Stephen Stills

Stephen (Arthur) Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with the Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young (at first it was Crosby, Stills and Nash; Young joined the group after their first album).

Early Years

Stills was born in Dallas, Texas on January 3, 1945 to a military family. Moving around as a child, he developed an interest in blues and folk music. He was also influenced by Latin music after spending his teenage years in Costa Rica and the Panama Canal Zone, where he graduated high school.

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Dallas, Texas - January 3 - 1945 - Blues - Folk music - Latin music - Costa Rica - Panama Canal Zone - High school

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Stills dropped out of the University of Florida to pursue a music career in the early 1960s. He was in a series of unsuccessful bands including the Continentals, which featured future Eagles guitarist Don Felder. Stills eventually ended up in a nine member vocal harmony group called the Au Go Go Singers where he met Richie Furay. This group would release one album and embark on a tour of Canada where Stills and Furay would meet a young guitarist named Neil Young. On the VH1 CSNY Legends special, Stills would say that at that time, Young was doing what he always wanted to do, "play folk music in a rock band." The Au Go Go Singers would break up shortly afterwards.

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University of Florida - Eagles - Richie Furay - Neil Young - VH1

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