Nick Drake

Summary

Nick Drake is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Yangon^[2]. He was born on June 19, 1948^[3]. He died in Tanworth-in-Arden^[4]. He died on November 25, 1974^[5]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[6], songwriter^[7], guitarist^[8], composer^[9], and singer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.33% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,024 views/month, #3,258 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Nick Drake was born in Yangon^[2].
• Nick Drake died in Tanworth-in-Arden^[4].
• Nick Drake was born on June 19, 1948^[3].
• Nick Drake died on November 25, 1974^[5].
• Nick Drake is buried at Warwickshire^[12].
• Nick Drake's mother was Molly Drake^[13].
• Nick Drake held citizenship in United Kingdom^[14].
• Nick Drake's professions included singer-songwriter^[6].
• Nick Drake worked as a songwriter^[7].
• Nick Drake's professions included guitarist^[8].
• Nick Drake's professions included composer^[9].
• Nick Drake's professions included singer^[10].
• Nick Drake's professions included musician^[15].
• Nick Drake's field of work was folk rock^[16].
• Nick Drake was educated at Fitzwilliam College^[17].
• Nick Drake's education included a stint at Marlborough College^[18].
• Nick Drake was educated at Eagle House School^[19].
• Nick Drake is recorded as male^[20].
• Nick Drake's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Nick Drake's genre is traditional folk music^[22].
• Nick Drake's genre is baroque pop^[23].
• Nick Drake's genre is folk music^[24].
• Nick Drake's record label is recorded as Island Records^[25].
• Nick Drake's record label is recorded as Elektra^[26].
• Nick Drake's discography is recorded as Nick Drake discography^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1948-06-19^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1974-11-25^[31]

• Genre(s): baroque pop, british folk rock, chamber folk, contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock, jazz pop, orchestral, singer-songwriter^[32]

• Community tags: alienation, baroque pop, bittersweet, british, british folk, british folk rock, burma, chamber folk, contemporary folk, delicate, depressive, england, english, english folk, existential, folk, folk pop, folk rock, introspective, jazz pop, lonely, longing, lush, melancholic, mellow, myanmar, orchestral, poetic, sad, sentimental, singer-songwriter, singer/songwriter, united kingdom^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 99ea432a-e3d8-42cb-9d5e-db316a6a8458^[34]

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Origins and Family

Born in Yangon^[2], Nick Drake… he was born on June 19, 1948^[3]. His mother was Molly Drake^[13].

Education

Educated at Fitzwilliam College^[17], a college of the University of Cambridge^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1869^[37]; Marlborough College^[18], an independent school^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1843^[40]; and Eagle House School^[19], a preparatory school^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1820^[43], headquartered in Sandhurst^[44].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[6], songwriter^[7], guitarist^[8], composer^[9], singer^[10], and musician^[15]. Nick Drake's field of work was folk rock^[16].

Death and Burial

Nick Drake died on November 25, 1974^[5]. He died in Tanworth-in-Arden^[4]. The cause of death was drug overdose^[45]. He is buried at Warwickshire^[12].

Why It Matters

Nick Drake ranks in the top 0.33% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,024 views/month, #3,258 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

He has been cited as an influence by Eels^[48], a rock band^[49], founded in 1995^[50]; Kristian Matsson^[51], a singer-songwriter^[52], b. 1983^[53], of Sweden^[54]; and Okay Kaya^[55], a musician^[56], b. 1990^[57], of United States^[58].

FAQs

Where was Nick Drake born?

Nick Drake was born in Yangon^[2].

Where did Nick Drake die?

Nick Drake died in Tanworth-in-Arden^[4].

Who were Nick Drake's parents?

Nick Drake's mother was Molly Drake^[13].

What did Nick Drake do for work?

Nick Drake worked as singer-songwriter^[6], songwriter^[7], guitarist^[8], composer^[9], and singer^[10].

Where did Nick Drake go to school?

Nick Drake was educated at Fitzwilliam College^[17], Marlborough College^[18], and Eagle House School^[19].

Who did Nick Drake influence?

Nick Drake has been cited as an influence by Eels^[48], Kristian Matsson^[51], and Okay Kaya^[55].