But it wasn’t long before he became captivated by artists like Bob Dylan and The Beatles.
The first was the Jades, which formed when he was in junior high school.Ī post shared by Lord Rare Rock started off as an instrumental rock n’ roll musician. He was in a couple of different Winnipeg bands while he lived in Manitoba. It wasn’t until he moved to Winnipeg to live with his mom in 1960 that he switched from ukulele to guitar and truly started his musical career. Over the years, he upgraded to “a better ukulele to a banjo ukulele to a baritone ukulele – everything but a guitar.” His first instrument was a plastic ukulele he got in 1958. In the mid-1950s, his interest in music grew. The Stray Gators | The Santa Monica Flyers | Stills-Young Band | The Shocking PinksĬanadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker Neil Young was born in Toronto in 1945. The Squires | The Mynah Birds | Buffalo Springfield | Crazy Horse | Crosby, Stills Nash & Young Some albums performed stunningly, while others were less than admired.īut regardless of how you felt about each release, one thing is certain – you could never say Young was predictable. He’s always experimenting with different sounds, styles, techniques and formats. Often his albums speak to the events happening in his life and all over the world. He’s played with many artists and groups, released numerous solo albums and has experimented with nearly every genre from folk and rock to electronic and soul. During his musical career, which continues to this day, Neil Young has never been tied to any one thing.
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