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Buffalo Springfield, l-r: Stephen Stills, Dewey Martin, Bruce Palmer, Richie Furay, Neil Young |
Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk-rock band known not only for the music, but for the bands and careers that come after the band ended.
They were one of the first bands to emerge after the "British invasion." The band's music combined rock, folk, and country music into a sound all its own.
Its best selling song was "For What It's Worth
The band formed in 1966 and lasted only two years before infighting, drug-related arrests, and line-up changes led to disbanding.
Neil Young
He decided to assemble his own band and Richie Furay and former Squires bass player Ken Koblun to come join him in California. (Koblun left after a short time.)
Back in Canada, Young met Bruce Palmer of The Mynah Birds and joined as the lead guitarist. Oddly enough, their singer was Ricky James Matthews (later known as Rick James) who was arrested for being AWOL from the U.S. Navy, thereby killing their Motown record deal.
Young and Palmer decided to head for Los Angeles where, after some searching, they joined Stills, Furay and Friedman, and drummer Dewey Martin.
They took their name from the side of a steamroller, made by the Buffalo-Springfield Roller Company, that had been parked on the street outside Friedman's house where Stills and Furay were staying.
They debuted on April 11, 1966 at The Troubadour in Hollywood. A few days later, they began a short tour of California as the opening act on a bill featuring The Dillards and The Byrds. Jim Messina replaced Palmer early in 1968.
The band produced three original albums Buffalo Springfield
After the breakup, the members went on to play as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Despite the band's short tenure and limited output it was one of the most influential of its era and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Nice story. I love their music and the type of music they play. It's not noisy because it's country music.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my friend Tim Jones in Spokane and his band.