Buffalo Springfield
A 1953 Pontiac hearse stuck in Sunset Boulevard traffic set everything in motion. Neil Young and Bruce Palmer had driven it to Los Angeles hunting for Stephen Stills, who happened to pass the opposite way with Richie Furay. Five days later, their new band played the Troubadour.
Like the Byrds, they were key to early folk rock, which they laced with country, British Invasion and psychedelic touches. Stills wrote 'For What It's Worth' after a protest over a nightclub's closure turned violent, and it became their only US top-10 hit and a counterculture anthem. Buffalo Springfield Again pushed toward heavier, trippier ground with 'Mr. Soul' and 'Bluebird'.
The group dissolved in 1968, and Last Time Around was compiled from leftover sessions. Stills moved on to Crosby, Stills and Nash, Furay to Poco, and a brief 2011 reunion ended in indefinite hiatus.
If you like Buffalo Springfield you should check out: Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, The Doors, Eagles, Buckingham Nicks, Fleetwood Mac
