The Mynah Birds

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The Mynah Birds were a 1960s Canadian rock band best known for briefly featuring both Neil Young and future Motown star Rick James in its lineup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian musical group
rock band
activePeriodEnd 1967
activePeriodStart 1964
associatedAct Buffalo Springfield
Steppenwolf
The Sailorboys
The Sparrows
basedIn Toronto
countryOfOrigin Canada
disbandedIn late 1960s
genre rhythm and blues
rock music
hasFormerMember Bruce Palmer
Goldy McJohn
Ian Goble
Jimmy Livingston
Neil Young
Nick St. Nicholas
Rick James
hasInfluenceOn development of Canadian rock music
early careers of Neil Young and Rick James
hasRecording Go On and Cry
It’s My Time
languageOfLyrics English
lineupChange Neil Young
surface form: Neil Young joined the band in the mid-1960s

Rick James served as lead singer in the mid-1960s
musicSubculture 1960s rock
notableFor featuring Neil Young early in his career
featuring Rick James before his Motown solo success
notableMember Bruce Palmer
Goldy McJohn
Ian Goble
Jimmy Livingston
John Taylor
Neil Young
Nick St. Nicholas
Rick James
Rickman Mason
partOf Toronto music scene
recordedAt Motown Studio A
surface form: Motown Studios
recordLabel Motown
V.I.P. Records
signedTo Motown
surface form: Motown Records

V.I.P. Records

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Neil Young memberOf The Mynah Birds
Buffalo Springfield associatedAct The Mynah Birds