Neil Percival Young was born on November 12, 1945 in Canada. He is a singer, songwriter and musician. He moved to California in 1966 and co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. He later joined Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member in 1969. He's hah a successful and acclaimed solo career which has lasted over 45 years and 35 studio albums. He has also been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and second as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997. Young's music has distinctive guitar sounds, personal lyrics, and a signature signing voice. He is best known for his acoustic and electric style of playing. He has also directed a number of films using the pseudonym Bernard Shakey, including Journey Through the Past, Rust Never Sleeps and Greendale. He is also an environmentalist and co-founded the benefit concert Farm Aid in 1986. He also won a 2011 Juno Award for Artist of the Year, Adult Alternative Album of the Year. In 2014 his book Special Deluxe, A Memoir of Life and Cars, made The New York Times Best Seller List.