Neil Young

Neil Percival Young OC OM (lahir 12 November 1945) adalah penyanyi, musisi, dan penulis lagu Kanada-Amerika. Setelah memulai karir musik di Winnipeg pada tahun 1960-an, Young pindah ke Los Angeles, bergabung dengan Buffalo Springfield bersama Stephen Stills, Richie Furay dan lainnya. Sejak awal karir solonya dengan band pendukungnya Crazy Horse, Young telah merilis banyak album yang mendapat pujian kritis dan penting, seperti Semua Orang Tahu Ini Nowhere, After the Gold Rush, Harvest dan Rust Never Sleeps. Dia adalah anggota paruh waktu Crosby, Stills & Nash. Young telah menerima beberapa Grammy dan Juno Awards. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame melantiknya dua kali: pada tahun 1995 sebagai artis solo dan pada tahun 1997 sebagai anggota Buffalo Springfield. Pada tahun 2000, Rolling Stone menobatkan Young No. 34 dalam daftar 100 artis musik terhebat mereka. Menurut Acclaimed Music, dia adalah artis paling terkenal ketujuh dalam sejarah musik populer. Karya gitarnya, lirik yang sangat pribadi, dan suara nyanyian tenor tinggi yang khas menentukan karier panjangnya. Dia juga memainkan piano dan harmonika di banyak album, yang sering menggabungkan genre musik folk, rock, country, dan lainnya. Permainan gitar listriknya yang sering terdistorsi, terutama dengan Crazy Horse, membuatnya mendapat julukan "Godfather of Grunge" dan menghasilkan albumnya tahun 1995 Mirror Ball dengan Pearl Jam. Baru-baru ini dia didukung oleh Promise of the Real. 21 album dan singelnya telah mendapatkan sertifikasi Emas dan Platinum di AS oleh sertifikasi RIAA. Film-film muda yang disutradarai (atau disutradarai bersama) menggunakan nama samaran "Bernard Shakey", termasuk Journey Through the Past (1973), Rust Never Sleeps (1979), Human Highway (1982), Greendale (2003), dan CSNY/Déjà Vu (2008). Ia juga berkontribusi pada soundtrack film Philadelphia (1993) dan Dead Man (1995). Deskripsi di atas dari artikel Wikipedia Neil Young, berlisensi CC-BY-SA, daftar lengkap kontributor di Wikipedia.

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.