Наряду с " Byrds" эта группа является лучшей американской фолк-роковой командой. За свою непродолжительную карьеру "Buffalo Springfield" сумели заложить основы стиля, впоследствии названного кантри-роком. Один из основателей группы, Стивен Стиллс (р. 30 января 1945, Даллас, США), в 1963 году поступил в университет, однако тяга к музыке свернула его с этого пути, и он бросил учебу, начав играть в различных фолк-клубах. На следующий год он объездил всю Северную Америку, попутно познакомившись с Нилом Янгом (р. 12 ноября 1945, Торонто, Канада) и Ричи Ферэем (р. 9 мая 1944, Дейтон, США). Вместе с последним Стиллс успел поиграть в нью-йоркской группе "The a go go singers", а затем отправился в Лос-Анджелес, где попытался сколотить свою команду вместе с Ван Дайк Парксом. Но у парней что-то не заладилось, и они разбежались в разные стороны.
Зато в "город ангелов" прибыл Ферэй, и вместе со Стиллсом они принялись искать остальных участников нового проекта. Как ни странно, но в то же время Нил Янг, взяв с собой давнего товарища Брюса Палмера, покинул Торонто и отправился в Калифорнию искать своих знакомцев Стивена и Ричи. Итак, в Эл-Эй их дороги пересеклись и, доукомплектовав состав барабанщиком Дьюи Мартином (р. 30 сентября 1942, Честервилль, Канада; экс-"Dillard"), ребята взялись за дело.
Свежеиспеченную группу хотели было назвать "The herd", но как-то Ферэю попался на глаза дорожный каток марки "Buffalo Springfield", и вывеску быстренько сменили. Свои первые концерты ансамбль давал в популярном лос-анжелесском клубе "Whiskey A Go Go", и постепенно завоевывал все большую популярность. Число почитателей "Buffalo Springfield" неуклонно росло. В июне 1966 года на группу обратили внимание менеджеры Брайан Стоун и Чарли Грин, которые помогли музыкантам заключить контракт с "Atco-Atlantic". Первым синглом, изданным на этом лейбле, стала баллада Янга "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing". Спустя несколько месяцев был готов и дебютный альбом "Buffalo Springfield", включавший в себя хит Стиллса "For What It's Worth". Эта песня, посвященная разгону студенческой демонстрации, в марте 1967 года оказалась на седьмой строчке американских чартов.
Тем временем в коллективе наблюдалась чехарда с басистами. За короткое время в нем успели переиграть Кен Коблан, Брюс Палмер, Кен Форсси и Джим Филдер (р. 4 октября 1947, Дентон, США). В этой неразберихе был записан альбом "Stampede", однако эта пластинка так и не была выпущена в свет.
Зато к концу 1967-го на прилавках появился второй лонгплей, "Again". В этой работе "Buffalo Springfield" сделали уклон от простого фолка в сторону харда и психоделии. На тот момент в команде было три автора песен – Стиллс, Янг и Феррэй. Все трое были очень талантливыми, и это обстоятельство просто не могло не привести к разногласиям. Первым не выдержал Янг и хлопнул дверью. А после выступления на фестивале в Монтерее в " Blood, sweat and tears" ушел Филдер. Через некоторое время Янг поостыл и снова попросился в группу, а вместе с ним нарисовался и Палмер. Брюс, правда, задержался ненадолго и уступил свое место Джиму Мессине (р. 5 декабря 1947, Мэйвуд, США). Эта конфигурация выдала последний хит-сингл, "Rock'n'Roll Woman", достигший в чартах 44-й позиции.
Однако разногласия достигли предела и, отыграв в Лос-Анджелесе свой последний концерт, в мае 1968-го "Buffalo Springfield" прекратили свое существование. Последний альбом, "Last Time Around", Мессина дорабатывал в одиночку (недаром он был звукоинженером). Долгое время после распада ходили слухи о возрождении группы, однако этого так и не произошло. Стиллс и Янг потом вместе играли в " Crosby, Stills, Nah & Young", а Мессина и Феррэй основали кантри-рок-группу "Poco".
Состав
Stephen Stills - вокал, гитара, клавишные
Richie Furay - гитара, вокал
Neil Young - гитара, клавишные, вокал
Dewey Martin - ударные, вокал
Jimmy Messina - бас
Дискография
Buffalo Springfield - 1967
Again - 1967
Last Time Around - 1968
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