Profile
Stephen Stills
Guitarist + Singer + Songwriter
Male
Born
Jan 3, 1945
Age
68
Hometown
Dallas, Texas
Genres
lingua latīna + R...
Instruments
Singer + Bass gui...
Performed With
Cafe Au Go Go + M...
Record Label
Raven Records
Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young). He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo… Read More
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Music Review: Crosby, Stills And Nash With Jazz At Lincoln CenterNYTimes - May 05, 2013
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Mike Ragogna: Have Harmony, Will Travel: A Conversation With Carla OlsonHuffington Post - Apr 29, 2013
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Legendary Woodstock Performer Dead At 72Huffington Post - Apr 22, 2013
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Mike Ragogna: Road To Forever: A Conversation With Don Felder, Plus Spin Doctors' "About A Train" ExclusiveHuffington Post - Apr 12, 2013
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Stephen Stills.
CHILDHOOD
1945
Birth
Born on January 3, 1945.
TEENAGE
1964
19 Years Old
This group did some touring in the Catskills and in the South, released one album in 1964, then broke up in 1965.
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TWENTIES
1966
21 Years Old
In 1966 he convinced a reluctant Richie Furay, then living in Massachusetts, to move with him to California.
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A Stills song off the Springfield debut, "Sit Down, I Think I Love You," was a minor hit for The Mojo Men in 1967.
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1969
24 Years Old
He is also adept at piano, organ, congas and bass, and can play some trap drums and banjo. For the CSN debut album in 1969, Graham Nash commented that "Stephen had a vision, and David and I let him run with it."
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1970
25 Years Old
In the wake of CSNY's success, all four members recorded high-profile solo albums. In 1970, Stills released his self-titled solo debut which featured guests Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Cass Elliot, Booker T Jones and Ringo Starr (credited only as "Richie") as well as David Crosby, Graham Nash, Rita Coolidge and CSNY drummers Dallas Taylor and Johnny Barbata.
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1972
27 Years Old
In 1972, Stills teamed up with ex-Byrd Chris Hillman to form the band Manassas.
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1974
29 Years Old
After the CSNY reunion tour in 1974, he signed to Columbia Records for three albums: Stills in 1975; Illegal Stills in 1976; and Thoroughfare Gap in 1978.
THIRTIES
1977
32 Years Old
This led to the permanent reunion of Crosby, Stills, Nash in 1977, which has persisted to the present.
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1979
34 Years Old
In 1979 he traveled to Havana, Cuba, to participate in the Havana Jam festival that took place between March 2–4, alongside Weather Report, the Trio of Doom, Fania All-Stars, Billy Swan, Bonnie Bramlett, Mike Finnegan, Kris Kristofferson, Rita Coolidge and Billy Joel, plus an array of Cuban artists such as Irakere, with whom he toured the US after the Havana concerts.
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1984
39 Years Old
In 1984, Right by You would be the final Stills album to make the Billboard 200 album chart, with Stills Alone issued in 1991.
FIFTIES

1997
52 Years Old
In 1997, Stills became the first person to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice in the same night for his work with CSN and the Buffalo Springfield.
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LATE ADULTHOOD

On May 28, 2007, Stills sang the National Anthem for Game 1 of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals between Anaheim and Ottawa in Anaheim, California.
Stills said later in January 2008 that he had come through the operation with "flying colors."
2011
66 Years Old
In 2011, Stills contributed a song, "Low Barefoot Tolerance," to J. Ralph's Wretches & Jabberers soundtrack.
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