In 1934, Rodney met Molly Lloyd (1916вЂ“1993), the daughter of a senior member of the Indian Civil Service. His first biography appeared in 1997, followed in 1998 by the documentary film A Stranger Among Us.Дrake's father, Rodney Shuttleworth Drake (1908вЂ“1988), moved to Rangoon, Burma, in the early 1930s as an engineer with the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation. 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, and The Black Crowes.

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. 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. Whether his death was an accident or suicide has not been resolved.Дrake'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. On 25 November 1974, Drake died from an overdose of amitriptyline, a prescribed antidepressant he was 26 years old. On completion of his third album, 1972's Pink Moon, he withdrew from both live performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. Дrake suffered from depression, particularly during the latter part of his life, a fact often reflected in his lyrics. 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. His reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release.

He recorded two more albums- Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972). He released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and a student at the University of Cambridge. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work has gradually achieved wider notice and recognition. Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948В вЂ“ 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs.

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