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Darker Than the Deepest Sea
Trevor Dann
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Description for Darker Than the Deepest Sea
Paperback. Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
When singer-songwriter Nick Drake died of a drug overdose in the autumn of 1974, he left behind only three well-received but modest selling albums. Today, he is recognised as one of true geniuses of English folk music, with millions of fans worldwide and a regular place in all-time best album lists. Using many newly discovered documents and all-new interviews with the singer's friends and associates, Trevor Dann's book reveals more detail on Nick Drake's life than ever previously published, from his early years in Tanworth-in-Arden and Cambridge, to the missed opportunities and mismanagement that defined his recording career, to the ... Read more
When singer-songwriter Nick Drake died of a drug overdose in the autumn of 1974, he left behind only three well-received but modest selling albums. Today, he is recognised as one of true geniuses of English folk music, with millions of fans worldwide and a regular place in all-time best album lists. Using many newly discovered documents and all-new interviews with the singer's friends and associates, Trevor Dann's book reveals more detail on Nick Drake's life than ever previously published, from his early years in Tanworth-in-Arden and Cambridge, to the missed opportunities and mismanagement that defined his recording career, to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Piatkus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
218g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749951337
SKU
V9780749951337
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Trevor Dann
The former Head of Music Entertainment at the BBC and a producer of Live Aid, Trevor Dann has written for The Times, Q Magazine, Mojo and the Independent. He is a media consultant who presents a weekly show on Classic Gold. He lives near Cambridge.
Reviews for Darker Than the Deepest Sea
A haunting tribute to this most passionately adored of musicians
INDEPENDENT on Sunday
Excellent
GUARDIAN
A spirited attempt to get inside Drake's world
The Sunday TIMES
A bold attempt to unravel the tragic secrets of an enduring, but still elusive, cult hero. Dann is a fan, but he's not blinkered and goes beyond the ... Read more
INDEPENDENT on Sunday
Excellent
GUARDIAN
A spirited attempt to get inside Drake's world
The Sunday TIMES
A bold attempt to unravel the tragic secrets of an enduring, but still elusive, cult hero. Dann is a fan, but he's not blinkered and goes beyond the ... Read more