genre old ways
Geffen Records is an American major record label , owned by Universal ___MASK27___ Group , which operates as one third of the Interscope Geffen A & M Records label . Today , it is headquartered in the city of New York and is headed by Gee Roberson , who reports to John Janick , CEO of Interscope Records . Rick ___MASK89___ ( born ___MASK89___ Ambrose Johnson , Jr . February 1 , 1948August 6 , 2004 ) was an American musician , composer and actor . Universal ___MASK27___ Group , Inc . ( also known as Universal ___MASK27___ Group Recordings , Inc . and abbreviated as UMG ) is an American - French global ___MASK27___ corporation that is a subsidiary of the Paris - based French media conglomerate Vivendi . UMG ' s global corporate headquarters are in Santa Monica , California . Buffalo Springfield was an American - Canadian ___MASK7___ 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 ___MASK31___ ___MASK16___ , Buffalo Springfield , along with the Byrds , combined elements of folk and ___MASK1___ with British invasion influences into their early works . Their second studio album , " Buffalo Springfield Again ", marked their progression to psychedelia and hard ___MASK7___ . Interscope Records is an American record company . A division of Interscope Geffen A & M Records , its parent company is the Universal ___MASK27___ Group , a subsidiary of Vivendi S . A . Paul Richard " Richie " Furay ( born May 9 , 1944 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and ___MASK7___ & 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 ___MASK98___ ( 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 . 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 ___MASK89___ - 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 Horse , Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums , sometimes warring with his recording company along the way . Old Ways is the fourteenth studio ___MASK5___ by Canadian musician and singer - songwriter Neil Young , released on August 12 , 1985 on Geffen Records . A record label or record company is a brand or trademark associated with the ___MASK54___ of ___MASK27___ recordings and ___MASK27___ videos . Often , a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks , coordinates the production , manufacture , distribution , ___MASK54___ , promotion , and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and ___MASK27___ videos ; conducts talent scouting and development of new artists (" artists and repertoire " or " A & R "); and maintains contracts with recording artists and their managers . The term " record label " derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer ' s name , along with other information . 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 ___MASK38___ industry . Los Angeles lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over .