Neil Young : American Traveller EPUB

by Halliwell Martin Halliwell

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When Neil Young left Canada in 1966 to move to California, it was the beginning of an extraordinary musical journal that would leave song after song resonating across the landscapes of North America. From "Ohio" to "Albuquerque," Young's fascination with America's many places profoundly influenced his eclectic style and helped shape the restless sensibility of his generation. In this book, Martin Halliwell shows how place has loomed large in Young's prodigious catalog of songs, which are themselves a testament to his storied career as a musician playing with bands such as Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse, and, of course, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Moving from the Canadian prairies to Youngâ€™s adopted Pacific home, Halliwell explores how place and travel spurred one of the most prolific creative outputs in music history. Placing Young in the shifting musical milieus of the past decadesâ€”comprised of artists such as Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Gordon Lightfoot, the Grateful Dead, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Devo, and Pearl Jamâ€”he traces the ways Youngâ€™s personal journeys have intertwined with that of American music and how both capture the power of Americaâ€™s great landscapes.

Spanning Youngâ€™s career as a singer-songwriterâ€”from his many bands to his work on filmsâ€”Neil Young will appeal not just to his many fans worldwide but to anyone interested in the extraordinary ways American music has engaged the places from which it comes.