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Fred Neil
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Nick Drake
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Nick Drake (Nicholas Rodney Drake, Yangon, Myanmar, June 19, 1948 - Tanworth-in-Arden, England, November 25, 1974) was an English folk singer known for his gentle, enigmatic songs and his virtuosic right-hand finger picking technique. Although he recorded only three albums, critics and fellow mus… read more
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Tim Hardin
264,073 listeners
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Jackson C. Frank
329,886 listeners
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Nico
1,059,536 listeners
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Roy Harper
124,115 listeners
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Leonard Cohen
1,905,182 listeners
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Gene Clark
196,245 listeners
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Robert Wyatt
266,812 listeners
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Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
709,684 listeners
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