"Needle of Death" is song written and recorded by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch that appears on his 1965 eponymous debut album. According to the Needle of Death Songfacts, the song has been claimed to have influenced the drug-taking habits of a generation of British youth even though Jansch never touched illicet drugs himself. He told the story behind the song to Uncut magazine January 2010: "It's inspired by a friend called Buck Polly, a folk singer and one of the people I met when I first came to London. Buck used to drive (folk singer) Alex Campbell to gi… read more
"Needle of Death" is song written and recorded by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch that appears on his 1965 eponymous debut album. Accord… read more
"Needle of Death" is song written and recorded by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch that appears on his 1965 eponymous debut album. According to the Needle of Death Songfacts,… read more
Herbert "Bert" Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, as well as a singer-songwriter. He recorded at least 25 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century. Jansch was a leading figure in the British folk music revival of the 1960s, touring folk clubs and recording several solo albums, as well as collaborating with other musicians such as John Renbourn and Anne Briggs. In 1968, he co-fo… read more
Herbert "Bert" Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in L… read more
Herbert "Bert" Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s, as an acoustic guitarist, … read more