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Happy Birthday to Stephen Arthur Stills who turns 74 today. Here's wishing you another 100 Stephen. Favorite guitarist, favorite band and among my favorite singers too.
One of my faves for sure. I think "Black Queen". was my favorite. Don't know if it was original or a cover. It was never popular commercially but I liked it a lot.
Gotta admit, huge influence on me too.My musical totem starting from that day I heard "Bluebird" for the first time 50+ years ago. That sound - growling acoustic guitars big and front and center in the mix still gets me going.
The album credits for that song read, "Guitars - Steve, Neil & Richie - all 11,386 of 'em." I've been chasing that sound ever since.
Yah. One of the reasons I love musician bios.Interesting article, Al. I didn't know that Stephen Stills spent time in the early 60's in Greenwich Village playing in the folk music clubs.
And let's not forget his role in making the Monkees what they were:
He gave roommate Peter Tork a tip to go to the auditions after he was rejected himself.
Given their different career arcs one wonders what would have happened if Stills has passed the audition?
"For What It's Worth" is actually the tune that put him on the map.
... if there even would have been a Buffalo Springfield which was his springboard to "real" success?
saw it on the Muppet Show when I was a kid. Stills played it solo.