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| Birth name | Neil Percival Young |
| Also known as | Bernard Shakey, Helmer Bernard Shakey, Joe Yankee, Joe Canuck, Phil Perspective, Shakey Deal, Clyde Coil, Shakey, Dr. Shakes |
| Born | November 12, 1945 (1945-11-12) (age 63) |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Rock, folk rock, hard rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Screenwriter, film director |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, banjo, synclavier |
| Years active | 1960 "present |
| Label(s) | Reprise, Geffen |
| Associated acts | The Jades, The Squires, The Mynah Birds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crazy Horse, The Stray Gators, The Stills-Young Band, The Ducks, Pearl Jam, Northern Lights |
| Website | http://www.neilyoung.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Gibson R6 Les Paul Goldtop "Old Black" | |
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Early Years
Neil Young was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to sportswriter and novelist Scott Young and Edna Ragland (known as Rassy), who had moved to Toronto from their family home of Manitoba to pursue a sport journalism career. He spent his early years in the small country town of Omemee, 130 km northeast of Toronto.
Young was diagnosed with diabetes as a child and a bout of polio at the age of 6 Read more...
Buffalo Springfield
Once they reached Los Angeles, Young and Palmer met up with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay, and Dewey Martin to form Buffalo Springfield. A mixture of folk, country, psychedelia, and rock lent a hard edge by the twin lead guitars of Stills and Young made Buffalo Springfield a critical success, and their first record Buffalo Springfield (1967) sold well after Stills' topical song "For What It's Worth" Read more...
Solo Success & CSNY
After the breakup of Buffalo Springfield, Young signed a solo deal with Reprise Records, home of his colleague and friend Joni Mitchell, with whom he shared a manager, Elliot Roberts. Young and Nitzsche immediately began work on Young's first solo record, Neil Young (November 1968), which received mixed reviews. In a 1970 interview, Young deprecated the album as being "overdubbed rather than played," Read more...
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Rome - Brazil striker Pato managed to be both triumphant and down to earth as he left the Santiago Barnabeu with two more goals to his name in AC Milan's stunning 3-2 win at Real Madrid. The brace consecrated the young Brazilian as the new flagbearer...
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Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:22:43 GMT
London - Right back Luke Young announced his retirement from international football on Wednesday after turning down a call-up to England's squad for the friendly against Brazil. With Glen Johnson ruled out of Saturday's game in Doha by injury, Young ...
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:22:17 GMT
Madrid - Spain is anxiously following a high-tension piracy drama off the coast of a faraway African country where Somali pirates are gradually stepping up pressure on the government in Madrid. Will a group of young pirates - nervous, drug-using, and...
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