Neil Young

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film director guitarist human record producer singer-songwriter

Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist renowned for his distinctive voice, emotionally raw songwriting, and influential work in both folk and rock music, including with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a solo artist.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Neil Percival Young 0 1

Statements (84)

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instanceOf film director →
guitarist →
human →
record producer →
singer-songwriter →
activism anti-war activism →
environmentalism →
family farming advocacy →
associatedAct Buffalo Springfield →
Crazy Horse →
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young →
Pearl Jam →
Promise of the Real →
awardReceived Grammy Award →
Juno Award →
Order of Canada →
Order of Manitoba →
countryOfCitizenship Canada →
United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1945-11-12 →
founded Farm Aid →
surface form: Farm Aid (co-founder)

PonoMusic →
fullName Neil Young self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Neil Percival Young
genre country rock →
folk →
folk rock →
grunge →
hard rock →
psychedelic rock →
rock →
hallOfFameInduction Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
inductedInto Rock and Roll Hall of Fame →
inductionYear 1995 →
instrument guitar →
harmonica →
piano →
vocals →
knownFor distinctive high-tenor singing voice →
emotionally raw songwriting →
influence on grunge music →
politically charged lyrics →
language English →
memberOf Buffalo Springfield →
Crazy Horse →
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young →
The Mynah Birds →
The Stills-Young Band →
nickname Godfather of Grunge →
notableAlbum After the Gold Rush →
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere →
Freedom →
Harvest →
Harvest Moon →
On the Beach →
Ragged Glory →
Rust Never Sleeps →
Tonight's the Night →
Zuma →
notableWork After the Gold Rush →
Cinnamon Girl →
Cowgirl in the Sand →
Harvest →
Heart of Gold →
Like a Hurricane →
Ohio →
Old Man →
On the Beach →
Rockin' in the Free World →
Rust Never Sleeps →
Tonight's the Night →
occupation film director →
guitarist →
harmonica player →
musician →
pianist →
record producer →
screenwriter →
singer-songwriter →
parent Edna Young →
Scott Young →
placeOfBirth Toronto →
surface form: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
residence California, United States →
spouse Daryl Hannah →
Pegi Young →

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Nils Lofgren → associatedAct → Neil Young →
Pearl Jam → associatedAct → Neil Young →
Reprise Records → catalogIncludes → Neil Young →
Linda Ronstadt → collaboratedWith → Neil Young →
Blowin' in the Wind → coveredBy → Neil Young →
Farm Aid → founder → Neil Young →
Neil Young → fullName → Neil Young self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Neil Percival Young
Warner Bros. Records → hasArtist → Neil Young →
Farm Aid → hasKeyPerson → Neil Young →
Bob Dylan → influenced → Neil Young →
Zimmerman → influenced → Neil Young →
subject surface form: Bob Dylan
Laura Marling → influencedBy → Neil Young →
Nils Lofgren → performedWith → Neil Young →
Geffen Records → signedArtist → Neil Young →
Daryl Hannah → spouse → Neil Young →