Neil Young

Known for ActingBorn 1945-11-12 (age 80)Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer, musician and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Since the beginning of his solo career with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has released many critically acclaimed and important albums, such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest and Rust Never Sleeps. He was a part-time member of Crosby, Stills & Nash. Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted him twice: in 1995 as a solo artist and in 1997 as a member of Buffalo Springfield. In 2000, Rolling Stone named Young No. 34 on their list of the 100 greatest musical artists. According to Acclaimed Music, he is the seventh most celebrated artist in popular music history. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice define his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical genres. His often distorted electric guitar playing, especially with Crazy Horse, earned him the nickname "Godfather of Grunge" and led to his 1995 album Mirror Ball with Pearl Jam. More recently he has been backed by Promise of the Real. 21 of his albums and singles have been certified Gold and Platinum in U.S by RIAA certification. Young directed (or co-directed) 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 also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995). Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Close Up

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974

Barn

Neil Young: Don't Be Denied

Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America

The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971

Neil Young: Harvest Time

Neil Young - Le Noise

Laurel Canyon

The Top Ten Revealed

A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney

Brian Wilson: On Tour

CMT Crossroads

Neil Young: Red Rocks Live

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Tears Are Not Enough

Hitsville: The Making of Motown

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

Live Aid

MTV Video Music Awards

Immediate Family

Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Sound City

Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation

Where Are They Now?

The Last Waltz

Live 8

Phone

Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute

Dead Man

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Neil Young Journeys

Woodstock

David Crosby: Remember My Name

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young

The Colbert Report

Echo in the Canyon

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Weld

Neil Young in Berlin

Out of the Blue

Neil Young: Silver & Gold

Saturday Night Live

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ‎– Déjà Vu

America | A Tribute to Heroes