 years ago, was not recognised in his lifetime. But his melancholy legend does his music a disservice, argues Alan Connor. "It may surprise you to...
