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The Mynah Birds was a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967. [1] Although the band never released an album , it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and Neil Young , who went on to have successful careers in rock , folk rock and funk .
In early 1965 he left to join The Mynah Birds where he first met Neil Young who was playing lead guitar in the band. The Mynah Birds, fronted by future funk legend Rick James , had a bright future and were signed to the prestigious Motown Records to do some demo recordings before it was discovered that James was actually in Toronto to avoid ...
In 1964, McJohn played with local band Little John & The Friars before moving on later that year to become a member of the Mynah Birds, which also included Rick James, Bruce Palmer and (after McJohn left) Neil Young. [2] In March 1965, he briefly joined The Diplomats before joining The Sparrows in September of that year.
At one point, Nick St. Nicholas, later of Steppenwolf fame, was a member; by the time "Mynah Bird Hop" was recorded bassist Bruce Palmer had replaced him. James and Palmer recruited guitarists Tom Morgan and Xavier Taylor and drummer Rick Mason to form a new Mynah Birds lineup, and soon traveled to Detroit to record with Motown. Before the ...
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The Just Us, the Mynah Birds, the Flying Circus, Merryweather, Mama Lion Musical artist Neil Merryweather (born Robert Neilson Lillie , December 27, 1945 – March 28, 2021) was a Canadian rock singer, bass player and songwriter.
Neil Young Archives Vol. 1: 1963–1972 is the first in a planned series of box sets of archival material by Canadian-American musician Neil Young.It was released on June 2, 2009, in three different formats - a set of 10 Blu-ray discs in order to present high-resolution audio as well as accompanying visual documentation, a set of 10 DVDs, and a more basic 8-CD set.