Episode 152: “For What It’s Worth” by Buffalo Springfield
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Night Isn't Black
neel young was a member of the band minor birds, which had at one point included various future members of stepenwolf. They were unusual for the time in that they were a white band with a black lead singer, rickie matthews. Young credited kay with having a funkyrithm guitar style that he incorporated into his own playing. nil yung became, albeit very briefly, a motown artist. The song "Clancy" uses a term for romany people that some consider a slur.
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