Before joining Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young played for a group called the Mynah Birds, which was on the Motown label. The lead singer was Rick James. That's right, Neil Young was in a soul/funk group with Rick James, *****.
Wow, I am a bit of a Neil Young fan, but I did not know that trivia about him. I got one for you. In the early 60's long before CSNY and before he helped Roger McGuinn form the Byrds in 1964, David Crosby did some solo work and was in a small group called the Beefeaters.
Eric Clapton is the only artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times (Yardbirds, Cream, solo artist). Strangely enough, Neil Young (inducted into the Hall for Buffalo Springfield and as a solo artist) was not included when Crosby, Still, and Nash were inducted into the Hall.
If I remember correctly, The Mynah Birds formed in Toronto where Rick James was dodging USA military service. Bruce Palmer was the bassist for The Mynah Birds and, later, The Buffalo Springfield. He was a passenger in Young's hearse with Neil in LA, driving, I think, on Sunset Blvd. when Stephen Stills recognized that vehicle and followed it. Young and Palmer had left Canada and driven to LA, where Neil hoped to find his acquaintance, Stephen Stills. This fortuitous reunion led to The Buffalo Springfield.
Alice Cooper was once elected Homecoming Queen for the University Of Houston Alice is also a born again Christian.
Keith Moon died in the very same apartment in London that Cass Elliott (Mama Cass from The Mamas and The Papas) died in. Incidentally, it was owned by Harry Nilsson and was right next door to an apartment owned by Sid and Marty Kroft from H.R. Puffenstuff fame.
Jimmy Hendrix almost merged with Emerson, Lake and Palmer. I'm gald he stayed solo but that would have been a cool sound. BTW Jimmy and I share the same birth date but different year. Damn I'm cool.
Toni Tenille sang back up vocals on The Wall. Steve Winwood played every instrument on Arc of The Diver.
Elton John / Bernie Taupin........In 1967, Elton wrote Liberty Records telling them he could write music but not lyrics. Bernie was going to write Liberty telling them he could write lyrics, but not music and threw it in the trash. His mom fished the letter from the trash and forwarded it on to Liberty.....the rest is history
Monkee Mike Nesmith's mother, Bette Nesmith Graham was the inventor of Liquid Paper correction fluid. She sold the rights to the Gillette Corporation in 1979 for $47.5 million and when she died in 1980, she left half of her fortune to her son Michael.
Mike Lookinland, the actor who played Bobby Brady in the Brady Bunch got a sex change operation and became Joan Jett.
in the video for the popular robert palmer song 'addicted to love,' the pale-faced model on the far right is actually the late comedian-actor bernie mac.
Jimi Hendrix, who was then known as Maurice James, played guitar in Little Richard's band in the mid 1960's and is included on several tracks that Little Richard recorded at that time.
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir once hit #13 in the Billboard Rock charts with a rendition of the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Billy Davis, Jr., formerly of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. ("You Don't Have To be A Star To Be In My Show") and the 5th Dimension ("Aquarius") is the current linebackers coach for the Arizona Cardinals.
