In 1995, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam inducted Neil Young into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Vedder’s induction speech was a revelation at the time because the public persona created by the media was that he was a no fun, killjoy. Instead, the speech showed Vedder ripping jokes about Ticketmaster and telling warContinue reading ““Don’t Spook the Horse” & the Mountain Funk of Neil Young”
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The Last 20 Seconds of “Cinnamon Girl”
The lore surrounding the song “Cinnamon Girl” by Neil Young and Crazy Horse is extensive. Recorded and released in 1969 on Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, it is one of Young’s most beloved songs and an unassailable classic. Stories about the song abound, such as how it was one of three songs written in aContinue reading “The Last 20 Seconds of “Cinnamon Girl””
Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers, Chicago, IL – November 20, 1973
On November 20, 1973 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, Neil Young and his backing band The Santa Monica Flyers performed a rendition of “Tonight’s the Night” for 34 minutes and 53 seconds. That night in Chicago was the penultimate concert of the tour which had started in Toronto on October 29, moved onContinue reading “Neil Young & The Santa Monica Flyers, Chicago, IL – November 20, 1973”
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