| Buffalo Springfield – Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| In 1966 I had the good fortune to do a recording session at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood with a 5 piece pop band, all teenagers. As we entered the studio to set up our instruments, we had to clear out the various items left from the preceding session. The sound engineer was very excited about the group that he had just recorded, a group called something like "buffalo springsomething". In the center of the studio was a music stand with a lyric sheet. A couple of the guys wandered over to the handwritten sheet and tried to make sense out of the words on the paper. A few minutes later the studio door opened with a young man making his way to the music stand, taking the lyric sheet, and dashing out the door without a word. It struck me as odd that he didn't bother to even say hi, smile, or explain what he was doing. I remember he had a jet black hair, and was wearing a green turtleneck, and what we called fruit boots. Years later I remember looking at a photo of the band and recognized Neil Young. But since Richie sang the song, I assumed he wrote it. It was not until reading this blog that I finally realized why it was Neil that burst into the studio to retrieve his lyrics. | |
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