When hugely influential Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young – born November
12, 1945, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - decided he needed a backing band after
disappointment with his debut solo album in 1968, he recruited guitarist Danny
Whitten, bass player Billy Talbot and drummer Ralph Molina from California
psychedelic folk band The Rockets - who'd recently released their own
self-titled debut album. Young re-christened them Crazy Horse and they recorded
the Everybody Knows This is Nowhere album, which included the classic song
“Cinnamon Girl.” Although associated closely with ...