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What guitars did nick drake really play guitars for. Nick drake nicholas rodney drake, rangoon, burma, june 19, 1948 tanworthinarden, england, november 25, 1974 was an english folk singer known for his gentle, enigmatic songs and his virtuoso righthand finger picking technique. Pink moon text guitar tab by nick drake songsterr tabs. Jan 22, 2014 the posthumous marketing of nick drake s music has been arduous and fitful, a decadeslong attempt at setting right what everyone agreed went horribly wrong the first time.