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  • Sep 30, 1940
    Drummer Dewey Martin is born in Chesterville, Ontario. He becomes a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, a pioneering group in the development of country-rock
    May 9, 1944
    Richie Furay is born in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He becomes a founding member of Buffalo Springfield and Poco, two bands that play a pioneering role in the development of country-rock
    Jan 3, 1945
    Pop musician Stephen Stills is born in Dallas, Texas. Best known for his role in Crosby, Stills & Nash, he is a founding member of Buffalo Springfield, an important band in the growth of country-rock
    Nov 12, 1945
    Rock artist Neil Young is born at Toronto General Hospital in Ontario. A solo performer and member of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he writes Linda Ronstadt's country hit "Love Is A Rose" and Waylon Jennings' "Are You Ready For The Country"
    Dec 5, 1947
    Jim Messina is born in Maywood, California. He becomes a founding member of two major country-rock bands, Buffalo Springfield and Poco, and later joins Kenny Loggins in Loggins & Messina. Messina writes Lynn Anderson's "Listen To A Country Song"
    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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