09.26.05:Neil Young Listen to Prarie Wind at NPR
Monday, September 26, 2005 at 13:32 Neil Young Returns with 'Prairie Wind'
Scott SImon
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September 17, 2005 · The creation of Neil Young's latest album, Prairie Wind, was punctuated by a life-changing "medical event" for the singer-songwriter.
As he was preparing to record the song "The Painter" in Nashville, Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. He recorded eight of the songs before surgery for the aneurysm, and two afterward as he recovered.
Young was born in Toronto in 1945 and moved to Los Angeles in 1966, forming the seminal rock band Buffalo Springfield and later Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. He also released several albums with longtime backing band, Crazy Horse.
The songs "Old Man," "Heart of Gold" and "Keep on Rockin' in the Free World" are well-known examples of Young's folk- and country-laced rock.
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