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Not that we really needed any proof, but here are 50 reasons why Neil Young is the second most influential singer-songwriter of the 20th century still performing today.Hopefully, you'll find it interesting. It's been a lot fun. Enjoy!Bob Dylan and Neil YoungJohn Lennon and Neil YoungBruce Springsteen and Neil YoungPearl Jam and Neil YoungJoni Mitchell and Neil YoungPaul McCartney and Neil

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Jay Bennett: 1963-2009From Jay Bennett 1963-2009 - A Final Interview - Glide Magazine by Brian Robbins where Jay Bennett discusses Neil Young's musical influence. Jay Bennett, the former Wilco multi-instrumentalist, passed away in his sleep on early Sunday morning (May 24, 2009) due to unknown causes. He was 45. Bennett was best known for his work with Wilco, the group for which he wrote and

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From American Songwriter, The Meat Puppets’ Curt Kirkwood discusses musical infleunces on the band: Q: When you guys first started, how did you arrive at your sort of country/psychedelic/cow punk sound, when you began playing songs that would have been labeled ‘hard core’?Curt Kirkwood: Well we always just did that country thing. We were into Neil Young… a lot of Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. Of

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From The Associated Press By SOLVEJ SCHOU, on David Grohl and Neil Young:Grohl, married with a cemented home life, said he most looks up to Neil Young, a relentless musician with “a beautiful family, who makes albums when he feels like it and is just as bad-ass as he was 30 years ago.”From RollingStone.com: Foo Fighters : Foos Reclaim Their Honor : News by AUSTIN SCAGGS(Posted Apr 29, 2005):The

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There are many connections between Elvis Presley and Neil Young -- both musically and in influence.When Neil Young linked Johnny Rotten with Elvis Presley in his 1979 song "Hey Hey, My My," many were struck at the generational linking of such disparate musical extremes. Written shortly after the death of Elvis Presley, once dismissed as a dangerous influence himself but later hailed as an icon,

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Everest's Russell Pollard on touring with Neil Young in the Fall of 2008:"This tour is a new experience for all of us," Pollard said. "This band has done club tours, so it's a pretty big deal for us. He's a legend, and it's a huge honor to be invited and share a tour with him. We watch every show."He's performing for all the nosebleed seats, and his energy and his devotion is 110 percent every

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In the entertainment section of today's Bristol Evening Post, Chris Walla, guitarist with Death Cab For Cutie, talks of supporting Neil on their recent North American dates: "It's hard to over-say how awesome it actually is. Unlike a lot of the icons from his generation it's amazing that he's still so vibrant and relevant. I mean seeing clips of the Stones these days it's really kind of sad.

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Ben Folds interview on Neil Young from North Jersey.com By ED CONDRAN Friday, May 6, 2005:Q. What was it like touring with Neil Young?What was great about Neil Young is that I don't think he cares [what anyone thinks]. It's important not to care about anything except what you think.Q. Much like Young, you've never been afraid to make different-sounding albums.When I made "Unauthorized Biography

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John Mayer on Neil Young from The Statesman: "I’m actually into Neil Young lately. Big time. Early Neil Young. I like the simplicity. His music was not designed to impress, it was designed to inform. You know what I mean? I like that idea.”"More on other artists influenced by Neil Young.

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Neil Young on 1971 Johnny Cash Show singing "The Needle and The Damage Done" The Johnny Cash 5CD box set Unearthed has two Neil Young covers "Pocahontas" and "Heart of Gold".Listen to MP3 samples on Amazon.com.More on other artists influenced by Neil Young.

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Pearl Jam and My Morning Jacket performed last night in Washington, DC on the Worldwide Suicide Tour.The setlist featured cuts from the new CD including "Life Wasted" and "World Wide Suicide".In addition, the setlist contained lots of the usual favorites like "Even Flow", "Leash", and "Blood". Awesome cover of Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" with the band seated in middle set, also. The ChoirThe

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100 Most Important Living Songwriters: Paste Magazine Poll Results

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Pearl Jam & Neil Young play "Rockin In The Free World" on MTV's 1993 Music Awards.Incendiary performance on YouTube.Pearl Jam is covering the song on their current tour. More on the performance that left critics and fans raving and the collaborations and influences of Pearl Jam and Neil Young.Link via The Perm & The Skullet.

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Neil Young recently said:"I was waiting for someone to come along, some young singer eighteen-to-twenty-two years old, to write these songs and stand up… I waited a long time. Then I decided that maybe the generation that has to do this is still the '60s generation."Now, from San Francisco Chronicle an open letter to Neil Young from singer-song-writer Stephan Smith titled "Hey, Neil Young: We

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Those Dixie Chicks have a new video out from their CD "Taking The Long Way". Video is streaming on Amazon.com.More on Dixie Chicks - Search.

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From Washington Post Quick Spins reveiw Alejandro Escovedo's Boxing Mirror by Lisa Quintela: "Aside from mulling over his personal rite of passage, the singer-songwriter weaves in an audible timeline of his musical past, including his early punk and cowpunk gigs, a brief tryst with '90s garage rock and his subsequent seven solo albums.Three decades later, Escovedo's inspired sound still remains

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Great, new video clip from Pearl Jam off their new CD "WORLDWIDE SUICIDE". More metal than some of the other recent protest music of late. Suppose Phils Ochs and Pete Seeger would be proud of Eddie Vedder and company.Go to Amazon.com to watch Pearl Jam's video clip of "Life Wasted".More Pearl Jam video links:QUICKTIME PEARL_JAM__EPK_HI.mov PEARL_JAM__EPK_MID.mov PEARL_JAM__EPK_LO.mov REAL

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stereogum: Cinnamon Girls By The Dozen(via Cinnamon covers and My Old Kentucky Blog: Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs : Under The Covers Vol. 1)Sid & Susie - Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young Cover)Awesome Neil Young cover by Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs! From CD booklet notes:"We both love Neil to the extreme, and his two-part harmonies work great for us here. Plus, it's a chance to rock! For a moment

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The new Neil Young album "Living With War"has already set off a firestorm. And it hasn't even been released yet.Details on Thrasher's Wheat: Neil Young News.

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Bruce Springsteen's upcoming The Seeger Sessions has a preview video of "John Henry".The CD is titled We Shall Overcome and covers a range of folk icon Pete Seeger's songs. Not all Bruce fans are thrilled about an album of folk covers as we have noted before.Over on Blogcritics, The World Wide Glen replies to a review post on artists challenging their audiences:"Bruce Springsteen's greatest

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The Cowboy Junkies do an appropriately downbeat cover of "Tired Eyes" from Neil Young's junkie ditchie album Tonight's The Night. The video is hosted on Live @ Orange Lounge and is the last song of the studio set (song #6).More on The Cowboy Junkies covering "Helpless" and Neil Young's doper ditch classic Tonight's The NightThanks for the link e2f!

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Over on An Aquarium Drunkard, some Neil Young MP3 covers from the 1989 Bridge Tribute album.DOWNLOAD:MP3: Pixies :: WinterlongAn Aquarium Drunkard also has MP3 covers for:Sonic Youth :: Computer AgeVictoria Williams :: Don't Let It Bring You DownMore on Neil Young Tribute for The Bridge School Album (review) and other bands covering Neil Young's songs .

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From David Gilmour | The Voice and Guitar of Pink Floyd | Official Site: "The US leg of the On An Island tour opened in a spectacular fashion, with special guests David Crosby and Graham Nash bringing the house down at Radio City Music Hall. As you can imagine the show was very special (see today's Fan Fare page for the full setlist), but the addition of Crosby & Nash took the musicianship to new

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"My Back Pages"Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Neil YoungOctober 16, 1992Madison Square Garden, New York CityMusical history was made for the Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary tribute in 1992. Here's a clip on YouTube of "My Back Pages". Even the video intro backstage is historic stuff.YouTube Video of "My Back Pages" at BobFest - TO PLAY DIRECTLY: Click Icon in Center AboveAnd of course, check out our man

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photo by Joel Didriksen for kingpinphoto.comThe super-hyped Arctic Monkeys came to Washington, DC's 9:30 Club last week. Did they live up to all the overwrought praise? Well, how could any band that has press using Beatles comparisons possibly succeed?From NPR:"The band's one and only album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, debuted at number one on British charts in January, selling

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