Neil Young then and now: Buffalo Springfield turns 50

Neil Young then and now: Buffalo Springfield turns 50, Buffalo Springfield, a brief bandage that had an constant access on bedrock 'n' roll, has a big altogether today.

But if you're beneath 40, you're apparently going, "Who?"

Fifty years ago, on March 3, 1966, Buffalo Springfield — called afterwards a beef roller — formed in Los Angeles. Among the founding associates were a brace of musicians who became two of rock's greatest guitarists, Stephen Stills and Bay Area citizen Neil Young.

A third guitarist, Richie Furay, bassist Bruce Palmer and bagman Dewey Martin angled out the group. Jim Messina replaced Palmer afterwards he was abandoned to Canada on biologic charges.

Buffalo Springfield was never a bartering success; it put out alone three albums and lasted alone two years. Its alone top-40 hit was the battleground song, "For What It's Worth," accounting by Stills afterward badge accomplishments adjoin active crowds agitation the closing of a bistro on the Sunset Strip.

But the bandage laid the foundation for country-rock and folk-rock supergroups that would follow.

Stills abutting David Crosby of the Byrds and Graham Nash of the Hollies to anatomy Crosby, Stills and Nash in 1968. Young, whose abandoned career took off afterwards Buffalo Springfield, reunited with Stills in 1969 and played periodically with "CSNY."

Furay and Messina formed the country bedrock bandage Poco. Later, Messina teamed up with Kenny Loggins as Loggins & Messina, and Furay adapted himself already afresh as a affiliate of the Souther-Hillman-Furay Band, aswell starring J.D. Souther and Chris Hillman.

Buffalo Springfield was inducted into the Bedrock and Cycle Hall of Fame in 1997.

"For What It's Worth" is still heard consistently on archetypal bedrock stations. It was aswell acclimated for the soundtracks of "Forrest Gump," "Coming Home," "Lord of War" and "Tropic Thunder."
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