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Today In Music History: Nick Drake's Birth Anniversary

Posted at 8:34 AM on June 19, 2009 by Steve Seel

Ann Wilson (vocals, Heart) is 58.
Paula Abdul is 46.

1967 - During an interview with Life Magazine Paul McCartney admitted that he had taken LSD.
1971 - Carole King started a five week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with "It's Too Late / I Feel The Earth Move". Both songs were from her Tapestry album.
1976 - Future Smiths singer Stephen Morrissey had a letter published in music magazine Record Mirror and Disc asking the editor why they paper had not included any stories on The Sex Pistols.

Singer songwriter Nick Drake was born on this day in 1948. Drake committed suicide on November 25th 1974 aged 26. His legacy has been huge and has grown far beyond the modest success he experienced during his life; tons of acoustic performers from the past decade especially cite Drake as a significant influence. We played "One Of These Things First."

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