First Name |
Neil
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Middle Name |
Percival Kenneth Robert Ragland
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Last Name |
Young
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Full Name at Birth |
Neil Percival Kenneth Robert Ragland Young
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Alternative Name |
Don Grungio, Godfather of Grunge, Bernard Shakey, Phil Perspective, Shakey Deal, Clyde Coil, Ol' Neil, Joe Canuck, Joe Yankee, Marc Lynch, Pinecone Young, Neil Percival Young, Neil Percival Kenneth Robert Ragland Young, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse
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Birthday |
12th November, 1945
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Birthplace |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Height |
6' 0" (183 cm)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Blue
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Canadian
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High School |
Kelvin High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Earl Grey Junior High School
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Occupation Text |
Musician, singer-songwriter, producer, director, screenwriter, activist, humanitarian
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Occupation |
Musician
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Claim to Fame |
Buffalo Springfield, CSN&Y Crosby Stills Nash & Young
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Music Genre (Text) |
Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Experimental Rock, Hard Rock, Heartland Rock, Grunge, Folk, Country, Proto-Grunge
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Music Genre |
Rock, Pop/Rock, Piano
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Year(s) Active |
1960–present, 1963–present
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Music Style |
Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Hard Rock, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock
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Music Mood |
Earthy, Autumnal, Poignant, Bittersweet, Plaintive, Brooding, Cathartic, Reflective, Searching, Difficult, Ambitious, Pastoral, Rustic, Volatile, Angst-Ridden, Melancholy, Earnest, Nocturnal, Literate, Quirky, Organic
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Instrument |
Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Songwriter, Vocals, Ukulele
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Instrument (text) |
Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, Piano, Organ, Banjo, Ukulele, Electric guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Reed Organ, Keyboards
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Record Label |
Warner Bros., Reprise, Motown, Atco, Atlantic, Geffen
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Associated Acts |
The Squires, The Mynah Birds, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crazy Horse, The Stray Gators, The Stills-Young Band, The Ducks, Northern Lights, Pearl Jam, Booker T. Jones, Leon Russell, Elton John, Pegi Morton Young, Promise of the Real, Rick James, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Willie Nelson
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
ICM Partners
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Official Websites |
www.neilyoung.com, http://neilyoung.com, www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/neil_young, www.biography.com/people/neil-young-9539612, twitter.com/neilyoung?lang=en, www.facebook.com/NeilYoung/, www.allmovie.com/artist/neil-young-p118528
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Father |
Scott Young
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Mother |
Edna "Rassy" Ragland
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Brother |
Bob Young
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Family Member |
Bill Ragland (grandfather), Percy Young (grandfather) (paternal)
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Friend |
Jonathan Demme, Danny Whitten, Ronnie Van Zant
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Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian–American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and activist, considered by some as one of the most influential and prolific songwriters of all time. After embarking on a music career in the 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Young had released two solo albums and three as a member of Buffalo Springfield by the time he joined Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969. From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums, sometimes warring with his recording company along the way.