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Neil Percival Young OM (born
November 12, 1945, Toronto,
Ontario) is a Canadian
singer-songwriter, guitarist,
and film director from Omemee,
Ontario.
His work is characterized by
deeply personal lyrics,
distinctive guitar work, and an
instantly recognizable nasal
tenor (and frequently alto)
singing voice. Although he
accompanies himself on several
different instruments—including
piano and harmonica—his style
of hammer-on acoustic guitar
and often idiosyncratic soloing
on electric guitar are the
lynchpins of a sometimes
ragged, sometimes polished, yet
consistently evocative
sound.
Although Young has
experimented widely with
differing music styles,
including swing, jazz,
rockabilly, blues, and
electronica throughout a varied
career, his best known work
usually falls into either of
two distinct styles: folk-esque
acoustic rock (as heard in
songs such as "Heart of Gold"
(sample (help·info)), "Harvest
Moon" and "Old Man") and
electric-charged hard rock (in
songs like "Cinnamon Girl",
"Rockin' in the Free World" and
"Hey Hey, My My (Into the
Black)").
In more recent years, Young
has started to adopt elements
from newer styles of music,
such as industrial, alternative
country and grunge, the latter
of which was profoundly
influenced by his own style of
playing, often bringing him the
title of "the godfather of
grunge".
Young has directed (or
co-directed) a number of films
using the pseudonym Bernard
Shakey, including Journey
Through the Past (1973), Rust
Never Sleeps (1979), Human
Highway (1982), and Greendale
(2003).
He is also an outspoken
advocate for environmental
issues and small farmers,
having co-founded the benefit
concert Farm Aid, and in 1986
helped found The Bridge School,
and its annual supporting
Bridge School Benefit concerts,
together with his wife
Pegi.
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