Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 12, 1945
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Credits
135 titles
Neil Young
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Young, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Corduroy Plants
Self
The Rock Prophet: The Story of Link Wray
Self
The Boxer
Music
Coastal
Self
LincVolt
Self
Catalyst
Self
Across the Water
Neil Young - Boarding House 1978
Himself
Trans: The Animated Story
Dialogue
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
Neil Young: Harvest Time
Self
Neil Young: Young Shakespeare
Self
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: World Record: The Making Of - A Chronicle of the Music
Himself
Immediate Family
Self
Neil Young + The Promise of the Real: Noise & Flowers
Himself
Joni Mitchell, Lady Blue
Self (archive footage)
Neil Young, les raisons de la colère
Himself (archive)
Barn
1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
Self (archive footage)
Neil Young: Three More Decades
Himself
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Way Down in the Rust Bucket
Himself
Neil Young: Timeless Orpheum
Himself
Return to Greendale
Himself
The Times
Laurel Canyon
Self (archive footage)
Yield
Pa Carnago
Fireside Session II
Self
Fireside Session I
Self
Mountaintop
Himself
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self (archive footage)
Neil Young in London
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Self
David Crosby: Remember My Name
Self (archive footage)
Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation
Self
Echo in the Canyon
Self
Bachman
Paradox
The Man in the Black Hat
The Top Ten Revealed
Self (archive footage)
Neil Young: Hometown
Himself
The Silent Scream
Digital Imaging Technician
Seeding Fear
Executive Producer
The Monsanto Years
Himself / Vocals / Guitar / Production
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session
Self
Muddy Track
Himself
Neil Young - Live at Farm Aid 2014
Himself
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: CSNY 1974
Himself
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
Self
A Letter Home
Self
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Fifty by Four - Half a Century of CSNY
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self