1974: English Folk singer Nick Drake died from an overdose of a prescribed antidepressant at the age of 26. Between 1969 and 1972 he had recorded three modestly selling albums which would find a new audience by the early 1980s and would be frequently cited by other artists as being a major influence.

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1960: Neil Sedaka records "Calendar Girl", which will reach #4 in the US and #8 in the UK early the following year.

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1962: 12 year-old Stevie Wonder made his first recording for Motown Records when he taped "Thank You For Loving Me All The Way".

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1971: Joan Baez received a Gold record for "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". It turned out to be her biggest hit, peaking at #3 in the US and #6 in the UK.

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1965: The Spencer Davis Group enter Pye Studios in London to record "Keep On Running", which will top the UK chart next January. In the US however, the single would climb no higher than #76.

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