Although he wouldn’t achieve cult status until long after he had passed away in 1974, Nick Drake released his haunting Five Leaves Left in 1969.
These are the first two songs on the album, and I think they’re both beautiful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cche-h83qNQ
BTW, Richard Thompson played some guitar on this album, and that sure sounds like him on “Time Has Told Me”.
This song gives me chills. Always has. One of my favorite songs of all-time:
