Stephen Stills, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Stephen Stills

American multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1945

Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, United States

Profession: singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Stephen Stills

  • Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
  • Stills's solo career and bands have combined sales of over 35 million albums.
  • Stills was ranked number 28 in Rolling Stone's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 47 in the 2011 list.
  • He became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  • According to Neil Young, "Stephen is a genius."Beginning his professional career with Buffalo Springfield, he composed one of their few hits "For What It's Worth", which became one of the most recognizable songs of the 1960s.
  • Other notable songs he contributed to the band were "Sit Down, I Think I Love You", "Bluebird" and "Rock & Roll Woman".
  • According to bandmate Richie Furay, he was "the heart and soul of Buffalo Springfield".After Buffalo Springfield disbanded, Stills began working with David Crosby and Graham Nash as a trio called Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN).
  • Stills, in addition to writing many of the band's songs, played bass, guitar, and keyboards on their debut album.
  • The album sold over four million copies and at that point had outsold anything from the three members' prior bands: the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and the Hollies.
  • The album won the trio a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Stills's first solo album, Stephen Stills, went gold and is the only album to feature both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.
  • Its hit single, "Love the One You're With", became his biggest solo hit, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • A string of solo albums, and a band with Chris Hillman called Manassas, followed in 1972.
  • In summer 1974 Young reunited with CSN after a four-year hiatus for a concert tour which was recorded and released in 2014 as CSNY 1974.
  • It was one of the first stadium tours and the largest tour the band has done to date.
  • CSN reunited in 1977 for their album CSN, which became the trio's best-selling record.
  • CSN and CSNY continued to have platinum albums through the 1980s.

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