Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and social activist who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, particularly as Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Young was born in Toronto, but he moved to the family home of Winnipeg as a child, which is where his music career began. Young began performing as a solo artist in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. Read Full BioNeil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and social activist who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, particularly as Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Young was born in Toronto, but he moved to the family home of Winnipeg as a child, which is where his music career began. Young began performing as a solo artist in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay.
Having success on his own for a bit, he later joined the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member in 1969, thus forming Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. He forged a successful and acclaimed solo career, releasing his first album in 1968. His career has since spanned over 40 years and 34 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles; his musical vision is notably referred to by his autobiographical tune"The Loner". Music critics have often called him one of the best single artists of all time, and several tunes such as "Heart of Gold" and "Rockin' in the Free World" remain popular on rock radio.
According to the Don't Be Denied Songfacts, the 16-year-old Neil was raising chickens and selling the eggs, with plans to go to Ontario Agricultural College and be a farmer. Only his leisure activities foretold his future, when he would hide from his family problems in his room with his transistor radio playing local station CHUM. From this, Young experienced a growing admiration for rock n roll originators such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and, of course, Elvis Presley. In 1958, his father bought Neil his first music instrument, a plastic ukulele. His father would later recall, "He would close the door of his room... and we would hear plunk, pause while he moved his fingers to the next chord, plunk, pause while he moved again, plunk."
In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Neil started his professional music career in the mid-60s with a number of bands in Canada, including the Squires and later 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 releasing three critically acclaimed albums, particularly achieving international fame for their tune "For What It's Worth".
Showing his strengths as a cynical yet experimental songwriter in the group, he also sung prominently in some of the band's songs such as the biting satire of 'rock star' life "Mr. Soul". Neil soon started his solo career with the release of 'Neil Young' on November 12, 1968. The album did not do very well commercially, but it included several strong tracks, including "The Loner", said to be a portrait of Stephen Stills but also being deeply auto-biographical.
On May 14, 1969, he recruited members of Crazy Horse and made the critically acclaimed 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'. This was a much more consistent album, being the first to introduce longstanding collaborators Crazy Horse and beingbuilt around the balanced interplay between the guitar playing of Young and the talented Danny Whitten. The album also featured two lengthy classics, "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand". The critically acclaimed solo album "After the Gold Rush" came out in 1971, featuring such classic songs as "Southern Man'", "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and "Don't Let it Bring You Down". Harvest followed in 1972 with the hit"Heart of Gold".
During this time he also enjoyed considerable success as a quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Neil's subsequent work has zig-zagged across genres - dabbling in country rock on "Old Ways"; electronics on "Trans"; hooking up with the Shocking Pinks in a homage to old-time Rock 'n' Roll on "Everybody's Rockin'"; creating a wall of feedback on the live Arc-Weld; and cementing his status as Godfather of Grunge when collaborating with Pearl Jam on Mirror Ball.
His idiosyncratic approach to genre even led to him being sued by his record company (Geffen) in the 80s for making "uncharacteristic" music.
Young has also dabbled in film, most recently on the album/concert series/dvd Greendale.
66 years and still going strong the very special and often strange Neil Young keeps on making music. His latest release is “Le Noise”.
The film Canadian Bacon includes the line "Canadians are always trying to figure out a lot of ways to ruin our lives. The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young!"
For recent news see: http://www.neilyoung.com/
Having success on his own for a bit, he later joined the folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member in 1969, thus forming Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. He forged a successful and acclaimed solo career, releasing his first album in 1968. His career has since spanned over 40 years and 34 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles; his musical vision is notably referred to by his autobiographical tune"The Loner". Music critics have often called him one of the best single artists of all time, and several tunes such as "Heart of Gold" and "Rockin' in the Free World" remain popular on rock radio.
According to the Don't Be Denied Songfacts, the 16-year-old Neil was raising chickens and selling the eggs, with plans to go to Ontario Agricultural College and be a farmer. Only his leisure activities foretold his future, when he would hide from his family problems in his room with his transistor radio playing local station CHUM. From this, Young experienced a growing admiration for rock n roll originators such as Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and, of course, Elvis Presley. In 1958, his father bought Neil his first music instrument, a plastic ukulele. His father would later recall, "He would close the door of his room... and we would hear plunk, pause while he moved his fingers to the next chord, plunk, pause while he moved again, plunk."
In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Neil started his professional music career in the mid-60s with a number of bands in Canada, including the Squires and later 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 releasing three critically acclaimed albums, particularly achieving international fame for their tune "For What It's Worth".
Showing his strengths as a cynical yet experimental songwriter in the group, he also sung prominently in some of the band's songs such as the biting satire of 'rock star' life "Mr. Soul". Neil soon started his solo career with the release of 'Neil Young' on November 12, 1968. The album did not do very well commercially, but it included several strong tracks, including "The Loner", said to be a portrait of Stephen Stills but also being deeply auto-biographical.
On May 14, 1969, he recruited members of Crazy Horse and made the critically acclaimed 'Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere'. This was a much more consistent album, being the first to introduce longstanding collaborators Crazy Horse and beingbuilt around the balanced interplay between the guitar playing of Young and the talented Danny Whitten. The album also featured two lengthy classics, "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand". The critically acclaimed solo album "After the Gold Rush" came out in 1971, featuring such classic songs as "Southern Man'", "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" and "Don't Let it Bring You Down". Harvest followed in 1972 with the hit"Heart of Gold".
During this time he also enjoyed considerable success as a quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
Neil's subsequent work has zig-zagged across genres - dabbling in country rock on "Old Ways"; electronics on "Trans"; hooking up with the Shocking Pinks in a homage to old-time Rock 'n' Roll on "Everybody's Rockin'"; creating a wall of feedback on the live Arc-Weld; and cementing his status as Godfather of Grunge when collaborating with Pearl Jam on Mirror Ball.
His idiosyncratic approach to genre even led to him being sued by his record company (Geffen) in the 80s for making "uncharacteristic" music.
Young has also dabbled in film, most recently on the album/concert series/dvd Greendale.
66 years and still going strong the very special and often strange Neil Young keeps on making music. His latest release is “Le Noise”.
The film Canadian Bacon includes the line "Canadians are always trying to figure out a lot of ways to ruin our lives. The metric system, for the love of God! Celsius! Neil Young!"
For recent news see: http://www.neilyoung.com/
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Heart of Gold
by Neil Young
I want to live
I want to give
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean
for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind
it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keep me searching
for a heart of gold
You keep me searching
And I'm growing old
Keep me searching
for a heart of gold
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
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by Neil Young
I want to live
I want to give
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean
for a heart of gold
I've been in my mind
it's such a fine line
That keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keeps me searching
for a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keep me searching
for a heart of gold
You keep me searching
And I'm growing old
Keep me searching
for a heart of gold
I've been a miner
for a heart of gold
Lyrics © OBO APRA/AMCOS
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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Alyssa Garil
In the middle of this quarantine I think it’s finally time for me to learn how to play the harmonica
Daniel Triantopoulos
What better way to learn it to this masterpiece
Thomas Hassall
S W 😂
Thomas Hassall
Alyssa Garil I might join you!🙌
Mark Cutshall
While you learn the harmonica I'll be trying out the slide guitar!
Joshua Scott
one of the best descions I made dude you wont regret it
Patricia Ogas
My little brother was diabetic in need of a kidney transplant. He was doing dialysis every other day. At first it made him feel great, but FEELING great became harder and harder to achieve. Before long the dialysis didn't even make him feel good anymore. He decided he'd had enough. He was tired of doing dialysis, He was tired of being sick,he was tired of NEVER feeling good. Basically he was tired of being tired, and he also knew he would never get that transplant. So against the rest of the family's protests he decided to stop the dialysis. As he lay in his bed at home he insisted on hearing music only by Neil Young. With in 3 days he would slip into a coma. The rest of us were getting burned out hearing the same songs over and over. But every time we tried to change it he would yell at us to leave it on..Right up to his last moments on earth Neil Young was all he heard. A day later he was gone. He was 37 yrs old. The theme for his funeral was
"Heart of Gold"
I just want to say thank you to
Mr. Young. Thank you for making my brothers last days comforting.He will never be forgotten, and will always be remembered as having a;
"Heart of Gold" Rest In Peace Baby Brother!
GOD BLESS YOU RAUL ESPINOSA!
SAM OGAS
WELL SAID MOM. TO THIS DAY I STILL HEAR HIS VOICE AND LAUGHTER. ALL THE LONG RIDES WE HAD TO TAKE TO SEE HIM IN DIFFERENT HOSPITALS. HE WAS A VERY SICK MAN WHO WAS TIRED AND SUFFERING EVERY DAY. WATCHING HIM SLIP INTO HIS COMA AND US AS KIDS NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT WAS GOING ON. NOW I SEE WHY HE MADE THE DECISION HE MADE, HE WAS VERY LOVED BY ALL OF US AND MANY FRIENDS. WATCHING HIM GO WAS A BITTER SWEET ENDING. NO MORE PAIN OR SUFFERING. HE WAS AT REST. HIS FACE CHANGED SO MUCH FROM THE PAIN HE HELD WITHIN TO RELAXED. MOST PEOPLE CANT EVEN BEGIN IMAGINE HAVING TO MAKE THE DECISION HE MADE. HE WAS A FIGHTER. HE FOUGHT HIS WHOLE LIFE. THAT WAS ALL HE KNEW WAS THE PAIN AND SICKNESS. PEOPLE ARE VERY QUICK TO TALK SHIT NOT KNOWING WHAT THE FUCK THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT, LIKE IT MATTERS ANYWAY WHAT THEY THINK. I MISS YOU TIO RAUL ESPINOSA
Anu Day
Dang my dad just passed. And he had a heart of gold. It was the worst week/weeks of my life. He had a stroke and it came out of nowhere and happened all so quick. I still cant process it or understand. It was painful. And he was fine one day and then he slipped away through my fingers. I know he is in heaven. He had a heart of gold.
TheSandres1976
Hombre.. Lo siento mucho! Debe ser muy difícil haber vivido esa situación...que tu hermano este en un mejor lugar en estos momentos y que uds, sus familiares y amigos ojala tengan los mejores recuerdos de él.... 🙏🙏🙏