Molly Drake

The mother of British singer/songwriter <a href="spotify:artist:5c3GLXai8YOMid29ZEuR9y">Nick Drake</a>, Molly Drake was never a recording artist during her lifetime. She died at the age of 77 in 1993, nearly 20 years after her son's passing. At the time <a href="spotify:artist:5c3GLXai8YOMid29ZEuR9y">Nick Drake</a>'s cult was already substantial, but had yet to grow to such large proportions as it would within a decade. However, until the 2000 <a href="spotify:artist:5c3GLXai8YOMid29ZEuR9y">Nick Drake</a> documentary A Skin Too Few, it wasn't known that his mother might have wielded a substantial influence upon his music, as that film included a couple of recordings of Molly Drake that bore some eerie resemblance to her son in style. A couple of recordings of her playing (on piano) and singing her own compositions, "Try to Remember" and "Poor Mum," appear on the 2007 <a href="spotify:artist:5c3GLXai8YOMid29ZEuR9y">Nick Drake</a> compilation Family Tree. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi