Stephen Stills 1967

There s something happening here what it is ain t exactly clear there s a man with a gun over there telling me i got to beware i think it s time we stop chi.

Stephen stills 1967. For what it s worth stop hey what s that sound often referred to as simply for what it s worth is a song written by stephen stills. Buffalo springfield featuring stephen stills with hat. After they broke up stills joined manassas then helped to form crosby stills nash young. He formed buffalo springfield for what it s worth with neil young and later became part of crosby stills nash.

Buffalo springfield neil young at right and stephen stills in 1967. Boasting keys that shimmer like sun rays on the ocean. Rock blues soul folk latin music stephen stills interests run deep his husky pipes big sound and fret work pairing tenderness with toughness. Performed by buffalo springfield it was recorded on december 5 1966.

13 after the disintegration of buffalo springfield stills played on half of the super session album with al kooper in 1968 including a cover of donovan s season of the witch that received heavy radio play on progressive fm radio formats. This may sound harsh even if stills had presented his detractors with plenty of ammunition. And peaked at no. Guitarist stephen stills of crosby stills and nash is shown performing live in concert.

A key feature is the contrasting solos which alternate between stills s fingerpicked acoustic and neil yo. She moved to memphis in 1967 and enmeshed herself in the city s vibrant music scene. A stills song from their debut album sit down i think i love you was a minor hit for the mojo men in 1967. Stephen stills was born on january 3 1945 in dallas texas.

His first hit record 1970 s love the one you re with climbs a mountain of heated acoustic strumming with a full gospel choir behind. Bluebird reflects various influences and musical approaches. Photo by cbs via getty images there s something happening here what it is ain t exactly clear the ominous words and high lonely guitar notes of buffalo springfield s for what it s worth followed by the cautious line stop children what s that sound make it a 60s anthem. Image dated february 17 1967.

He dropped out of college to play music professionally. Amsterdam netherlands 1971 stephen stills photo gijsbert hanekroot local caption stephen stills. Released as a single on atco records on december 23 1966. Down the road the 1973 follow up to manassas was a terrible anti climax lacking everything that made its predecessor so noteworthy the group are too loose production sounds cluttered the songs a long way short of previous standards.

Stills conceived of it as a multi part song which developed over time. 7 on the billboard hot 100 chart in the spring of 1967. In june 1967 atco records released it as a single to follow up their hit for what it s worth. Stephen stills the.