Neil Young
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).
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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).
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Known for
![Devo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6aO7f1J5kr8SlSqHnHpYawzHPAS.jpg)
Devo
![Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sNqK3GMKXz2q35DFeNEcLvJ364u.jpg)
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
![Neil Young: Harvest Time](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/imGxU74HTkhxmS601gT2ZP3qr1O.jpg)
Neil Young: Harvest Time
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1yRQPLaAw83ya3oWxYVKjwH5zJ6.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
![Immediate Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ajTMBYqfQtuNgipWsDlkkukmCbY.jpg)
Immediate Family
![Neil Young + The Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gKJtbsK2bM9QcFYOFzgM7M2eY9m.jpg)
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers
![Neil Young, les raisons de la colère](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iOX2scj2h1KF7b7nUqLfuoRBOub.jpg)
Neil Young, les raisons de la colère
![Barn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mThvBz9hlrwiCd4wZDjZ9e4Aulh.jpg)
Barn
![1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tmq56JYUMh5xik1FHMgtbhjwHOP.jpg)
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
![Neil Young: Three More Decades](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAGls6wlRwVohwRfzfMyrqzExuC.jpg)
Neil Young: Three More Decades
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down in the Rust Bucket](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bqA99WeTiEs8oPDM3bGFQBQvt3y.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down in the Rust Bucket
![Neil Young: Timeless Orpheum](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2hO5Hg2JJxnfhN706GTS1Tyxw3R.jpg)
Neil Young: Timeless Orpheum
![Return to Greendale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/93UVcvXHvYThsEHr2J4phlf2hYG.jpg)
Return to Greendale
![The Times](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pIA4pYCXo63SW1K6NP96ZUSjuog.jpg)
The Times
![Laurel Canyon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kBwT79gCXhTM7KP13T3tHVyAMJl.jpg)
Laurel Canyon
![Yield](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jEulrrxcsoXPUc1IQHMzzop4rCm.jpg)
Yield
![Fireside Session II](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ycm6ZOJriE745LiDYD4xp1AGWT0.jpg)
Fireside Session II
![Fireside Session I](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2VkpdZCdmlEqEDepxUwprLCrxnZ.jpg)
Fireside Session I
![Mountaintop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5IZlvuKPVIgKXBW7ItupQcR0xmg.jpg)
Mountaintop
![Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qesNFICo3d9oj044hXK5qHjmovI.jpg)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
![Hitsville: The Making of Motown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3hheHgay0MEFtwJ9opEnDC5FQ6L.jpg)
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
![David Crosby: Remember My Name](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7JQVQcP82yNHhZjZ5P5aQumrVsm.jpg)
David Crosby: Remember My Name
![Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ejPrzjG17UrYHjUn8xE3EAYnoDl.jpg)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
![Bachman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yGL9dR5yC8yGHcvqrWXTPnO4lYs.jpg)
Bachman
![Paradox](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bEvWTCEZUIqSJ12n4mOVAxid0x3.jpg)
Paradox
![The Top Ten Revealed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6t1rMOdlWIr33zQS21Gf2OROCla.jpg)
The Top Ten Revealed
![Neil Young: Hometown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p2Hjnwv4GLKnNqcVlgV4mccsySl.jpg)
Neil Young: Hometown
![The Silent Scream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h7VQFeVcAt9HLV7R8bVZQr7vtBI.jpg)
The Silent Scream
![Paul Mccartney live at desert trip](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n58bpHn3yPWoXtyjZggXvKN4tO7.jpg)
Paul Mccartney live at desert trip
![Seeding Fear](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rk7T0iAA8NOHWbKGlDsd68bRm95.jpg)
Seeding Fear
![The Monsanto Years](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lbf70HXqpgpdxob1cydaQoBEe3d.jpg)
The Monsanto Years
![Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/21h7Zjeq55W5hvT6ljmTSCsLhQG.jpg)
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
![Muddy Track](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7Wpzc23FStt1wySOMuXfpjn9Zok.jpg)
Muddy Track
![Neil Young - Live at Farm Aid 2014](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v1Gyb22cjg620Fov6bmdDauJTlk.jpg)
Neil Young - Live at Farm Aid 2014
![Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/31YTqtLFf3f3TOgUzdtfi1AmpAO.jpg)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974
![Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h8yDJE7jBaQ6udMzCdG9uFyAwco.jpg)
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
![Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fifty by Four - Half a Century of CSNY](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9NkbN7CWHlqR69dIiBQV5yKQ90y.jpg)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fifty by Four - Half a Century of CSNY
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cD9AuJzpGgyIZpFGWLOpiOhBRPr.jpg)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
![Sound City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hgPJg7tVETVpjfrBMc4WLil8ltC.jpg)
Sound City
![Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pAla8QeSdp7CfFk4Zp8yp7o9lvc.jpg)
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Canadian Horsepower](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iJD6CvpPDamGuKxvliF2oeQG3ew.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Canadian Horsepower
![Close Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/76Wud5jsFJDMpBoRVzwluMZeaa.jpg)
Close Up
![Neil Young Journeys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dWCCrn8zuniBxWbHW1dahvjTdk4.jpg)
Neil Young Journeys
![Acoustic At The BBC](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/26FPmHrYO1u0ilFCnDv7Hy9hvT2.jpg)
Acoustic At The BBC
![A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ykK45CXPhafKXySsN64KI7YEwdP.jpg)
A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
![Neil Young - Le Noise](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/klIrqERXPacOtBqYPfbUfX8G5k0.jpg)
Neil Young - Le Noise
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse - The Legend Lives On](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iciCgzi48GSUGlbqqfTMhxeLlMz.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - The Legend Lives On
![Neil Young: Don't Be Denied](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/36VaPKl7AukQm4GXmiLm7FmNErg.jpg)
Neil Young: Don't Be Denied
![Neil Young Trunk Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gDXwULyr9TIpgjY26LCrycIEuOw.jpg)
Neil Young Trunk Show
![Neil Young: Rock At The Beach](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aplFm27P2UlYsPWr1DFz0g8pWTh.jpg)
Neil Young: Rock At The Beach
![Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l2B3MyPAX0vyJelQmIPa3zWktjB.jpg)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu
![The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3k4NLdPF8GdrL8xtguXM8xYjwtV.jpg)
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
![Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/onxrYgsSWzDaNaXe5DyBXMWa4H7.jpg)
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall
![Neil Young: Rare Clips](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kP3xPLZnMv3n5BDxaArOeNzObx3.jpg)
Neil Young: Rare Clips
![Neil Young: Heart of Gold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c7DPRQN44hihnaijY69OWOVGqNZ.jpg)
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
![Live 8](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/joFzIENnJHDLesiktLETN3VNutO.jpg)
Live 8
![The Colbert Report](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pn2CVXjOlR8kY5MgOTJjZ71IM0Q.jpg)
The Colbert Report
![Neil Young: Prairie Wind](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2d6ZLfqkjvvFTt08ysZhSk0MU2F.jpg)
Neil Young: Prairie Wind
![Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xVhfCIFFCavx4k57Pb7AGL8WbRA.jpg)
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
![Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ew28gCuMozljT0Pzk0lVRiGQToy.jpg)
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live In Japan 2001](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nPGA3XmTrbi2MnCeRi9JM8o0OJF.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live In Japan 2001
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Inside Greendale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zTcsXzGnkeulWYcR95ooyQK1MAS.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Inside Greendale
![Live at Vicar St.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/resQoBAZ5esqkFh1xusJGDt1yyl.jpg)
Live at Vicar St.
![Neil Young: Greendale: Live at Vicar Street](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m757yNab5Ujw9uTNRzsdbARbC2Z.jpg)
Neil Young: Greendale: Live at Vicar Street
![Mayor of the Sunset Strip](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1vRVeVhozMozvQSubTlcmQlHKK0.jpg)
Mayor of the Sunset Strip
![Brian Wilson: On Tour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nph2MmyIo6WZQBhp5A5Cp00yLJY.jpg)
Brian Wilson: On Tour
![Greendale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xjx2rX5D0XBPxsXl9kkoLOSKWXg.jpg)
Greendale
![CMT Crossroads](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9MTPbHCZx4CvLEISPdoWRBe97Ar.jpg)
CMT Crossroads
![America: A Tribute to Heroes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eesmzTB7mrJhuTOeJ6gSYT6b4aC.jpg)
America: A Tribute to Heroes
![Neil Young: Red Rocks Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g739bLlnAjkukAo6daNirmUfR1g.jpg)
Neil Young: Red Rocks Live
![Neil Young: Silver & Gold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9NQHB25yF81Gn1vTt6QADpoaSOl.jpg)
Neil Young: Silver & Gold
![Year of the Horse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kLO7UAx8OalCeW2JqTAispzNBJr.jpg)
Year of the Horse
![The Daily Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![Dead Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dOvHDs2jlMYL1dMfbFabEwyBNWg.jpg)
Dead Man
![Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/94AtGHwP3THEfGAmqQat0rlO1NZ.jpg)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![Late Show with David Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7dwM8AKyQfauguoQbI1MIlHinLM.jpg)
Late Show with David Letterman
![Neil Young - MTV Unplugged](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wweJj65m3IPjiV22sb4NDMSWU7n.jpg)
Neil Young - MTV Unplugged
![Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l3ETl6LqPqrc1IqorTdiDXNS37f.jpg)
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
![Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r3vchmCAmqWYb6wG1HxNh0FGLYh.jpg)
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
![Phone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hvksVOy2JBPDvczq61Kx67excfg.jpg)
Phone
![Weld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jwQerZDbv2XWzMCzPy4xBkmBNwk.jpg)
Weld
![Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/k7BFaEhcPJC0NMWP7dEDB4G7IYm.jpg)
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
![Love at Large](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/A2l54MDhZjc2aD6sQPB7IeRAJjt.jpg)
Love at Large
!['68](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zgPZvwkXO1PqjzNI7p0Pd26A6hz.jpg)
'68
![Made in Heaven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9iCEQxu53kJxwgB5ZYuHoGEVvOT.jpg)
Made in Heaven
![Tears Are Not Enough](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d3wlYkaDqKv4jNDnuBCjL2oZNj0.jpg)
Tears Are Not Enough
![Live Aid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bK0KMcbe3LMIoCIBiIAlIRONJKL.jpg)
Live Aid
![Neil Young and The International Harvesters: Austin City Limits](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pGZuiOJCUvKyy8Ea9veRh0HCsxY.jpg)
Neil Young and The International Harvesters: Austin City Limits
![MTV Video Music Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nwcFFwWc0CYKW95ytYQqtC5D3sa.jpg)
MTV Video Music Awards
![Neil Young: Solo Trans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1XeiffkUh53cWGMdTrxcZE1QxXW.jpg)
Neil Young: Solo Trans
![Neil Young in Berlin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/I0e8qS441d0RR3ewp5f1dMCFGY.jpg)
Neil Young in Berlin
![Human Highway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5nFPZdfRgGNeH8Cbpg9DkVfYDYd.jpg)
Human Highway
![Out of the Blue](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bEtGdr1Aq5SmrTrD4VP8ewss3ZQ.jpg)
Out of the Blue
![Where the Buffalo Roam](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vRMeb4LN416PGvSgG0n063bc5ez.jpg)
Where the Buffalo Roam
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jdObkSIZLMd7Oiq7mBMgnSqrqK7.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Rust Never Sleeps
![Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live in San Francisco](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3upA3Rwo0wtdZGJ0vUl2jgcGTdf.jpg)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Live in San Francisco
![The Last Waltz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2K7CFH0AIHnGrA4yQjPCoIB5CmQ.jpg)
The Last Waltz
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Live in Wembley 1974](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2DSkOXXDVkAc34tnO2TS0Sg4fcV.jpg)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Live in Wembley 1974
![Journey Through the Past](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sIU0R6UAQIZFikvFk3twgdNmFzS.jpg)
Journey Through the Past
![Celebration at Big Sur](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6xNqMb2AQKH72LNXK5r9ob4zk2i.jpg)
Celebration at Big Sur
![Neil Young In Concert at the BBC](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2Hs1vTUI3IBWg61t8zxCTL59lgp.jpg)
Neil Young In Concert at the BBC
![Woodstock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d6CQiqUiELQiO2w854oRq6qMasy.jpg)
Woodstock
![The Johnny Cash Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xxFcb2jvHByVGJ35i9JyM6HToe7.jpg)
The Johnny Cash Show
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
Acting
Sound
Directing
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
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