Vedder, Grohl Set For Nick Drake Tribute Album

20 January 2009
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Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones and Jack Johnson are among the acts confirmed for a Nick Drake tribute album to be released by Johnson's Brushfire Records.

The recording process was filmed for release as part of a DVD package. It will also include the late actor Heath Ledger's version of "Black Eyed Dog," filmed in late 2007 for a multimedia installation about Drake but never officially released.

English singer/songwriter Drake was little-known when he died of a drug overdose at age 26 in 1974.

Nick Drake

But his influence has mushroomed in the ensuing decades, and his profile was given an astronomical boost when his song "Pink Moon" was used in a Volkswagen ad in 2000.

Source: billboard.com