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11 Musicians Who Found Fame After Death

Musicians Who Found Fame After Death

In the music industry there has been a unique subset of musicians who found fame after death — or much greater fame than they enjoyed during their lifetimes. The following list of 11 musicians who found fame after death explores the phenomenon of dead musicians who, after their deaths, gained widespread popularity and left a lasting impact on subsequent generations. From overlooked jazz icons to underappreciated rock stars, their posthumous rise often reflects evolving tastes, the power of cultural rediscovery, and the role of technology in preserving legacies. 1. Nick Drake (1948-1974) The first of our musicians who found fame…
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Nick Drake died November 25, 1974

nick drake

Nick Drake was born Nicholas (Nick) Rodney Drake (June 19, 1948 – November 25, 1974) and was an English singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. His father, Rodney Shuttleworth Drake (1908–1988), moved to Rangoon, Burma, in the early 1930s to work as an engineer with the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation. In 1934, he met the daughter of a senior member of the Indian Civil Service, Mary Lloyd (1916–1993), known to her family as “Molly”. Both of Nick’s parents were musical and each wrote pieces of music. Recordings of some of his mother, Molly’s songs, which have…
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