Truthfully, I cannot recall the first time I heard Nick Drake's music. While in St. Louis from 1977-1979 I listened to an FM station that played music like his. Most likely I first heard him on Sirius' Folk Village. He belongs to that small set of excellent songwriters-musicians-singers who left us two early, and intentionally. All losses of this kind are sad, and this one especially so given his immense talent. I often play the second link when doing work at home or school. The third link is from a VW commercial.
Drake was born in what was then Rangoon, Burma (now Yangbon, Myanmar).He died at the family home in Tanworth-in-Arden, Warwickshire England. On our honeymoon in 1983, my wife and I spent the night about two miles away in Henley-in-Arden, a delightful village It was only tonight in preparation for this post that I made the connection.
http://www.brytermusic.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kZMVG6N7DE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nWuCZe4lSE
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