| 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 |
Salt and Pepper
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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 (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer-songwriter. Son of journalist, sportswriter, and novelist Scott Young, Neil embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s. Young moved to Los Angeles, forming the folk rock group Buffalo Springfield. Since the beginning of his solo career, often backed by the band Crazy Horse, he released critically acclaimed albums such as Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969), After the Gold Rush (1970), Harvest (1972), On the Beach (1974), and Rust Never Sleeps (1979). He was also a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with whom he recorded the chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu.
