Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Norah Jones are among the acts confirmed for a tribute album to Nick Drake

Reuters - Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and Norah Jones are among the acts confirmed for a tribute album to influential English singer-songwriter Nick Drake, who died in 1974.

According to Billboard.com, Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records is set to release a tribute to the posthumously adored British singer-songwriter, with turns from Eddie Vedder, Norah Jones, Dave Grohl, and laid back Jack. It'll also feature that Heath Ledger version of "Black Eyed Dog". Title and release date TBA. (Also, José and the Books's Drake ...

On the surface, Jack Johnson's music sounds like Nick Drake's music. Both singers have quiet voices. There are acoustic guitars.But get beyond that and there seems to be little connecting the two-- Drake was an introvert who died of an antidepressant overdose at age 26, Johnson is a sufin' Hawaii dude who did the soundtrack to the Curious George...

Artists including Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Norah Jones and Jack Johnson are set to appear on a forthcoming Nick Drake tribute CD.