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22 unusual facts about Neil Young


A Drink and a Quick Decision

The album was first released as a digital download on 18 June 2007, then released on CD and 12" vinyl 11 September 2007 in the US, and 8 March 2008 in the UK. The US edition of the album comes with the bonus track "Old Man," a Neil Young cover, a music video by Steven Compton for "Old Man" consisting mostly of the band recording the song, and an enhanced video of "By the Time I Get Home There Won't Be Much of a Place for Me.

David Measham

Measham worked as a conductor with non-classical artists such as the saxophonist Ornette Coleman (The Skies Of America, 1972), Pete Townshend (Tommy, 1972), Neil Young (Harvest, 1972) and on a full orchestral version of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

FireHollywood

PABAAH was best known on this level for its extensive and frequently-updated website list of those who have made statements that are considered by the group to be either anti-Bush or "anti-American", including non-Americans like Canadians Neil Young and Dave Thomas, as well as British musician Sting.

Howth

Scott Young who was a Canadian journalist, sportswriter, novelist and the father of musicians Neil Young and Astrid Young lived in Howth in the late 1980s.

If I Should Fall to the Field

While mostly original numbers, the album features some traditional songs as well as a Neil Young cover.

LincVolt

LincVolt is a 1959 Lincoln Continental, owned by musician Neil Young, that was converted into a more fuel-efficient, hybrid demonstrator vehicle.

Lionel, LLC

Following the reorganization plan, Neil Young was no longer a minority shareholder in the Lionel company; however, Calabrese insisted that the company wanted Young to remain involved, claiming that Neil would have an "ongoing role in the company", but that this role would be "up to Neil".

In 1992 Richard Kughn and musician Neil Young, an avid model railroader, created Liontech, chartered to develop exclusive new model train control and sound systems.

Lionel changed hands again in 1995, when Kughn sold controlling interest in the company to an investment group that included Neil Young (a longtime fan of model trains and of this brand) and the holding company Wellspring Capital Management, which was headed by former Paramount Communications (formerly Gulf+Western) chairman Martin Davis (he had left the board of Viacom, which bought Paramount the previous year).

Mason Phelps Jr

He was one of three children, including his late brother Taylor who was the road manager for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and later worked for Stephen Stills, The Band and Neil Young.

Neil Young Journeys

It is, along with Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) and Neil Young Trunk Show (2009), part of a Neil Young trilogy being created by Demme.

Neil Young Trunk Show

It is, along with Neil Young: Heart of Gold (2006) and Neil Young Journeys (2012), part of a Neil Young trilogy being created by Demme.

Ramme Gaard

This includes the annual Rock Festival which has featured performances by CC Cowboys, Deadaheads and Neil Young.

Rust-Oleum

In 1979 the company's slogan, "Rust Never Sleeps", was adopted by Neil Young (upon a suggestion by Mark Mothersbaugh) as a name for an album.

Sandra Scheuer

In the song "Ohio", which was written immediately after the shootings, folk rocker Neil Young made a reference to Scheuer through the eyes of Tom Grace who was walking with her to her next class.

Sibila Vargas

She made a name for herself in the blogosphere with a hostile 2006 interview with Neil Young, in which she questioned his patriotism for his having criticized George W. Bush.

Speed Niggs

The music of this first album sounded rough, similar to demotape, and could be compared to rock acts such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience and songwriters such as Neil Young.

The Butterfly Clues

Jeremy Theroux, is a boy in Lo’s school, and likes her, “wears the same faded green Neil Young T-shirt and gray skinny jeans almost everyday”.

The Candy Twins

The Candy Twins are an English indie pop band, who cite influences from a wide range of artists, including Neil Young, Orange Juice and The Wedding Present.

Tom Dula

Most recently, Neil Young's 2012 album Americana features a song called "Tom Dula", a re-working of Thomas Land's original poem.

Village of Oak Creek, Arizona

Normally a mostly-acoustical show, past headliners include Browne (who almost always performs), Neil Young, and Bruce Cockburn.

Y. Pierre Gobin

In addition to the life-saving procedure he performed on Tatum Fisher, Gobin also repaired the brain aneurysm of rock musician Neil Young.


Bulgarskie Centrum

This CD inbludes 8 new tracks and 4 covers: "Wódka" by Kult (band), "Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young, and two of Grabaz older songs: "Każdy nowy dzień" (1992) and "Józef K." (1984).

Danny Whitten

Daniel Ray Whitten (May 8, 1943 – November 18, 1972) was an American musician and songwriter best known for his work with Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and for the song "I Don't Want To Talk About It", a hit for Rita Coolidge, Rod Stewart and Everything but the Girl.

G.a.s. Drummers

A rock album named Standards Down which was also released by Bcore disc in 2005 with a sound that takes them away from their previous sounds further than ever, and making them sound like a mixture between some 90's alternative rock bands such as Dinosaur Jr or even Pearl Jam together with classic rock acts such as Neil Young, The Kinks etc.

Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Politics

The series feature an impressive list of interviewees, including Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Bono, David Bowie, Johnny Cash, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Bob Dylan, Ice-T, Bob Geldof, Willie Nelson, Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Seeger, and Neil Young.

I Got Id

At Pearl Jam's May 10, 2006 concert in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Air Canada Centre, Vedder revealed that the song's chorus melody was inspired by the verse melody in Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" from the 1969 album, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.

James Colley

Raised in Bakersfield, California, Colley found his musical inspiration in the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, The Rolling Stones and Lou Reed.

Jess Walton

Walton briefly dated one of the managers for Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and for a time, she associated with them and other musicians, including Laura Nyro and Neil Young.

Journey Through the Past

Journey Through the Past is a soundtrack album from the film of the same name by Neil Young, released in November of 1972 on Reprise Records, catalogue 6480.

Kings Mountain, California

Long-time nationally prominent residents include birth control pill inventor and novelist Carl Djerassi; billionaire investor, Forbes columnist, and local historian Kenneth Fisher; and Rock ‘n Roll legend Neil Young.

Lili Rocha

Rocha has been influenced by a wide range of musicians including Tina Turner, Neil Young, Pete Droge, and Sheryl Crow.

Neil Young in Berlin

Neil Young In Berlin is a live video by Neil Young, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and recorded in 1982.

One Night to Remember

Among the songs which were performed that night were Seal's hit singles "Killer" (originally written and recorded together with Adamski), "Crazy" and "Kiss from a Rose", as well as a cover of the Neil Young song "Don't Let It Bring You Down".

Paul A. Rothchild

He also produced albums and singles for John Sebastian, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Paxton, Fred Neil, Tom Rush, The Lovin' Spoonful, Tim Buckley, Love, Clear Light, Rhinoceros and Janis Joplin, including her final LP Pearl and her only no. 1 single (written by her then-lover Kris Kristofferson) "Me and Bobby McGee".

Pieces of You

It was produced by Ben Keith, who has also produced works for artists such as Neil Young and Patsy Cline.

Second Helping

It was the band's second album, and featured its biggest hit single, "Sweet Home Alabama", an answer song to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man".

Silence of the North

Originally, the movie was set to share the title of its theme song, "Comes a Time" (Neil Young) performed in a cover by Canadian Artist once of the group Crosby Stills Nash and Young.

Silver Spurs Arena

The arena played host to the politically motivated Vote for Change Tour on October 8, 2004, featuring performances by Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie and Pearl Jam, with special guests Peter Frampton and Neil Young.

Skydiggers

In 2013, the band released No. 1 Northern, an album of cover versions of songs by Canadian songwriters, including Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Ron Sexsmith, Gene MacLellan, Linda McRae, Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash.

The Church Lady

Dana Carvey recalls that he was prompted by executive producer Lorne Michaels to introduce the character (when it was still in SNL rehearsals) at a Neil Young concert at Madison Square Garden, which Church Lady interrupted, fussing and fuming: "What are we doing here? What's all this noise?"

The Day Is Brave

Tomas handpicked Brendan's ballad “Hero's Song” —a piano-driven anthem about war from a soldier’s perspective—to appear, alongside tracks by Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen, on the Eddie Vedder's soundtrack Body of War: Songs that Inspired an Iraq War Veteran, a documentary about Tomas's experience.

The Ducks

The Ducks (formerly known as the Jeff Blackburn Band) were a short-lived hard rock supergroup formed in the summer of 1977 by singer-songwriter Jeff Blackburn, and consisted of musicians Bob Mosley (an original member of Moby Grape), Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, and Johnny Craviotto.

The Human Instinct

(Another song, the A-side of their first single, "I Think I’ll Go Back Home", was a blues version of Neil Young’s "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere", but wrongly credited to Harper.)

Ulf Lundell

Lundell was influenced by musicians such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and writers such as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and other beats.

You Are My Little Bird

In addition to versions of folk tunes, it features covers of a variety of songs by other artists, among them "What Goes On" by The Velvet Underground, Neil Young's "Little Wing", and "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley.