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Booker T bassist Donald Dunn dies in Tokyo aged 70  
2012 | May 14 | washingtonpost.com

The MGs were the house band for Stax Records, and Dunn can be heard on songs such as Otis Redding's "Respect" and Sam and Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'".

He was in Japan for a series of concerts, and had played two shows on Saturday night.

In his later career, Dunn worked with the likes of Eric Clapton, CSNY, Neil Young, Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart. He played himself in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers, and its 2000 sequel.

In addition to touring with CSNY and Neil Young, Donald "Duck" Dunn is featured on the 2002 Neil Young album "Are You Passionate?".


Neil Young and Donald "Duck" Dunn with Booker T & The MG's
Finsbury Park, London - 1993
Photo by Jimmy Newark from thrasherswheat.org

 

'Waging Heavy Peace' by Neil Young is now up on Amazon.com  
2012 | May 5 | 4waysite.com

An iconic figure in the history of rock and pop culture, Neil Young has written his eagerly awaited memoir: 'I felt that writing books fit me like a glove; I just started and I just kept going'.

Young offers a kaleidoscopic view of his personal life and musical career, spanning his time in bands Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash, and his role as the patron saint of the grunge scene; and moving from the snows of Ontario through the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today.

Candid, witty and revealing, this book takes its place beside the classic memoirs of Bob Dylan and Keith Richards.


Cover album: CSN have continued recording in Jackson Browne's studio  
2012 | April 21 | lvrj.com

In January [2011] CSN announced the plug had been pulled on a collaboration with superstar producer Rick Rubin on a collection of covers by their classic rock peers.

"We tried it and gave a real good shot at it, but it just didn't work out," Nash says. "I guess part of it is Rick is absolutely used to being totally in charge. ... That's OK with a lot of the new guys," he adds, but "we've been making records since almost before he was born. He rubbed David the wrong way a couple of times and (the sessions) just got to be work ... rather than a natural flow of energy."

The album concept is still "a great idea" that the three have since continued by recording in Jackson Browne's studio.

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse To Co-headline Outside Lands 2012 Festival  
2012 | April 18 | mercurynews.com

Two local legends -- Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Metallica and Neil Young -- are among the highlights of the 2012 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival lineup announced Tuesday.

Other top acts include Motown Stevie Wonder, alt-rock guitar hero Jack White and multi-Grammy-winners, the Foo Fighters.
The complete lineup was announce Tuesday by Berkeley-based promoter Another Planet Entertainment. Three-day passes for the festival -- set to take place Aug. 10-12 at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco -- go on sale at noon April 19 through the festival's website. There is no word on when --or if -- single day tickets will be made available. Early bird (or what promoters call "eager beaver") tickets already went on sale and sold out in less one day -- which was record time for the event.

A variety of three-day passes will be available ranging in price from $195 to $495. Three-day parking passes cost $149.50 and a three-day shuttle pass costs $29.50.

This year's bill is incredibly deep, featuring dozens of worthy acts. Besides such big-name acts as Wonder and Young, who will be performing with his legendary Crazy Horse backing band, Outside Lands will also present top electronic music act Skrillex, indie-pop daredevil Beck (who performed at the inaugural Outside Lands in 2008), avant-garde Icelandic troupe Sigur Ros, folksy favorite.


Pre-order Neil Young's new album "Americana" 
2012 | April 17 | amazon.com

The pre-order for the new album "Americana" by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is now available. Get it before it hits store on June 5th!

"Americana" is the first album from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in nearly nine years. As you’ll see from the track-listing, AMERICANA is collection of classic, American folk songs. In their day, some of these may have been referred to as “protest songs,” “murder ballads,” or campfire-type songs passed down with universal, relatable tales for everyman. Some of these compositions which, like “Tom Dooley” and “Oh Susannah,” were written in the 1800s, while others, like “This Land Is Your Land” (utilizing the original, widely misinterpreted “deleted verses”) and “Get A Job,” are mid-20th-century folk classics. It’s also interesting to note that “God Save The Queen,” Britain’s national anthem, also became the de facto national anthem of sorts before the establishment of The Union as we know it until we came to adopt our very own “The Star Spangled Banner,” which has been recognized for use as early as 1889 and made our official national anthem in 1931.

Each of these compositions is very much part of the fabric of our American heritage.


Neil Young Trademarks New Audio Format  
2012 | April 3 | rollingstone.com

They might sound like great song titles, but "21st Century Record Player," "Earth Storage" and "Thanks for Listening" aren't new Neil Young tunes. They're trademarks that the rocker recently filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Rolling Stone has found, and they indicate that Young is developing a high-resolution audio alternative to the MP3 format..


CSN Summer Tour - Crosby Out Of Action Vocally  
2012 | March 30 | 4waysite.com

CSN fans who attended the two Melbourne concerts, were treated to a Stills Nash concert as David had no voice. So Graham and Stephen stepped up to the plate vocally and we got a version of Long Time Gone with Stephen on lead vocal and Wooden Ships with Graham on lead.

They threw in a few other songs such as So Begins the Task, Wasted on the Way and For What its Worth. Crosby made an appearance vocally only on Helplessly Hoping. And even then you could see it was an effort for him, although he continued to add his energetic rhythm guitar parts throughout the concert.

On the tours in '82 and '83, there were times when Michael Finnigan, without the light on him, would sing David's parts.

Speedy recovery to David!


CSN Summer Tour - Argentina
2012 | March 26 | crosbystillsnash.com

On May 6, CSN will be performing in Argentina: the first time ever!

Then they will move to Brazil for three shows.


CSN Summer Tour - pre-sale Tickets
2012 | March 26 | crosbystillsnash.com

Crosbystillsnash.com website members will have access to pre-sale tickets; various public on sales for the U.S. dates begin this week.

Pre-sales for the following dates are scheduled to begin this week on Tuesday, March 27th and Wednesday, March 28th at 10am local. Please check this website for dates and times of the pre-sales.


CSN Summer Tour - The First Review
2012 | March 25 | 13thfloor.co.nz

Thanks to our location on Mother Earth, New Zealanders often get either the beginning of a tour or the tail end. Fortunately for the audience at Trusts Stadium, Crosby, Stills & Nash chose to kick off their tour here. The trio, along with their five-piece band, hit the stage running, with an impassioned version of Carry On, that, um, carried on for eight and a half minutes. It was clear from the start that this was not going to be a night of ageing rock stars going through the motions, but rather a celebration of songs, old and new.


Neil Young Talks About Cover Of God Save the Queen
2012 | March 23 | dailymail.co.uk

Traditionalist Britons were furious when the Sex Pistols released their version of ‘God Save the Queen. Then patriotic Americans were outraged when Jimi Hendrix came out with his rendition of ‘The Star Spangled Banner’.

Now Neil Young has managed to provoke the indignation of music lovers both sides of the pond in one fell swoop – recording a version of God Save the Queen – on an album of American folk songs.

The 66-year-old Canadian rock star sings the anthem on his new album with rock band Crazy Horse, accompanied by a children’s choir.

But in a cover sleeve blurb to accompany the track, Young explains the song may not be so out of place on an album of American folk songs after all.


CSN Summer Tour Line Up
2012 | March 21 | jambands.com


CSN Have Announced An Extensive U.S. Summer Tour
2012 | March 20 | crosbystillsnash.com


Neil Young And Crazy Horse to Release New Album 'Americana' on June 5th
2012 | March 19 | rollingstone.com

Neil Young and Crazy Horse will release their new LP Americana on June 5th. It's their first album together since Greendale in 2003, and their first album with the full Crazy Horse line-up of Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina and Frank "Poncho" Sampedro since Broken Arrow in 1996.

The songs on Americana are all classic American folk songs, including "This Land Is Your Land," "Gallows Pole," "Tom Dooley" and "Clementine."


I Am Not Neil Young, the musical - New Full Version, 2012
2012 | March 17 | cashboxcanada.ca


Today In History...
2012 | March 11 | 4waysite.com

In many ways Déjà Vu was a success.  It was a chart topper, and became a classic rock album.

But where was the photograph taken? Check out the FAQ section.


New Neil Young Film Due in June
2012 | March 7 | gibson.com


Oxford Gets $41 Million Gift for Ertegun Scholarships
2012 | March 1 | nytimes.com and 4waysite.com


Neil Young & Crazy Horse Tour In The Horizon
2012 | February 28 | rollingstone.com
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Apple Introduces Higher Fidelity 'Mastered For iTunes' Section
2012 | February 25 | techspot.com

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Richie Furay Talks Buffalo Springfield
2012 | February 23 | jambands.com

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Photographer Henry Diltz: Rock’s Living History
2012 | February 22 | rockcellarmagazine.com

When I shot album covers with Gary, I’d take all the pictures and he’d look through them. He had the greatest taste. He’s the one who picked out CSN on the couch

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CSN Announced South American Gig
2012 | February 18 | 4waysite.com

CSN has announced a South American gig: Sao Paulo, Brazil

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Groundbreaking Crosby/Nash iPad Application
2012 | February 16 | 4waysite.com

James Raymond (not only Crosby's son, but also a great musician) has asked 4waysite.com us to pass this message to you:

Hans Veldhuizen and James Raymond have started a company called Contendis. Their first project is the groundbreaking Crosby/Nash iPad application. With the full support of David, Graham and their management, Contendis is constructing the definitive living/breathing archive of Graham and David's career as a duo.

It's going to be simply amazing!

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David Crosby confirms solo release
2012 | February 12 | 4waysite.com

David Crosby sent a tweet to @4WaySite saying he is recording a new solo release.

@4WaySite: "James and I have been working on a new croz cd with Marcus Eaton's help. All new songs very different from anything else."

Marcus Eaton grew up on top of a mountain in rural Idaho, but the level of talent of this self-taught musician is world-class. Incorporating rock, reggae, flamenco, classical, jazz and folk, his mastery is recognized by fans and musicians wherever he plays.

Marcus has played with an array of acts including Dave Matthews Band, Tim Reynolds/TR3, Martin Sexton, Blues Traveler and Colin Hay.


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Sir Paul McCartney Honored at Musicares by Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2012 | February 11 | mccartneyphoto.blogspot.com

Mr. McCartney was the guest of honor this year at the annual gala for the charity, which is operated by the same organization that oversees the Grammy Awards – the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Not only did a dozen top-flight musicians – many of them nominated for Grammys — perform Mr. McCartney’s songs, but the former Beatle thrilled the audience of about 2,800 people with two numbers from his recently released album of standards and a live rendition of the climactic medley near the end of the Beatles 1969 album Abbey Road.

But the performance that brought the crowd to its feet and seemed to capture the rock and roll spirit of the early Beatles came from Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Mr. Young, his long grey hair spilling out from under his white hat, launched into “I Saw Her Standing There” in a loose, free style, letting the guitars ring as he sang the teenage anthem with a snarl and launched into a post-modern guitar solo in which the melody jumped, stuttered and seemed to cry out in pain. Simply put, the song rocked, sounding as if it could have been recorded yesterday.

“Paul!” Mr. Young said after he finished, raising his hand in a salute, while the crowd applauded wildly.

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Rumored and expected CSNY albums in all their forms
2012 | February 6 | 4waysite.com

DAVID CROSBY
- Solo album
STEPHEN STILLS
- Box set, 3 (4?) CD's (covering Buffalo Springfield and CSN as well) and two more (Stills in 2011: There'll probably be another one after that and another one)
- Stills & Hendrix (John McDermott, one of the archivists and overseers of Jimi Hendrix's recordings, has confirmed that an album of tracks featuring Stephen Stills and Hendrix is being readied for release. Another source close to the project told MusicRadar in 2008: "We have tapes in our archive - Jimi on guitar and bass - plus Stephen had some from his 1970 solo album that he wanted to finish, fix and mix. From a musical point of view, it's definitely Stephen with Jimi helping - as opposed to a joint collaboration. But it is still a very nice project.")
- Solo album (Stills in 2009: "I'm finally feeling some songs and some things to say")
NEIL YOUNG
- "Archives box Vol. 2-5" (according to Elliot Roberts, Vol. 2 will be released "two or three years" after 2009's Volume 1)
- Americana and another one (in a new video interview - 2012 - shared by Rolling Stone, Neil Young said, “I have made an album and am making a second one already. I did do this one record called ‘Americana’ that hasn’t come out yet and it has a choir in it that sings with Crazy Horse. A very young choir of children. It’s songs we all know. They’re songs we all know from kindergarten, but Crazy Horse has rearranged them, and they now belong to us.”)
CROSBY & NASH
- Benefit album
- "Acoustic 1993" (Featuring Jef Pevar?)
- "San Francisco 1974" (Nash in 2000: " Some of the same songs [4WaySite: "Another Stoney Evening"], but a few surprises, too. And another wild audience."
CSN
- Album of covers (featuring CSN renditions of songs by the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead)
CSNY
- "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young live 1974" DVD/3CD
- Studio album (Nash in March, 2010: "Neil wants to do a record. He told me a couple of days ago that he’s very interested in doing a new CSNY record").
- "Fillmore" DVD (like the parts in Journey Through the Past, but the entire concert. This was mentioned in interviews promoting the Deja Vu movie)
- "CSNY2K live CD/DVD" (we can probably remove this one from this list, although in 2000 Nash said "Work on the CSNY [CSNY2K] DVD is going slowly due to prior commitments but we are working on both the audio and the video. We have had CDs cut of our favorite performances of our songs. We will choose the best then meet to discuss what songs should finally make it. Larry Johnson is doing the same with the video so work is going on").
MANASSAS
- Some unreleased studio recordings (source: newsleader.com)


Graham Nash and James Raymond released a single
2012 | February 4 | crosbynash.shop.musictoday.com

One project managed to slip under the 4WaySite radar: Graham Nash and James Raymond released a single about Bradley Manning called "Almost Gone."

Graham Nash and James Raymond composed the song “Almost Gone (The Ballad of Bradley Manning)” during last spring’s US tour of Crosby-Nash, and the new recording serves as the music bed for the video; it features an impassioned lead vocal by Nash. “Bradley Manning is a hero to me,” he sings, acknowledging Manning’s role in making public videos and documents that shed light on such as issues as the true number and cause of civilian casualties in Iraq, human rights abuses by U.S.-funded contractors and foreign militaries, and the role that spying and bribes play in international diplomacy.

To view the video and learn more visit grahamnash.com/almost-gone.


When Steve Jobs went Home, He Listened To Vinyl
2012 | February 1 | allthingsd.com

You know what the biggest problem with music today is? Sound quality. That’s Neil Young’s take on the issue, anyway. For years, the musician has been obsessed with improving the way modern music sounds, sonically speaking.

In an interview with Walt Mossberg and Peter Kafka at our D: Dive Into Media conference, Young, the perennial music purist, said that while modern music formats like MP3 are convenient, they sound lousy.

“Steve Jobs as a pioneer of digital music, and his legacy is tremendous,” Young said. “But when he went home, he listened to vinyl. And you’ve got to believe that if he’d lived long enough, he would have done what I’m trying to do.”

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Listen To A (Probably) New Thirty-Seven Minute Neil Young and Crazy Horse Jam
2012 | January 28 | rollingstone.com

Neil Young and Crazy Horse fans, prepare to have your minds blown. This morning, a new video appeared on Young's website of a thirty-seven minute Neil Young and Crazy Horse jam session. Unfortunately, the video merely shows tape rolling back in a studio from many different angles – but many Neil-ologists on the internet have concluded that it's newly recorded. The group plays tiny bits of "Fuckin' Up" and a few other songs in the midst of a crazily long jam, before transitioning into an epic version of "Cortez The Killer" after about nineteen minutes.

Sharp-eyed fans will notice lyrics to a handful of previously unknown songs scattered around the studio, as well as a rubber chicken and an alligator head. The titles of the songs appear to read "Oh Susanna," "Love + Wall," "Ontario," "This Land Is Your Land," "Gallows Tree," "Oh My Darling" and "Clementine." This could certainly be an old recording, but judging by the sound of Young's singing voice, it seems to be new. We can't embed the video here, so check it out on Young's official website.

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Confirmed: Neil Young Recording With Crazy Horse
2012 | January 23 | rollingstone.com

Neil Young is recording a new album with Crazy Horse. Now confirmed by Rolling Stone: "It's looking good," a representative for Young says. According to the fansite report, Young shared the news over the weekend at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, at an event with Jonathan Demme to promote their new movie Journeys. The audience "erupted in applause" when Young said that he was working with Crazy Horse again. Multiple fans subsequently posted on Crazy Horse drummer Ralph Molina's Facebook wall to ask if the news was true. His response: "Yes!"

There's word of a spring release for the album, but don't get your hopes up too high. Things change very quickly in the world of Neil Young. Remember that 30-date Buffalo Springfield that was supposedly happening this year?

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Neil Young Angered By 'Sound Of Music Today'
2012 | January 23 | mtv.com

It's hard to argue about the digital age of music in terms of efficiency and portability. When it comes down to cycling through shelves upon shelves of old CDs versus taking one's entire library of music on the go in a single handheld device, the choice seems rather clear.

But convenience aside, there is something missing in the digital translation of tunes — at least there is according to legendary folk rocker Neil Young, who spoke with MTV News in Park City (where he's promoting the Slamdance release of his new Jonathan Demme-helmed documentary "Neil Young Journeys") and expressed his concerns over the current state of "the sound of music."

"I'm finding that I have a little bit of trouble with the quality of the sound of music today," Young said. "I don't like it. It just makes me angry. Not the quality of the music, but we're in the 21st century and we have the worst sound that we've ever had. It's worse than a 78 [rpm record]. Where are our geniuses? What happened?" Young argued that MP3s feature only 5 percent of the data from an original master file, which he sees as a major problem.

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2012: The Year Of The Horse?
2012 | January 23 | thrasherswheat.org

According to Thrasherswheat, Neil Young has been recording with Crazy Horse.

"One album is complete and they are working on another. No mention of content or time table.

Neil did talk about a group of Americana songs that he had recorded as well with a youth choir...and the Horse. When he spoke of recording with Crazy Horse again the crowd erupted in applause".

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No CSN In Europe?
2012 | January 20 | twitter.com

David Crosby posted a tweet saying "So far it doesn't look like CSN will be going the EU".

This does not bode very well for the Euries!

  


Neil Young's company sued over warehouse fire sparked by hybrid car
2012 | January 20 | mercurynews.com

The company founded by rocker Neil Young to convert his one-of-a-kind LincVolt hybrid electric car is being sued for nearly $500,000 after the vehicle sparked a fire that seriously damaged two San Carlos warehouses in 2010, according to a lawsuit.
The suit, filed Tuesday by Unigard Insurance Co., says LincVolt LLC, which lists Young as an officer, was negligent when it converted the 1959 Lincoln Continental to run on electricity and a biodiesel-powered generator.

"The altering of a gas-powered 1959 vehicle and its components is an extreme departure from what a reasonably careful person would do," Unigard Insurance Co. claims in the suit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court.

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2012 | January 14 | 4waysite.com

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