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For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield

Artist Biography For Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield Was A Folk Rock Band Which Formed In 1966 In Los Angeles California United States. The Band Split In 1968 And Reformed Briefly In 2010. On February 27 2012 Founder Member Richie Furay Announced That The Band Was On Indefinite Hiatus. The Band's Original Lineup Consisted Of Neil Young Vocals Guitar Stephen Stills Vocals Guitar Richie Furay Vocals Guitar Bruce Palmer Bass And Dewey Martin Drums . Palmer Left The Band In 1968 And Was Replaced By Jim Messina. The Band's Only Top 40 Single "For What It's Worth" Was Released In 1967. The Band Split In 1968. Despite Lasting For Under 25 Months The Band Was Massively Influential On Many Later Folk Rock And Country Rock Artists And Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1997. The Band Only Released Three Albums In Its Short Life "Buffalo Springfield" 1966 "Buffalo Springfield Again" 1967 And "Last Time Around" 1968 . "For What It's Worth" Which Peaked At #7 In Early 1967 Was The Band's Only Top 40 Single In The United States. 1967's "Rock 'n' Roll Woman" Came The Closest To Giving The Band A Second Top 40 Entry Peaking At #44. Stills And Young Would Go On To Perform With David Crosby And Graham Nash In The Hugely Popular Rock Act Crosby Stills Nash & Young Shortly After Buffalo Springfield's Demise. Furay And Messina Went On To Found Country-Rock Group Poco Before Furay Embarked On His Own Solo Career. After Messina Left Poco He Formed Loggins And Messina With Singer/songwriter Kenny Loggins. On October 23 And 24 2010 Young Furay And Stills Along With Drummer Joe Vitale And Rick Rosas Replacing The Deceased Dewey Martin And Bruce Palmer Respectively Reunited For Two Performances For The Bridge Schools Benefit Concert In Mountain View California. The Band Played Six Concerts Starting In Oakland CA On June 1 2011 Followed By Dates In Los Angeles And Santa Barbara Before Moving On To Play The 2011 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival In Manchester Tennessee. A Proposed Full Tour In 2012 Never Took Place. On February 27 2012 Founder Member Furay Announced That The Band Was On Indefinite Hiatus.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: For What It's Worth

"For What It's Worth Stop Hey What's That Sound " Often Referred To As Simply "For What It's Worth" Is A Song Written By American Musician Stephen Stills. It Was Performed By Buffalo Springfield Recorded On December 5 1966 And Released As A Single On Atco Records On December 23 1966. The Single Peaked At Number Seven On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Subsequently The Song Has Been Covered Sampled And Referenced In Numerous Musical Performances. While The Song Has Come To Symbolize Worldwide Turbulence And Confrontational Feelings Arising From Events During The 1960s Particularly The Vietnam War Stills Reportedly Wrote The Song In Reaction To Escalating Unrest Between Law Enforcement And Young Club-Goers Related To The Closing Of Pandora's Box A Club On The Sunset Strip In West Hollywood California. The Song's Title Appears Nowhere In Its Lyrics It Is More Easily Remembered By The First Line Of Chorus "Stop Children What's That Sound? Everybody Look What's Going Down." In 2006 Stills Was Interviewed By Tom Kent On His Radio Show "Into The '70s" And Pointed Out That Many People Think "For What It's Worth" Is About The Kent State Shootings Although It Was Actually Recorded Several Years Before That Event.

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