Neil Young
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
125
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-11-12 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Neil Young
Biography
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.
Known For
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
The Colbert Report
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
MTV Video Music Awards
Echo in the Canyon
Where Are They Now?
The Oscars
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Kunscht!
Woodstock
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
CMT Crossroads
Live 8
Immediate Family
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
The Johnny Cash Show
Human Highway
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
The Top Ten Revealed
Made in Heaven
David Crosby: Remember My Name
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
The Last Waltz
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
Year of the Horse
Muddy Track
Neil Young in London
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Neil Young - Boarding House 1978
Return to Greendale
Love at Large
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Mountaintop
'68
Bachman
Sound City
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Journey Through the Past
Acoustic at the BBC
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down in the Rust Bucket
Live Aid
Coastal
Laurel Canyon
Barn
Neil Young in Berlin
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - In a Rusted Out Garage
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
Neil Young Trunk Show
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Yield
Catalyst
Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America
Neil Young: Silver & Gold
Neil Young, les raisons de la colère
Neil Young: Harvest Time
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live In Japan 2001
Malibu U
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Weld
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Inside Greendale
Across the Water
Emmylou Harris: Building the Wrecking Ball
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live in San Francisco
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Canadian Horsepower
Neil Young with Crazy Horse: Psychedelic Pill
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - The Legend Lives On
Paradox
The Monsanto Years
Close Up
Neil Young Journeys
The Times
Brian Wilson: On Tour
Neil Young: Prairie Wind
Neil Young: Rare Clips
Fireside Session I
Neil Young and The International Harvesters: Austin City Limits
Neil Young: Red Rocks Live
Neil Young - Le Noise
Neil Young: MTV Unplugged
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Live in Wembley 1974
Neil Young: Freedom
Neil Young: Young Shakespeare
Neil Young: Solo Trans
Celebration at Big Sur
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu
Neil Young: Timeless Orpheum
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974
Hope for Haiti Now
Greendale
Fireside Session II
A Day at the Gallery
Trans: The Animated Story
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
Neil Young In Concert at the BBC
LincVolt
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers
Neil Young - Archives Vol.1 (1963-1972)
Neil Young: Three More Decades
Neil Young: Rock At The Beach
Tears Are Not Enough
Neil Young: Hometown
Neil Young - Live at Farm Aid 2014
Neil Young With Crazy Horse - Americana
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
Neil Young: Greendale: Live at Vicar Street
Neil Young with Pearl Jam - Live at Hasselt Belgium
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fifty by Four - Half a Century of CSNY
Neil Young: Under Review 1976 - 2006
A Letter Home
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
