Neil Young

12/06/23 • 59 min

For the season finale of Season 3 of Influenced, we're extremely excited tpo look at the career of the iconic songwriter Neil Young. Starting out with Joni Mitchell as a Canadian folkie inspired by Dylan, he grew a love of country and rock that led him to the states and to Stephan Stills to form the iconic '60s band Buffalo Springfield. After a string of '60s albums, Neil struck solo and became an occasional collaborator in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young which led some of the biggest hits of the decade of the '70s with songs like 'Helpless' and 'Ohio' and his iconic solo music like the amazing "Harvest" album would led him to being one of the most influential writers ever. Musicians from Eddie Vedder and Kurt Cobain all the way to Norah Jones cite Neil as an influence. Check out the season finale to get a deep dive on this fantastic singer-songwriter.
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Lauryn Hil and Fugees with SPECIAL GUEST: FURY

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