Neil w Young presented by IndieMusicPeople.com

SINGER - SONGWRITER - AUTHOR
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#1 on CASHBOX Country chart April 2007
#1 on CASHBOX Country chart May 2007
#1 on numerous IAC/IMP Indie charts
Golden Kayak 2007 Best Song Country
Golden Kayak 2016 Best Song Classic and
Progressive Rock
Golden Kayak 2017 Best Song Miscellaneous
Golden Kayak 2020 Best Song World
Golden Kayak 2020 Best Song Country
Best Music Video - Rome International Short
Festival, Summer 2023
Award of Recognition - IndieFest Film Awards,
Music Video, 2024

FOR THE RECORD
2016 Interview with Scott Stambaugh
"My first encounter with Neil was when I wrote him several years after I had left the site, about an issue with an artist I brought to IAC. I soon found that even though he had experienced some frustration with the site he had become majority owner of, he still cared about IAC and the artists there. We had a long running conversation about the future of the site and although at the time I was quite adamant that I didn't want to do a relaunch til the stat situation was fixed, it did become pretty clear that the site was still valued by the heart of the membership, so we did the relaunch anyway. Then we got the stats rolling and did some other vital fixes so what's now IMP is without a doubt superior to the original site. Course I got to know Neil during this time and found him to be a serious artist and musical spokesman. This interview is long overdue but it comes at a time when Neil is releasing a new series of books about his life and music. The man has a lot of stories and there is much to learn from him and his journey."

Neil's albums, songs and books are available on his web site:
neilwyoung

Neil's books are also available at TheSummerGardenAndTheSong
TheSummerGardenAndTheSong
Book1-KindleEdition

‘My life is a story … music decorates the pages’® ~ Neil w Young

Page webmaster: Summer Skye

	The Cowboy Song (Radio Mix) Golden Kayak 2007 Best Song Country; #1 on the CASHBOX Magazine Country Chart April 2007. "I'll dos-à-dos you baby in your cowboy boots"		Americana Roots
	That's What Christmas Means To Me A heartfelt and longing song of memories of Christmas delivered with a warm and deeply emotional sentiment reminiscent of "Blue Christmas”.		Singer-Songwriter
	Big Steel Wheels		Alternative Country
	Long, Lonely Road		Americana
	On The Other Side		Contemporary Gospel
	Hey Boba Lou Licensed Cover		Roots Rock
	The Restless Wind		Country Rock
	Take Me Back		Acoustic Folk/Americana
	The One and Only You		Love Song
	You Just Turned My Life Around		Rockabilly
	Got Nothin' To Lose I did my own harmonies on this song		Contemporary Country
	Just Like Clark Gable and Carole Lombard "She closed her eyes, he held her close, she felt his hunger"		Adult Alternative
	Bet On Me, Baby With Ray Lyell		Blues Rock
	What In The World Is The World Coming To Award winning video (YouTube) A profound and penetrating reflection of the troubling times we face during current worsening and worrisome events, encapsulating the unraveling of the threads of democracy.		Spoken Word
	Shining White Eyes 'With her smile in both my mirrors she was blowin’ my mind'		Contemporary Classic Rock
	I Don't Wanna Lose You Written by Steve April, Stan Laber, Neil w Young		Pop Rock
	1959		Indie Pop Rock
	Rock and Roll Will Never Die One of my most played and saved songs on Spotify. "No one could believe the king of Rock and Roll was gone"		Roots Rock Americana
	Stumblin' In Featuring 6-time Juno winner Davide DeRenzo on drums. Written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn. Recorded and released in 1978 by Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman Licensed Cover		Alternaitve Pop Rock
	For You Written by Paul Brandt and Steve Rosen; sung by Johnny Cash and Dave Mathews in the movie, 'We Were Soldiers'. Licensed Cover		Christian/Spiritual
	Fire On The Water		Alternative Rock
	Taking Me Higher		Soft Rock
	I Can't Live Without Your Love Featuring Dave Rodenburg on sax; inspired by memories of my teen years.		Love Song
	Until It Gets To The End "... the words all came easy, like a freight train just passing through ..."		Blues
	Little Darlin' Happy my falsetto vocals had a second life in 2018 and were just about as good as they were 60 years ago when I was a teenager, making my intro as electrifying and exciting (my words, lol) as Dave Somerville's intro of The Diamonds 1957 hit cover of “Little Darlin’" written by Maurice Williams. Licensed Cover		Pop Rock
	Rock This Place Written in 1987		Indie Rock
	California Sunrise Written in 1986 from personal experience and enjoyment in 'The Golden State' when America really WAS great.		Americana
	Call Me The Breeze One of my all-time rock and roll favourites, a classic by J J Cale. The version with JJ Cale and Eric Clapton is drippin'. Honoured to cover "Call Me The Breeze". Licensed Cover		Classic Blues Rock
	Dreams In The Wind Written in 1985. With Ray Lyell and Paula Tessaro		Alternative Rock
	Hello, I'm Johnny Cash Written in 2006. Special thanks to Ray Lyell, Gary Borden, Ken Baird, Steve Petrie. Received Honor Award at The Great American Song Contest. Photo by Jean Young		Folk/Acoustic Rock/Americana
	A Beautiful Romance With Mary Jo Bailey Lyell.		Contemporary Country
	Maybe Baby Another home-spun cover of a Buddy Holly track from the American Graffiti part of my life ... a song that I sang my heart out as a teenager in the late 1950s. Licensed Cover		Classic Rock
	What Difference Will It Make ".. the road to Hell will be crowded with false gods from end to end, there’ll be eyes for eyes still burning on those crosses of revenge.."		Alternative Christian

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Neil w Young	2/13/2026 2:45:26 AM Thank you, Steve ... it is good to be back. Happy to hear you are enjoying "Shining White Eyes" ... written during my 'Arizona' years.
Neil w Young	2/13/2026 2:39:51 AM I was near the peak of my teenage years in 1959, Mortamor - your birth year you say ... I was a budding songwriter - wrote two songs in '59 that made the cut for my debut album - one about the girl I was sweet on in high school - we married 5 years later. I have many to thank for my chance at having a "second coming" in life and which gave me the chance to have a "second shot at coming" here at IAC/IMP - notwithstanding the current setback my wife and I are experiencing as a result of losing our elder daughter a month ago today. Enjoy the present, Mortamor, and take nothing for granted because it is not ours.
Steve April	2/8/2026 10:00:18 PM Welcome back, Neil... Listenin' to "Shinin' White Eyes," over and over... cheers, ****
Psyche's Muse	1/26/2026 11:42:13 PM 1959: My Birth Year! Amen.(being "born again") -M- And Thank You Neil! (For Your "2nd Coming" too! )
Neil w Young	12/28/2025 10:26:11 PM I'm going out of 2025 with my boots still on and with my guitar and the restless wind on my back.
Neil w Young	12/28/2025 8:03:31 PM Hello Mortimer, my apologies for taking such a long, long time to reply to your question further below. Like myself, until just the last couple of weeks, my music and songs paid a painful price of going dark following my cancer surgery three and a half years ago and during my subsequent period of remission – still a battle however having spent half of this year in the hospital waging war on related health issues. While my return to IAC / IMP is bittersweet - for personal reasons, regardless, my music and songs will survive and pass the test of time. Thanks to a tentative new lease on life I am still writing songs, the most recent to a new track produced in Nashville. I am currently working on my rusty vocals preparing for taking the song into the studio. Life’s a marathon, Mortimer, and while I’ll be turning 84 next month I’m determined to run many more miles before crossing the finish line. Thank you also for your expression re my multi-award winning song, “What In The World Is The World Coming To”. Wishing you all the best in the New Year, Neil
Neil w Young	12/24/2025 10:17:13 PM Thank you, Jimmy.
James Stanley Howen	12/23/2025 4:57:10 AM WELCOME BACK COWBOY!!!!!!!!!!!!! IMP was not the same in your absence!
Neil w Young	12/22/2025 4:25:27 PM Thank you for the recent add to stations of my song (a cover) "Hey Boba Lou" from my 2018 album, 'Those Were The Days' ... truly appreciated. Neil
Neil w Young	12/22/2025 4:20:32 PM Thank you, Jimmy. Happy Holidays to you and your family and the best of wishes, health and happiness in 2026. Lov ya, buddy!! Cowboy
James Stanley Howen	12/11/2025 2:51:45 PM Howdy Cowboy, Yes it is another trip around the sun for us. Best of Holiday Wishes to you and your family!
James Stanley Howen	12/12/2024 8:14:19 AM Hey Cowboy, I want to wish you and yours the very best this holiday season. IMP just isn't the same without you here buddy!
Psyche's Muse	7/14/2024 4:02:45 PM Why are your songs not "hear" anymore Neil? (just wandering) -M-
Psyche's Muse	7/14/2024 3:48:18 PM "WHAT" In The World??? Is The World Coming "Two"?? GOOD!!! -M-
Neil w Young	3/25/2024 11:16:12 AM Thank you, Jimmy, for your kind words. Great to talk to you a few days ago! Your song, “Darling, Vows of Love - 1984”, is classic - a winner by all regards in the test of time and in the world of music!! IMHO it has "Golden Kayak" written all over it. Luv ya, Jimmy! Cowboy
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