Stephen Stills
Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist, a songwriter, and a singer,… Read Full Bio ↴Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist, a songwriter, and a singer, best known for his work with the Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Stephen Stills was born in Dallas, Texas on January 3, 1945 to a military family. Moving around as a child, he developed an interest in blues and folk music. He was also influenced by Latin music after spending his teenage years in Costa Rica and the Panama Canal Zone, where he graduated from high school.

Stills dropped out of the University of Florida to pursue a music career in the early 1960s. He played in a series of unsuccessful bands including the Continentals, which featured future The Eagles guitarist Don Felder. Stills eventually ended up in a nine-member vocal harmony group, the house act at the famous Cafe Au Go Go in NYC, called the Au Go Go Singers (Rick Geiger, Roy Michaels, Michael Scott, Jean Gurney, Kathy King, Nels Gustafson, Bob Harmelink, Richie Furay & Stills) where and when he met Richie Furay. This group also did some touring in the Catskills, and in the South, released one album in 1964, then broke up in 1965. Afterwards, Stills, along with four other former members of the Au Go Go Singers: Geiger, Michaels, Gurney & Scott, formed The Company, a folk/rock group. Immediately prior to performing in the Au Go Go Singers, Stills could be seen singing solo in Gerde's Folk City, a well-known coffee house in Greenwich Village. The Company embarked on a 6-week tour of Canada where Stills met a young guitarist named Neil Young. On the VH1 CSNY Legends special, Stills would say that at that time, Young was doing what he always wanted to do, "play folk music in a rock band." The Company broke up in New York within four months, opening up the way for Geiger to join a light opera company in Los Angeles; Michaels to link up with Jimi Hendrix, Gurney to go on to college while doing TV commercials, and Scott to tour with a retro-Highwaymen. Stills did session work and went to various auditions (including an unsuccessful one for The Monkees). In 1966 he convinced a reluctant former Au Go Go Singers, Richie Furay, then living in Massachusetts, to move with him to California.

Solo years

In the wake of CSNY's success, all four members recorded solo albums. In 1970, Stills released his self-titled debut, which featured guests Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, "Mama" Cass Elliot, and Ringo Starr (credited only as "Richie") as well as contributions from various members of the CSNY band. It provided Stills with the hit single "Love The One You're With" as well as the concert favorite "Black Queen." Stills followed this with Stephen Stills 2, which featured "Change Partners." Nash saw this song as a metaphor for the many relationships in CSNY, while Stills viewed the band as something much less bland and repetitive.
The next year, Stills teamed up with ex-Byrd Chris Hillman and several CSNY sidemen to form the band Manassas. During a Manassas tour in France, Stills met and married French singer-songwriter Veronique Sanson. Then he switched to Columbia Records, where he recorded two albums: Stills in 1975 and the punningly titled Illegal Stills in 1976. The former record found Stills in an uncharacteristically joyful mood; his marriage was going great, his son Chris had just been born, and he was happy living in Colorado. "To Mama From Christopher and the Old Man" was an exceptionally optimistic view of his new family.
In 1976, Stills attempted a reunion with Neil Young. At one point, Long May You Run was slated to be a CSNY record, but when Crosby and Nash left to fufill recording and touring obligations, according to both David and Graham the other pair wiped their vocals from the recordings, as Stills and Young decided to go on without their erstwhile partners as The Stills-Young Band. However, Young would leave midway through the resulting tour due to an apparent throat infection. Stills was contractually bound to finish the tour, which he did, but upon returning home, his wife announced she wanted a divorce and wished to move back to France. Stills reunited with Crosby and Nash shortly afterwards, thanks to the efforts of Nash's future wife Susan, who got Nash to forgive Stills for wiping the Crosby and Nash vocals from Long May You Run. This led to the semi-permanent CSN reunion of 1977, which has persisted even though all three have released solo records since then.
In 1997, Stills became the first person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice in the same night for his work with CSN and the Buffalo Springfield.
2005 saw Stills release 'Man Alive'; his first solo offering in 14 years. Although not troubling the chart compilers, the record was critically well received and is regarded by many fans as his best since the mid seventies.

Stills was the inspiring influence for Ray LaMontagne who, after hearing one of his songs, decided to quit his job and focus on music.
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Stephen Stills Lyrics


'Round The Bend I was a child lost in the northern plains I was…
4 20 Four and twenty years ago, I come into this life The…
4 + 20 Four and twenty years ago, I come into this life, The…
4 20 Four and twenty years ago, I come into this life The…
4+20 Four and twenty years ago, I come into this life, The…
49 Bye Forty-nine reasons all in a line All of them good…
50 / 50 Much to my dismay When I wake up in the morning No…
Acadienne In the bayous haunted by Evangeline In the pre-dawn hours c…
Ain Ain't it always Ain't it always Ain't it always Ain't it …
all i know is what you tell me Stills All I know is what you tell me What you tell…
Amazonia [Chorus] Amazonia Amazonia From the heart of Amazonia Comes…
Anyway Hey girl, how's by you Sing your rock and roll Sing your…
Around Us Any more when I think of you There is no separating…



As I Come Of Age As I come of age I keep fallin' down And I feel…
Beaucoup Yumbo Down where the moss grow on the oak tree There's a…
Black Coral Have you ever been down deep? I mean way down under…
Black Queen Black Queen, holding hearts Black Queen, tear the game apart…
Blind Fiddler I lost my eyes in a blacksmith shop In the year…
Blind Fiddler Medley Blind Fiddler Medley ("The Blind Fiddler," Trad.; "Do for th…
Bluebird The Pain Of Losing You Well It Made Me An…
Blues Man Blues man, play your hand Do it right, come on strong Don't…
Both Of Us Why can't you hear me? Why can't you see me? How can…
Bound To Fall Just as everything's going fine Lose my grip and slide Bounc…
Business On the Street Don't put your business in the street Your brothers and sist…
Buyin Unless you believe in magic There ain't much left you can…
Can I think of the two of us And how we both…
Can't Get No Booty [Chorus] Can't get no booty can't get no booty Can't get no…
Can't Let Go I think of the two of us And how we both…
Change Partners All of the ladies attending the ball Are requested to gaze…
Cherokee In my short time I've loved, I've shined And now I find All…
Church You see, it's my thing To be part of someone As a…
Church (Part of Someone) You see, it's my thing To be part of someone…
Circlin' Can I tell a people story, it ain't too long There's…
City Junkies When I was a young man long ago I fell in…
Closer To You Have you seen The ladies passing by They don't seem to notic…
Cold I been burned By a cold empty fire I been turned and…
Cold Cold World I been burned By a cold empty fire I been turned and…
Colorado I am a man I live alone Don't much bother me…
Cuban Bluegrass Lookout mama Its comin' to you I can't tell you What you …
Dark Star Forgive me if my fantasies might Seem a little shopworn…
Daylight Again Daylight again Following me to bed I think about a hundred y…
Dear Mr. Fantasy Dear Mister Fantasy play us a tune, Something to make us…
Different Man I am a different man Than you've ever seen me be I…
Different Tongues Do you know me Can you tell me so Do you know…
Do for the Others Round, round, up and down All along the lonely town See him…
Do You Remember The Americans Standin' by a snowdrift in the pale moonlight Hitchhikin' we…
Don Maybe it's me but I don't understand What it is that…
Don't Look at My Shadow New York City years ago Tourists in the rain Singin' on the…
Down The Road When I was a young man Standin' in the door The room…
Drivin I was again in Florida Cruisin' with my crowd Over by Datona…
Drivin' Thunder I was again in Florida Cruisin' with my crowd Over by Dato…
Ecology Song Fortunes of time making up a rhyme How do we save…
Everybody Everybody's talkin' at me Can't hear a word they're sayin' …
Everybody's Talkin' Everybody's talkin' at me Can't hear a word they're sayin' O…
Everybody's Talkin' At Me Everybody's talking at me I can't hear a word they're saying…
Everybodys Talkin Everybody's talkin' at me Can't hear a word they're sayin' O…
Everydays Look at the sad goodbyes Every day's a killing time Sun co…
fallen eagle Sing to the fallen eagle Helicopters fly Chase him 'round th…
Feed The People Why not feed the people everywhere And let the peace begin?…
feel your love High on a balcony, right where we used to be, This…
Find the Cost of Freedom Daylight again, following me to bed I think about a hundred…
First Things First First things first When you can quit livin' in the past Wh…
Fishes and Scorpions Fishes and Scorpions In the morning sun Dance to the changin…
Flaming Heart In your face I saw risk Well worth the taking Time alone The…
For Free If you're trav'lin' out west and you see a dark…
For What It There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly …
For What It's Worth There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly c…
Four Days Gone I met two kind people on the road I was parched…
Girl From The North Country Well, if you're travelin' in the north country fair, Where …
Go And Say Goodbye You ask me to read this letter That you wrote the…
Go Back Home Think I'll go back home Think I'll go back home Think I'll…
Grey To Green Certain my heart, too much impaired My life was falling into…
Guaguancó de Veró Sometimes I think of the person I was I really don't…
Haven't We Lost Enough? I was with you you were alone Now I'm standing here Wisdom…
He Got Game Yeah, that's right, this cut goes out to all y'all That's…
Heart People find love the way they do Ain't the same for…
Helplessly Hoping Helplessly hoping Her harlequin hovers nearby Awaiting a wor…
Hide It So Deep If I fell in love with you again Would you simply…
How Far Most of my life I have spent alone Most of this past…
I Can't Let Go I think of the two of us And how we both…
I Don Maybe it's me but I don't understand What it is that…
I Don't Get It Maybe it's me but I don't understand What it is that…
I Give You Give Blind Hey, would you dig to be alone? And tell me when…
I Got To Run Know you got to run Know you got to hide Don't know…
In My Dreams There are places I remember All my life Though some have cha…
In The Way Strangest sort of feelin' It's with me every day Everybody w…
Isn Love is a secret That everyone knows Love is a chime that…
Isn't It About Time Don't look now, don't heed the warning It's really of no…
Isn't It So Love is a secret That everyone knows Love is a chime that…
It Doesn Falling and spinning Losing and winning Keeping my head W…
Jesus Gave Love Away For Free If you're trav'lin' out west and you see a dark…
Jet Set If you dog row Then you must know When you get so…
Johnny There's a place I can get to Where I'm safe From the city…
Just Isn There is a stranger where I once knew you There is…
Know You Got to Run Know you got to run Know you got to hide Don't know…
Know You've Got To Run Know you got to run Know you got to hide…
Lies Live in a dream, you've got Everything you need But it…
Loner He's a perfect stranger like a cross of himself and…
Love Again All of your time alone How long do ya think it…
Love Story I'm out on the street All alone by the newsstand The lady…
Love the One You If you're down and confused And you don't remember who you'…
Love the One You're With If you're down and confused And you don't remember who you'r…
Lowdown Feel such misery and I don't know why Feel so bad…
Make Love To You I was lonesome as I could be in a bad…
Marianne Can I get through to you now Can I Marianne What are…
Midnight In Paris There's a whole lot of magic When you're in Paris And I…
Midnight Rider I've got to run to keep from hiding And I'm bound…
Move Around What do we do given life we move around Solitude, reach…
My Angel My angel there she goes Where she comes from Nobody knows Sh…
My Favorite Changes This is my favorite set of changes Already good for a…
My Love Is a Gentle Thing My love is gentle thing She moves with a whispering She wait…
Myth of Sisyphus Are you leavin' Bein' alone Always made you so sad I got mem…
New Mama New mama's got a sun in her eyes No clouds are…
No Hiding Place There's no hiding place down here There's no hiding place do…
No Me Niegas Don't turn your back on me, I love you It may…
No Problem I hear that you're concerned about hearing me I understand y…
No Tears Left So things have gotten weird for you The foolish do the…
Not Fade Away I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be Come home and…
Nothin Been on the road too long Most of these changes should…
Old Man Trouble There's a man you know they call Trouble And he follows…
Old Times Good Times When I was young and needed my time alone Jump in…
Ole Man Trouble There's a man you know they call Trouble And he follows…
Only Love Can Break Your Heart When you were young and on your own How did it…
Open Secret Does everyone have their dark side Like the backside of a…
Panama Have you seen Panama Where I first fell in love It will…
Pensamiento Pensamiento mio Dime que me quieres Why que me perdones Si h…
Piece Of Me Piece of me Somewhere out yonder Mystery Can't nothing but w…
Pretty Girl Why Pretty Girl Why Stephen Stills Like the ghost of someone ne…
Questions Where are we going love? What are you feelin'? Now that I've…
Raise a Voice We're all on our own Look at us all How…
Relaxing Town Everybody wants to hear The music in my head The price I…
Right By You Ain't no thing Anything I got to say to you Ain't no…
Right Now The last time I spoke to her She couldn't talk to…
Ring Of Love I met you in the strangest way Into a night of…
Rock & Roll Crazies Lookout mama Its comin' to you I can't tell you What you gon…
Rock & Roll Woman There's a woman that you ought to know And she's coming,…
Rock And Roll Crazies Lookout mama Its comin' to you I can't tell you What you gon…
Rock And Roll Crazies / Cuban Bluegrass Lookout mama It's comin' to you I can't tell you What you…
Rock And Roll Crazies/Cuban Bluegrass Look out, mama It's comin' to you I can't tell you what…
Rocky Mountain Way If you dog row Then you must know When you get so…
Rollin' My Stone Can you see the ruinin' their games on my mind See…
Round The Bend I was a child lost in the northern plains I was…
See the Changes She has seen me changing It ain't easy rearranging And it …
Shuffle Just As Bad Pretty woman you lovely such and such Think about the last…
Singin Listen to the sound of the night bird singin' I wonder…
Sit Down I Think I Love You Sit down I think I love you Anyway I'd like to…
Sit Yourself Down When I get restless, what can I do? When I need…
So Begins The Task And so begins the task I have dreaded the coming of For…
So Many Times So many times I've been fooling myself It's a hard hand…
Soldier Soldier, soldier, soldier Stuck in a hospital ward Living …
Song of Love And it's all in the way you wonder If you think…
Southern Cross Got out of town on a boat goin' to Southern…
Spanish Suite Cuando sientes que tu amor Va saliendo de tu vida why…
Special Care You there in the window starin' at me Do you think…
Stateline Blues Fancy Dan, gamblin' man Top hat of the peanut man Talk abo…
Stranger When I look And my eyes finally meet a lady Who has…
Sugar Babe You can do what you want to do You can be…
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes It's getting to the point where I'm no fun anymore I…
The Ballad Of Hollis Brown (Bob Dylan) Hollis Brown he lived on the outside of town …
The Doctor Will See You Now What do you say when you've said everything What turn to…
The Lee Shore All along the lee shore Shells lie scattered in my…
The Loner He's a perfect stranger like a cross of himself and…
The Love Gangster Have you got a feelin' botherin' you like a bumble…
The Right Girl She's a honky tonk angel that You meet in the night And…
The Treasure Alone with my guitar Living on a mountain Far away I saw gir…
Thoroughfare Gap Sometimes I Consider My Pace I'm Reminded Of A Train Gatheri…
To a Flame Drawn to a flame She is far away Out of reach Will she…
To Mama From Christopher And The Old Man Believin' in you is believin' in me All the same circle…
Treetop Flyer I could be a rambler from The Seven Dials I don't…
Turn Back The Pages I thought I knew you I guess I took myself Right down…
Turn You Back On Love Is this a prison Or do you call it love?…
War Games Can you stop your instincts Can you man your thought…
We Are Not Helpless We are not helpless we are men What lies between us It…
We Will Go On To forget about lovin' you at all is beyond me I…
What I was lost in a voyage at sea I was waiting…
What To Do Makin' it hard on each other Makin' it hard on yourself Maki…
What's The Game I was lost in a voyage at sea I was waiting…
Woman Lieva Loca (Loca) Loca Dance or die Loca (Loca) She′s playin' dum…
Woman Lleva Woman woman Can I tell you about my girl She's lost and…
Wooden Ships If you smile at me, I will understand 'Cause that is…
Woodstock Well, I came upon a child of God He was walking…
Word Game Would you knock a man down if you don't like…
Wounded World Wounded World So you're goin' out on your own And you're fin…
You Can't Dance Alone By Stephen Stills I got a fire Deep within me burning I'd be…
You Don In the mornin' when you rise Do you think of me…
You Don't Have to Cry In the morning when you rise Do you think of…


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