![]() ![]() He idolized Elvis Presley and later referred to him in a number of his songs. ĭuring the mid-1950s, Young listened to rock 'n roll, rockabilly, doo-wop, R&B, country, and western pop. ![]() Young went to live with her, who had moved back to Winnipeg, while his brother Bob stayed with their father in Toronto. She asked for a divorce, which was granted in 1960. When Young was twelve, his father, who had had several extramarital affairs, left his mother. Young became interested in popular music he heard on the radio. It is rumoured that he was expelled for riding a motorcycle down the hall of the school. While in Toronto, Young briefly attended Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute as a first year student in 1959. In 1952, upon returning to Canada, Young moved from Omemee to Pickering (1956), and lived for a year in Winnipeg (where he would later return), before relocating to Toronto (1957–1960). During that period, Young briefly attended Faulkner Elementary School in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. After the conclusion of his hospitalization, the Young family wintered in Florida, whose milder weather they believed would help Neil's convalescence. Young contracted polio in the late summer of 1951 during the last major outbreak of the disease in Ontario, and as a result, became partially paralyzed on his left side. Shortly after Young's birth in 1945, the family moved to rural Omemee, Ontario, which Young later described fondly as a "sleepy little place". Young's parents married in 1940 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and moved to Toronto shortly thereafter where their first son, Robert "Bob" Young, was born in 1942. Although Canadian, his mother had American and French ancestry. His mother, Edna Blow Ragland "Rassy" Young (1918–1990) was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. His father, Scott Alexander Young (1918–2005), was a journalist and sportswriter who also wrote fiction. Neil Young was born on November 12, 1945, in Toronto, Canada. ![]() Young was awarded the Order of Manitoba in 2006 and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2009. 21 of his albums and singles have been certified Gold and Platinum in U.S. According to Acclaimed Music, he is the seventh most celebrated artist in popular music history. 34 on their list of the 100 greatest musical artists. 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. Young has received several Grammy and Juno Awards. He also contributed to the soundtracks of the films Philadelphia (1993) and Dead Man (1995). 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), CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008), and Harvest Time (2022). More recently he has been backed by Promise of the Real. 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. Young also plays piano and harmonica on many albums, which frequently combine folk, rock, country and other musical genres. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics and signature high tenor singing voice define his long career. He was also a part-time member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with whom he recorded the chart-topping 1970 album Déjà Vu. Since the beginning of his solo career, often with backing by the band Crazy Horse, he has 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). After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining the folk-rock group Buffalo Springfield. Neil Percival Young OC OM (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer and songwriter. ![]()
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