Neil Young and Stephen Stills carried out collectively final evening at Stills’ Light Up the Blues live performance, which raised funds for Autism Speaks.
Apart from a quick look at an environmental rally in Canada in February, it was Young’s first public efficiency in 4 years. Other performers included Joe Walsh, Willie Nelson, Sharon Van Etten, Chris Stills (son of Stephen Stills) and Lukas Nelson (son of Willie Nelson) and Promise of the Real.
It was additionally Young’s first time performing with Stills since 2018’s Light Up the Blues, although Stills not too long ago revealed that the 2 musicians participate in weekly jam classes.
In addition, Graham Nash appeared in a video message, acknowledging the lack of CSNY bandmate David Crosby. A 2013 efficiency of “Guinnevere” was then performed on the display. “Hello everybody,” Nash mentioned [via Rolling Stone]. “David was my best friend for almost 50 years. I’m going to miss him terribly in my life. I think about him every day. I’d like to revisit a beautiful piece of music, David and I doing ‘Guinnevere’ at Jazz at Lincoln Center with the famous trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Enjoy the music, and please rejoice. I’m going to miss him every day of my life.”
This was adopted by Stephen Stills, Chris Stills and Crosby’s son James Raymond performing “Wooden Ships.”
Young and Stills then carried out an 11-song set, backed by Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real. It included alternatives from Young’s solo profession, like “Comes a Time” and “Heart of Gold,” one CSNY tune, “Helpless,” plus 5 Buffalo Springfield songs: “On the Way Home,” “Everybody’s Wrong,” “For What It’s Worth,” “Bluebird” and “Mr. Soul,” the final of which featured Walsh on guitar. The night concluded with Young and Stills performing “Long May You Run.”
You can view a few of these performances down beneath.
Young is scheduled to carry out once more subsequent weekend at Willie Nelson’s ninetieth birthday live performance in Los Angeles.
Watch Neil Young and Stephen Stills Perform ‘Helpless’ at 2023 Light Up the Blues
Watch Neil Young, Stephen Stills and Joe Walsh Perform ‘Mr. Soul’ at 2023 Light Up the Blues
Watch Neil Young and Stephen Stills Perform ‘Long May You Run’ at 2023 Light Up the Blues
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