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    • Jul 23, 1963
    Neil Young holds his first recording session, as a member of The Squires, at radio station CKRC in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He goes on to write Waylon Jennings' "Are You Ready For The Country" and Linda Ronstadt's "Love Is A Rose"
    Nov 12, 1964
    Neil Young writes "Sugar Mountain" on his 19th birthday. The song is eventually tabbed in the Country Music Foundation's book "Heartaches By The Number" among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time
    Mar 3, 1966
    Buffalo Springfield, an important link in the growth of country-rock, forms in Los Angeles. Founding members include guitarists Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Richie Furay, drummer Dewey Martin and bass player Bruce Palmer
    Mar 22, 1966
    Neil Young sets out from Toronto for Los Angeles, moving with five friends all loaded in a hearse. In the U.S., he becomes a significant singer/songwriter, writing the country hits "Are You Ready For The Country" and "Love Is A Rose"
    Apr 1, 1966
    Neil Young arrives in Los Angeles in a hearse, following a 10-day trip from Toronto with five friends
    Apr 11, 1966
    Buffalo Springfield performs for the first time at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. It includes Neil Young and Stephen Stills. The group later adds Jim Messina, who writes Lynn Anderson's "Listen To A Country Song"
    Jun 8, 1966
    Neil Young signs his first professional management contract, as a member of Buffalo Springfield. The group also includes Stephen Stills and Jim Messina
    Jul 10, 1966
    When Neil Young spots Buffalo Springfield associate Richard Davis being shook up by police over a parking ticket in front of The Whisky in Los Angeles, he tries to assist Davis. He ends up jailed and receives multiple lacerations and head injuries
    Jun 18, 1967
    Country-rock pioneers Buffalo Springfield perform during the final day of the Monterey Pop Festival in California, alongside sitar player Ravi Shankar, The Who, The Mamas & The Papas and guitar-burning Jimi Hendrix
    Jan 26, 1968
    Singer/songwriter Neil Young and his Buffalo Springfield bandmate, Stephen Stills, have a fight in their dressing room before a concert
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