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About this book
In the realm of singer-songwriters, few have been as influential as Neil Young, whose music has always been creative and relevant throughout six decades. Neil is a chameleon for whom boundaries of genres do not exist. Throughout a long career that continues to this day, he has delved into folk, country, r&b, rock 'n' roll, grunge, hard rock, electronic and pop and made them his own. But the sixties were his launch pad.
This book follows his music through that seminal period when he played with The Squires, Mynah Birds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crazy Horse and The Stray Gators. During this seminal period, Young wrote or co-wrote some of his greatest songs, including 'I Am A Child', 'Southern Man', 'Helpless' and – most importantly – 'Ohio'. He was also involved in some seminal albums, including his eponymous debut solo album, After The Gold Rush and Déjà Vu.
This is the story of how one of the most seminal artists of the last fifty years learned his trade, by delving in detail into every band, every twist and turn, and every track.
Opher Goodwin is the author of many books on rock music and science fiction and taught the first 'History of Rock Music' classes in the UK. He was fortunate to spend the sixties in London, the epicentre for the underground explosion of rock music and culture, where he was able to see everyone from Pink Floyd, Hendrix and Cream to The Doors, Captain Beefheart and Roy Harper. He was introduced to Captain Beefheart in 1967 and attended that first amazing gig at Middle Earth. He never fully recovered but now lives happily in East Yorkshire, UK.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Social Media
- Quotes
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- Introduction
- Author’s Note
- 1. The Squires (1963-1965)
- 2. Solo Young – Unreleased
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- The Mynah Birds
- 3. Buffalo Springfield
- 4. Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
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- 5. Last Time Around (1968)
- 6. Buffalo Springfield Compilations
- 7. Solo Albums
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- 8. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (With Crazy Horse) (1969)
- 9. After The Gold Rush (1970)
- 10. Guest Appearances
- 11. Live Albums
- 12. Neil Young Compilation And Film Albums
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- 13. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 14. Déjà Vu (1970)
- 15. Four Way Street (1971)
- 16. Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 1963-1972
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- The Afterword
- Bibliography