Neil Young
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Biography
"I have so many opinions about everything it just comes out during my music. It's a battle for me."
- Born Neil Percival Young Nov. 12, 1945, in Toronto, Canada
- Young scored a hit in 1966 with the anti-war song "For What It's Worth" as a member of Buffalo Springfield. He cemented his solo career in 1970 with After The Gold Rush, a Billboard 200 Top 10 album.
- Young earned his first career GRAMMY nominations for 1970 as a member of Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young. He won his first career GRAMMY as an art director for his boxed set The Archives Vol. 1 (1963–1972) for 2009. For 2010 he won Best Rock Song for "Angry World."
- Young has turned down every commercial endorsement he has been offered.
- Young was honored as 2010's MusiCares Person of the Year. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people. He was also honored with the President's Merit Award by The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing in 2014.
- The exhibit California Dreamin': The Sounds Of Laurel Canyon 1965–1977 opened at the GRAMMY Museum in 2014, and featured photographs from Young's time in Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young.
- The annual Bridge School Benefit Concert, founded by Young in 1986, raises money to help children with severe speech and physical impediments communicate using assistive technology.
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Neil Young
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Best Music Film
BARN. Neil Young, Crazy Horse
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Best Rock Album
Psychedelic Pill. Neil Young
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Best Rock Song
Angry World. Neil Young
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Angry World. Neil Young
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Best Rock Album
Le Noise. Neil Young
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Fork In The Road. Neil Young
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Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Neil Young Archives Vol. I (1963-1972). Gary Burden, Jenice Heo, Neil Young
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
No Hidden Path. Neil Young
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Best Rock Song
Lookin' For A Leader. Neil Young
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
Lookin' For A Leader. Neil Young
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Best Rock Album
Living With War. Neil Young
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Solo Rock Vocal Performance
The Painter. Neil Young
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Best Rock Album
Prairie Wind. Neil Young
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Best Rock Album
Broken Arrow (Album). Neil Young
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Peace And Love (Track). Neil Young
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Best Rock Song
Downtown (Single). Neil Young
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Best Rock Album
Mirror Ball (Album). Neil Young
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Best Rock Album
Sleeps With Angels (Album). Neil Young
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Philadelphia (Track). Neil Young
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
All Along The Watchtower (Track). Neil Young
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Record Of The Year
Harvest Moon (Single). Neil Young
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Song Of The Year
Harvest Moon (Single). Neil Young
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Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
My Back Pages (Track). Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, George Harrison
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Rockin' In The Free World (Single). Neil Young
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Best Male Rock Vocal Performance
Freedom (Album). Neil Young
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Best Concept Music Video
This Note's For You (Video). Neil Young
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Album Of The Year
Deja Vu (Album). Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
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