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Paul Richard " Richie " Furay ( born May 9 , 1944 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and ___MASK27___ & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills , Neil Young , Bruce Palmer , and Dewey Martin , and Poco with Jim Messina , Rusty Young , George Grantham and Randy Meisner . His best known ___MASK9___ ( originally written during his tenure in Buffalo Springfield , but eventually performed by Poco , as well ) was " Kind Woman ", which he wrote for his wife , Nancy . Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere is the second studio ___MASK78___ by the Canadian musician Neil Young , released on Reprise Records catalogue RS 6349 . His first with his longtime backing band Crazy ___MASK45___ , it peaked at number 34 on the US " Billboard " 200 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA . The ___MASK78___ is on the list of " 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die ". " Cowgirl in the Sand " is a ___MASK9___ written by Neil Young and first released on his 1969 album " Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ". Young has also included the live versions of the ___MASK9___ on several albums and on the Crosby , Stills , Nash and Young album " Four Way Street ". It has also been covered by The Byrds on their self - titled album . Like two other songs from " Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ", " Cinnamon Girl " and " Down by the River ", Young wrote " Cowgirl in the Sand " while he was suffering from the flu with a high fever at his home in Topanga , California . Rick ___MASK90___ ( born ___MASK90___ Ambrose Johnson , Jr . February 1 , 1948August 6 , 2004 ) was an American musician , composer and actor . The Byrds were an American ___MASK27___ band , formed in Los Angeles , California in 1964 . The band underwent multiple lineup changes throughout its existence , with frontman Roger McGuinn ( known as Jim McGuinn until mid - 1967 ) remaining the sole consistent member , until the group disbanded in 1973 . Although they only managed to attain the huge commercial success of contemporaries like the Beatles , the Beach Boys , and the Rolling Stones for a short period in late 1965 , the Byrds are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960s . Initially , they pioneered the ___MASK94___ ___MASK65___ of ___MASK49___ , melding the influence of the Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music . As the 1960s progressed , the band was also influential in originating psychedelic ___MASK27___ , raga ___MASK27___ , and country ___MASK27___ . Reprise Records is an American major record label , founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra . It was mostly inactive from 1976 to 1987 . It is owned by Warner ___MASK14___ Group , and operates through Warner Bros . Records . Los Angeles ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - most populous city in the United States ( after New York City ), the most populous city in California and the county seat of Los Angeles County . Situated in Southern California , Los Angeles is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American ___MASK47___ industry . Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . Neil Percival Young , ( born November 12 , 1945 ), is a Canadian singer - songwriter , musician , producer , director and screenwriter . Young began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960 . In 1966 , after a brief stint with the Rick ___MASK90___ - fronted Mynah Birds , he moved to Los Angeles , where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills , Richie Furay and others . Young had released two albums by the time he joined Crosby , Stills & Nash in 1969 . From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy ___MASK45___ , Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums , sometimes warring with his recording company along the way . Buffalo Springfield was an American - Canadian ___MASK27___ band , formed in Los Angeles in 1966 . Their original lineup included Stephen Stills ( guitar , keyboards , vocals ), Dewey Martin ( drums , vocals ), Bruce Palmer ( electric bass ), Richie Furay ( guitar , vocals ), and Neil Young ( guitar , harmonica , piano , vocals ). Pioneering the ___MASK49___ genre , Buffalo Springfield , along with the Byrds , combined elements of folk and country music with British invasion influences into their early works . Their second studio album , " Buffalo Springfield Again ", marked their progression to psychedelia and hard ___MASK27___ . `` Down by the River '' is a ___MASK9___ composed by Neil Young . It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy ___MASK45___ , Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere . Young explained the context of the story in the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album Decade , stating that he wrote `` Down by the River , '' `` Cinnamon Girl '' and `` Cowgirl in the Sand '' while delirious in bed in Topanga Canyon with a 103 ° F ( 39 ° C ) fever . " Cinnamon Girl " is a ___MASK9___ by Neil Young . It debuted on the 1969 album " Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere ", which was also Young ' s first album with backing band Crazy ___MASK45___ . Released as a single the following year , it reached # 55 on the " Billboard " Hot 100 in 1970 . 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a ___MASK94___ reference book first published in 2005 by ___MASK7___ Publishing . It compiles writings and information on albums chosen by a panel of music critics to be the most important , influential , and best in popular music between the 1950s and the 2000s . The book was edited by Robert Dimery , a writer and editor who had previously worked for magazines such as " Time Out " and " Vogue ".