Nick Drake - River Man (bonus cover by Madison Cunningham)

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Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognition.[1][2][3] Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of Cambridge. He released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. He recorded two more albums—Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release.[4] His reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. There is no known video footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood.[5]

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Drake's music remained available through the mid-1970s, but the 1979 release of the retrospective album Fruit Tree allowed his back catalogue to be reassessed. By the mid-1980s, Drake was being credited as an influence by such artists as Robert Smith of The Cure and Peter Buck of R.E.M. In 1985, The Dream Academy reached the UK and US charts with "Life in a Northern Town", a song written for and dedicated to Drake.[6] By the early 1990s, he had come to represent a certain type of "doomed romantic" musician in the UK music press and was frequently cited as an influence by artists including Kate Bush, Paul Weller, Aimee Mann, Beck, Robyn Hitchcock and The Black Crowes.[7][8] Drake's first biography appeared in 1997, followed in 1998 by the documentary film A Stranger Among Us.

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[WestMichRad]

1. Lovely tune, thanks so much for this!

Nick Drake was a special talent, it’s a shame he was so troubled and died so young. The simple beauty of his songs together with the perfect voice for singing them makes his music just exceptional.
I met Nick’s music with an early edition of Fruit Tree (on vinyl). Maybe the best music purchase I ever made!

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2. The Fruit Tree box set is a gem for sure. I'm kind of envious as Nick Drake is on my chase list.

I keep chasing the vinyl but I need a good price, so it keeps escaping my snipes...lol.

Thanks for the comment, Nick's music is for sure special.