Buffalo Springfield
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Key facts
- Origin
- Los Angeles , California , U.S.
- Genres
- Folk rock psychedelic rock country rock
- Years active
- 1966 ( 1966 ) –1968 ( 1968 ) 2010 ( 2010 ) –2012 ( 2012 )
- Labels
- Atco Atlantic
- Past members
- Richie Furay Stephen Stills Neil Young Dewey Martin Bruce Palmer Jim Messina Doug Hastings Ken Koblun Jim Fielder
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- Commons category
- Buffalo Springfield
- inception
- 1966-01-01
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
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Buffalo Springfield was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1966 by Canadians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin and Americans Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. The group, widely known for the song "For What It's Worth", released three albums and several singles from 1966 to 1968. Their music combined elements of folk music and country music with influences from the British Invasion and psychedelic rock. Like the contemporary band the Byrds, they were key to the early development of folk rock. The band took their name from a steamroller parked outside their house.
Buffalo Springfield formed in Los Angeles in 1966 with Stills (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Martin (drums, vocals), Palmer (bass guitar), Furay (guitar, vocals) and Young (guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals). The band signed to Atlantic Records in 1966 and released their debut single "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing", which became a hit in Los Angeles. The following January, they released the protest song "For What It's Worth", which became their only US top 10 hit and a counterculture anthem. Their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again, marked their progression to psychedelia and hard rock and featured songs such as "Bluebird" and "Mr. Soul".