Neil Young
Musician, Producer, and Composer
Lofgren keeps it fun and simpleWe sat down recently for a lesson and a chat with the journeyman guitarist - who has played with everyone from the Boss to Neil Young to Branford Marsalis - about his desire to share what he knows. Q. You've been doing this for about... In this article: Nils Lofgren, VH1, E Street Band, Branford Marsalis, and Neil Young |
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NBC | 1 day ago
Classic Rock Goes From the Vault to the iPod
...to say that there's nothing here for the purists. The music is also being restored in its wonderful, breathable, analog form. So Neil Young, along with the rest of you audiophiles out here, can still listen. But for the new (rapidly...
In this article: Wolfgang's Vault, IPod, Bill Graham, WW2, Facebook, Google, Ramones, Carlos Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and Buddy Guy
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Business Wire Entertainment News | 1 day ago
Reprise Records to Release Re-Mastered Versions of Neil Young's Classic First Four Solo Albums on November 23rd, 2009
...singer-songwriter Neil Young, Reprise Records will release re-mastered versions of the first four of Young's classic solo albums, 1969's Neil Young and Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, 1970's After the Gold Rush, and 1972's Harvest. These...
In this article: Reprise Records, Chicago Sun-Times, California, Chain store, DVD, Chicago Tribune, Blu-Ray, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, and Warner Bros
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Detroit News | 2 days ago
At 68, Bob Dylan is still busy being born
...believe he was sleuthing out a house where Bruce Springsteen lived when he was writing "Born to Run." Dylan recently toured the house Neil Young grew up in, in Winnipeg, Canada, giving rise to the conspiracy theory. "He not busy being born...
In this article: Bob Dylan, Dylan, Charlie Sexton, Sirius XM, Christmas album, Bruce Springsteen, Woody Guthrie, The Band, and Feeding America
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Reuters | 4 days ago
Pearl Jam closes Philly Spectrum with epic set
As the evening wound down, the house lights were turned on and confetti and balloons rained down on the audience for a cover of Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World." The show closed with the fan favorite "Yellow Ledbetter," which...
In this article: Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, Billy Joel, Philadelphia, Halloween, Star Spangled Banner, Corduroy, Black, and Better Man
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Business Wire Entertainment News | 5 days ago
Reprise Records Announces Next Performance Series Release from Neil Young Will Be Dreamin' Man Live '92, Due December 8, 2009
...Road in April, the eight-CD Archives Volume 1 1963-1972 series, and CD reissues of the first four of Young's classic solo albums, 1969's Neil Young and Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, 1970's After the Gold Rush, and 1972's Harvest. For...
In this article: Reprise Records, Harvest Moon, Neil Young, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, Grammy Awards, John Hanlon, and Warner Bros
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San Jose Mercury News | October 26, 2009
Concert review: Bridge School Benefit serves up too few magic moments
...Amphitheatre, in Mountain View, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. The show continues through Sunday evening. (John Green/Staff) Neil Young just can't please everyone - not that pleasing the masses has ever been the 63-year-old Woodside...
In this article: Fleet Foxes, Gavin Rossdale, Sheryl Crow, Chris Martin, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville, and Shoreline Amphitheatre
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L.A. Times - Music News | October 26, 2009
Bridge School Benefit Concerts
Neil Young and Co. give the kids a great show, and Young gives his fellow performers a great example. Sheryl Crow, from left, Pegi Young and Neil Young pefrom during the Bridge School Benefit Concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain...
In this article: Sheryl Crow, Coldplay, Mike Mogis, Chris Martin, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Buffett, Wolfmother, Mountain View, Calif., and Shoreline Amphitheatre
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | October 26, 2009
Live review: Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit
Neil Young and Co. give the kids a great show, and Young gives his fellow performers a great example. Reporting from Mountain View, Calif. - The direct impact of Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts is as plain as the joyful...
In this article: Coldplay, Mike Mogis, Sheryl Crow, Chris Martin, Gwen Stefani, Jimmy Buffett, Wolfmother, Democracy, and Clocks
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SFGate: Entertainment | October 26, 2009
Edgy lineup energizes Bridge School concert
...his welcoming tune. "I'd be surprised if most of us onstage didn't get into what we're doing because of Neil Young," Crow said earlier. Watching Young clench his eyes shut, drop his shoulder down and dig into majestic ballads like "I Am a...
In this article: Chris Martin, Gwen Stefani, Coldplay, Jimmy Buffett, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Platinum, Sugar Mountain, and You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | October 25, 2009
Bridge benefit: No Doubt's Gwen Stefani tears up; Neil Young wraps up
The powerfully emotional backdrop of Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit Concerts is evident in the faces of the nonprofit school's disabled students and those of their families, which were flashed on video screens throughout...
In this article: Gwen Stefani, Just a Girl, Don't Speak, Simple Kind of Life, Fleet Foxes, Gavin Rossdale, and Spooner Oldham
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Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and film director.
Young's work is characterized by deeply personal lyrics, distinctive guitar work, and signature falsetto tenor singing voice. Although he accompanies himself on several different instruments—including piano and harmonica—his clawhammer acoustic guitar style and often idiosyncratic electric guitar soloing are the linchpins of a sometimes ragged, sometimes polished sound. Although Young has experimented widely with differing music styles, including swing, jazz, rockabilly, blues, and electronic music throughout a varied career, his best known work usually falls into either of two distinct styles: folk-esque acoustic rock ("Heart of Gold", "Harvest Moon" and "Old Man") and electric-charged hard rock (like "Cinnamon Girl", "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)"). In recent years, Young has adopted elements from newer styles like industrial, alternative country and grunge. Young's profound influence on the latter caused some to dub him "the godfather of grunge".
Young has directed (or co-directed) a number of films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), and CSNY Déjà Vu (2008). He is currently working on a documentary about electric car technology, tentatively titled Linc/Volt. The project involves a 1959 Lincoln Continental converted to hybrid technology, which Young plans to drive to Washington, DC as an example to lawmakers there.
- Name At Birth:
- Neil Percival Young
- Also Known As:
- Bernard Shakey, Phil Perspective, Shakey Deal, Clyde Coil, Shakey, Joe Yankee
- Birth Date:
- November 12, 1945
- Birthplace:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation:
- Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Screenwriter, Film director
- Instrument Played:
- Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Banjo, Synclavier,Organ
- Gibson R6 Les Paul Goldtop
- "Old Black"
- Record Label:
- Reprise, Geffen
- Years Active:
- 1960–present
- Associated With:
- The Jades, The Squires, The Mynah Birds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crazy Horse, The Band, The Stray Gators, The Stills-Young Band, The Ducks, Pearl Jam, Northern Lights
- Website:
- http://www.neilyoung.com
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