
Also known as Neil Percival Young, Shakey, Godfather of Grunge, Neil Percival Kenneth Robert Ragland Young
Neil Percival Young is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. Son of journalist and author Scott Young, Young embarked on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. He then moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. His solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse, includes critically acclaimed albums such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969), After the Gold Rush (1970), Harvest (1972), On the Beach (1974), and Rust Never Sleeps (1979). Young was also a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with whom he recorded the chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu.
Neil Young is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1960s through folk rock groups like Buffalo Springfield and later as a solo artist backed by the band Crazy Horse, releasing several critically acclaimed albums from 1969 onward. He matters because of his influential contributions to rock music, including solo work and his participation in the chart-topping group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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