Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: CDCD5036
- Format: CD
- UPC: 823564614724
- Street Date: 06/09/15
- PreBook Date: 05/05/15
- Label: Chrome Dreams »
- Genre: Pop/Rock
- Run Time: 69 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Year of Production: 2015
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: US,CA
- Language: English
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Nick Drake's Jukebox
24 songs that influenced and inspired one of British folk's most legendary figures
- List Price: $14.99
- Your Price: $14.99
- In Stock: 140
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One of contemporary music's true originals, the inimitable songs of Nick Drake are often difficult to imagine having been influenced by anyone but himself. But as with all true musical giants, Drake's compositions and style were informed by a diverse range of musicians, songwriters and performers who came before. From the sublime finger-picking and glorious tunes of the wholly under-rated Bert Jansch to the country blues styles of Big Bill Broonzy and Reverend Gary Davis - via Donovan, The Yardbirds and Miles Davis, he listened to all of them and many others besides. The inspiration these mavericks provided motivated the often manically depressed Nick Drake into writing , recording and, on the very rare occasion, performing some of the most beautiful music ever written - albeit, tragically, the process would contribute in no small way to his untimely death at the age of just 26. This compilation traces the roots of Nick Drake's astonishing music and features all of the above mentioned artists and many others - with 24 superb and moving tracks in all. 24 tracks which now can be appreciated all together on this collection, enabling the appreciation of where this mysterious and legendary figure found much of his musical muse and hopefully, for a man often tortured by his own existence, at least a little comfort.
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