biography
| name: |
Young, Neil (Percival)
|
| sex:
| male
|
| lived:
| (1945– )
|
| biography:
| Singer, songwriter, and guitarist, born in Toronto, Ontario, SE Canada. He was founding member of the folk-rock band Buffalo Springfield (1966–8) in Los Angeles, CA, worked with the groups Crazy Horse and Crosby, Stills and Nash (1969–74), then pursued a solo career. Much influenced by Bob Dylan, he has released over 20 albums, including the number 1 hit Harvest (1972), Reactor (1981), and Freedom (1989). His ballad ‘Philadelphia’ from the soundtrack of the film was Oscar-nominated in 1994, and he also wrote the music for the 1995 film Dead Man Walking. |
|
|
