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Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1945 – present)
Neil Young was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on November 12, 1945. He is a singer-songwriter with a long and extensive musical career. He has become one of the most respected and influential musicians of his generation.
Neil started his professional music career in the mid-1960’s with a number of bands in Canada, notably the Mynah Birds, which also included fellow future Buffalo Springfield bassist Bruce Palmer and future funk star Rick James. When the Mynah Birds broke up, Young and Palmer headed to California to meet Stephen Stills, whom he had met in Thunder Bay, and the result was Buffalo Springfield. That band split up after three albums, and Neil soon started his solo career with the release of Neil Young November 12, 1968. The album did not do very well commercially, but included several strong tracks, including “The Loner”, said to be a portrait of Stephen Stills. On May 14, 1969 he recruited Crazy Horse and made the critically acclaimed Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. This was a much more consistent album, the first to introduce longstanding collaborators Crazy Horse, and built around the balanced interplay between the guitars of Young, and the talented Danny Whitten. The album also featured two lengthy classics, “Down by the River” and “Cowgirl in the Sand”, but it was Harvest in 1972 that would make Neil Young into a well-known star with his first solo hit “Heart of Gold”.
During this time he also enjoyed considerable success as a quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Neil started his professional music career in the mid-1960’s with a number of bands in Canada, notably the Mynah Birds, which also included fellow future Buffalo Springfield bassist Bruce Palmer and future funk star Rick James. When the Mynah Birds broke up, Young and Palmer headed to California to meet Stephen Stills, whom he had met in Thunder Bay, and the result was Buffalo Springfield. That band split up after three albums, and Neil soon started his solo career with the release of Neil Young November 12, 1968. The album did not do very well commercially, but included several strong tracks, including “The Loner”, said to be a portrait of Stephen Stills. On May 14, 1969 he recruited Crazy Horse and made the critically acclaimed Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. This was a much more consistent album, the first to introduce longstanding collaborators Crazy Horse, and built around the balanced interplay between the guitars of Young, and the talented Danny Whitten. The album also featured two lengthy classics, “Down by the River” and “Cowgirl in the Sand”, but it was Harvest in 1972 that would make Neil Young into a well-known star with his first solo hit “Heart of Gold”.
During this time he also enjoyed considerable success as a quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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keltysem wrote:
Neil Young Tops Spin’s “Top 10 Canadian Musicians” List! Here's the link to the article: http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=134&csid2=844&fid1=39739. Check it out!
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tiagoal91 wrote:
the thrasher ftw!
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kozzy420 wrote:
One of the best musicians ever! At least for me! The old man still has some amazing music on his newest album!~
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ElderWest wrote:
wow, i didn't think I would like Neil Young but this is some good shit
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pseudonym340 wrote:
Cortez The Killer, one of my favorite songs of all time.
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Pryde wrote:
On July 13th start the 1st Matchday of The Canadian Rock League. I hope you join and have fun :-))
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floydfan2277 wrote:
Love his first album and After the Gold Rush
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NovaCubs wrote:
neil's the grandpa!
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Necromancy_ wrote:
Neil's the man!
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ah-line wrote:
god
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trackaghost wrote:
This photo is awesome in so many ways http://www.last.fm/music/Neil+Young/+images/25165911
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JusticeShades wrote:
Cortez The Killer, one of my favorite songs of all time.
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GrooGruxKing wrote:
Cortez The Killer, one of my favorite songs of all time.
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DonnieSTFU wrote:
Cortez The Killer, one of my favorite songs of all time.
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tomtaylor2008 wrote:
neil young fans interested in hearing something new and neil sounding should check out my blog! http://radstockistrad.blogspot.com/2009/07/dinosaur-jr-farm.html cheers
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earth_wind_etc wrote:
Come on now, give me salvation***** <<< this album will BLOW YOUR MIND {follow the link, yes}
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humorbot wrote:
Well I saw a video of Young and McCartney at Hyde Park and at least McCartney knew his place, let Young take centre stage while McCartney sung away from the mic and skipped around like a drunken morris man.
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footielover wrote:
just watched day in the life at hyde park definitely better at glasto thought paul mccartney was a bit of a dick reli, Its all about neil young !
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VanWalpinator wrote:
WOW! Down by the River at Glasto was something else. I don't think i will ever experience anything like that again.
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edwyncollins wrote:
Neil young was amazing on saturday at hyde park! can't believe we got a surprise appearance from paul mccartney - two legends in one night!!
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