- Fred Drake
Fred Drake (January 28, 1958 -
June 20 ,2002 ) was an American musician best known as a founding member ofearthlings? . Drake is also renowned for having been co-owner (along withDave Catching ) ofRancho De La Luna , the setting for the collaborative musical projectThe Desert Sessions , in which he took part.Fred recorded with a wide variety of musicians including;
Daniel Lanois ,Josh Homme ,Queens of the Stone Age ,Victoria Williams ,Dave Grohl ,Ted Quinn ,Pete Stahl ,Wool ,Dean Ween and many others.Fred has three released solo works:
Sky Party ,Twice Shy andShy Party .He is credited with influencing the "desert sound" which has great depth and direction, taking advantage of stereo and quadraphonic effects as well as 32 track digital recording. Fred lived in
Joshua Tree, California , Hollywood, Texas, and London. He died of cancer.External links
Obituary at Rancho De La Luna [http://www.ranchodelaluna.com/fred/fred.htm]
Fred Drake at CD Baby [http://cdbaby.com/cd/drake2]
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