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. 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 much 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. Neil Young, formerly of Buffalo Springfield, joined CSN months later for their second concert at Woodstock and subsequent album Déjà Vu.Stills played bass, guitar and keyboard on the title track and electric guitar and piano on "Helpless".The album became a huge success and sold over eight million copies.In its wake all four members of CSNY released solo albums that reached the top 20. 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 the summer of 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.Stills's solo career and bands have combined sales of over 35 million albums to date. Stills was ranked number 28 in Rolling Stones 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 for his work with CSN and Buffalo Springfield.According to Neil Young, "Stephen is a genius."

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