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Chanteur
Folk US né le 16 Mars 1936 à Cleveland (Ohio), Fred Neil est mort le 7 Juillet 2001.
US Folk singer
born March 16, 1936 in Cleveland (Ohio). Moody,
bluesy, and melodic, Fred Neil was one of the most compelling folk-rockers to
emerge from Greenwich Village in the mid-'60s. His albums showcased his
extraordinarily low, rich voice on intensely personal and reflective
compositions, sounding like a cross between Tim Buckley and Tim Hardin. His
influence was subtle but significant; before forming the Lovin' Spoonful, John
Sebastian played harmonica on Neil's first album, which also featured guitarist
Felix Pappalardi, who went on to produce Cream. The Jefferson Airplane featured
Neil's "Other Side of This Life" prominently in their concerts, and dedicated a
couple of songs ("Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil" and "House at Pooneil
Corner") to him. On the B-side of "Crying" is Neil's "Candy Man," one of
Roy Orbison's bluesiest efforts. Stephen Stills has mentioned Neil as an
influence on his guitar playing. Most famously, Harry Nilsson took Neil's "Everybody's
Talkin'" into the Top Ten as the theme to the movie Midnight Cowboy.
For all his tangential influence, Neil himself remained an enigmatic, mysterious
figure. His recorded output was formidable but sparse. During 1964 he recorded
as a duo with Vince Martin, which yielded an album for Elektra, Tear Down the
Walls. His drumless solo debut, Bleecker & MacDougal (which did have additional
instruments), ranked as one of the best efforts from the era in which folk was
just beginning its transition to folk-rock. The bluesiest of his albums, it
contained some of his best songs, including "Little Bit of Rain," "Other Side of
This Life," and "Candy Man." His true peak was his follow-up, Fred Neil, which
made a full transition to electric instruments. Less bluesy in tenor, it
featured "Everybody's Talkin'," as well as an equal gem in "The Dolphins."
Neil's subsequent slide into obscurity was strange and quick. Sessions, from
1968, was a much more casual and slapdash affair that included some instrumental
jamming. Always a recluse, he retreated to his home in Coconut Grove, FL, after
achieving cult success, and didn't release anything after a live album in 1971.
His obscurity was enforced by an absence of domestic compact-disc reissues of
his best work, a situation rectified with a superb best-of compilation by
Collectors' Choice and the 2001 reissue of Tear Down the Walls/Bleecker &
MacDougal by Elektra. He continued to play, but only for those close to him.
Neil, ill with cancer, unexpectedly passed on July 7, 2001, at his home in
Florida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Neil
Talents : Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter
Style musical : Folk, Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll, Pop-Rock
You
Ain't Treatin' Me Right (1957)
Heartbreak Bound
(1958)
Listen Kitten
(1959)
You
Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry (1960)
Bleeker And MacDougal
(1965)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 10/1957 | SP LOOK Y 1002X45 (US) | . |
You
Ain't Treatin' Me Right
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Don't Put The Blame On Me |
| 06/1958 | SP ABC 45-9935 (US) | . |
Heartbreak Bound
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| 02/1959 | SP BRUNSWICK 9-55117 (US) | . | Freddie NEIL & FRIEND -
Listen Kitten
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Take Me Back Again |
| 08/1959 | SP EPIC 5-9334 (US) | . |
Love’s Funny / Secret, Secret |
| 08/1960 | SP EPIC 5-9403 (US) | . |
You
Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry
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Slipping
Around
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| 01/1961 | SP EPIC 5-9435 (US) | . |
Rainbow And A Rose / Four Chaplains |
| 07/1963 | SP CAPITOL 5017 (US) | . |
The Nashville Street Singers (with Fred Neil) - Long Black Veil / Bottom Of The Glass |
| 07/1964 | SP Elektra EKSN-45009 (US) | . | Vince MARTIN & Fred NEIL - Tear Down The Walls / I Know You, Rider |
| 1965 | EP VOGUE INT. 18042 (F) |
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Bleecker And MacDougal
/ Gone Again / Travelin' Shoes / Mississipi Train |
| 11/1966 | SP CAPITOL 5786 (US) | . |
The Dolphins / Ba-De-Da |
| 12/1967 | SP CAPITOL 2047 (US) | . |
The Dolphins / I've Got A Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) |
| 01/1968 | SP CAPITOL 2091 (US) | . |
Felicity / Please Send Me Someone To Love |
| 08/1968 | SP CAPITOL 2256 (US) | . |
Everybody's Talkin (Echoes) / That's The Bag I'm In |
| 1968 | SP Elektra EKSN-45036 (US) | . |
Candy Man / The Water Is Wide |
| 09/1969 | SP CAPITOL 2604 (US) | . |
Everybody's Talkin' / Ba-De-Da |
| 1969 | SP CAPITOL C 006-80188 (F) |
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Everybody's Talkin' / Badi-Da |
| 11/1969 | SP CAPITOL 2604 3C 006-80188 M (I) |
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Everybody's Talkin' / Badi-Da |
| 1974 | SP Fratelli Fabbri Editori CPB-79 (I) |
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Everybody's Talking (Fred Neil) / Domani È Un Altro Giorno (Christie) |
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Albums
| 1964 | LP 12" Elektra EKL 248 (mono) / EKS 7248 (stereo) (US) |
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Tear Down The Walls - MARTIN & NEIL - Vince MARTIN & Fred NEIL - I Know You Rider / Red Flowers / Tear Down The Walls / Weary Blues / Toy Balloon / Baby / Morning Dew / I’m A Drifter / Linin’ Track / Wild Child In A World Of Trouble / Dade County Jail / I Got ’em / Lonesome Valley |
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| 1965 | LP 12" Elektra EKL 293 (mono) / EKS 7293 (stereo) (US) |
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Bleecker and Macdougal - Bleecker And MacDougal / Blues On The Ceiling / Sweet Mama / Little Bit Of Rain / Country Boy / Other Side To This Life / Mississippi Train / Travelin’ Shoes / The Water Is Wide / Yonder Comes The Blues / Candy Man / Handful Of Gimme / Gone Again |
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| 1967 | LP 12" CAPITOL T-2665 (mono) / ST-2665 (stereo) (US) |
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Fred Neil - The Dolphins / I’ve Got A Secret (Didn’t We Shake Sugaree) / That’s The Bag I’m In / Badi-Da / Faretheewell (Fred’s Tune) / Everybody’s Talkin’ / Everything Happens / Sweet Cocaine / Green Rocky Road / Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga |
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| 1968 | LP 12" CAPITOL T-2862 (mono) / ST-2862 (stereo) (US) |
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Fred Neil Sessions - Felicity (take 5) / Send Me Somebody To Love (take 2) / Merry Go Round (take 1) / Love Over Yonder (take 1) / Fools Are A Long Time Coming (take 1) / Looks Like Rain (take 1 / take 2) / Roll On Rosie (take 1) |
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| 1969 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST-294 (US) |
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Everybody’s Talkin’ - The Dolphins / I’ve Got A Secret (Didn’t We Shake Sugaree) / That’s The Bag I’m In / Badi-Da / Faretheewell (Fred’s Tune) / Everybody’s Talkin’ / Everything Happens / Sweet Cocaine / Green Rocky Road / Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga |
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| 1970 | LP 12" Elektra EKS 74073 (US) |
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Little Bit Of Rain - Bleecker And Macdougal / Blues On The Ceiling / Sweet Mama / Little Bit Of Rain / Country Boy / Other Side To This Life / Mississippi Train / Travelin’ Shoes / The Water Is Wide / Yonder Comes The Blues / Candy Man / Handful Of Gimme / Gone Again | ||
| 1970 | LP 12" Elektra EKS 74073 (CAN) |
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Little Bit Of Rain - Bleecker And Macdougal / Blues On The Ceiling / Sweet Mama / Little Bit Of Rain / Country Boy / Other Side To This Life / Mississippi Train / Travelin’ Shoes / The Water Is Wide / Yonder Comes The Blues / Candy Man / Handful Of Gimme / Gone Again |
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| 1971 | LP 12" CAPITOL ST-657 (US) |
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| 1986 | LP 12" SEE FOR MILES SEE-77 (UK) |
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The Very Best Of Fred Neil - The Dolphins / I've Got A Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) / That's The Bag I'm In / Ba-De-Da / Faretheewell (Fred's Tune) / Merry Go Round (take 1) / Felicity (take 5) / Everybody's Talkin' / Everything Happens / Sweet Cocaine / Green Rocky Road / Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga / Please Send Me Someone To Love (take 2) / Fools Are A Long Time Coming (take 1) |
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| 1998 | 2 CD Collectors' Choice Music CCM 070-2 (US) |
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The Many Sides Of Fred Neil :
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| 2001 | CD Elektra 8122 73563-2 (US) |
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Tear Down The Walls & Bleecker And MacDougal - Tear Down The Walls - Vince Martin & Fred Neil : I Know You Rider / Red Flowers / Tear Down The Walls / Weary Blues / Toy Balloon / Baby / Morning Dew / I'm A Drifter / Linin' Track / Wild Child In A World Of Trouble / Dade County Jail / I Got 'em / Lonesome Valley / Bleecker And MacDougal : Bleecker And MacDougal / Blues On The Ceiling / Sweet Mama / Little Bit Of Rain / Country Boy / Other Side To This Life / Mississippi Train / Travellin' Shoes / Water Is Wide / Yonder Comes The Blues / Candy Man / Handful Of Gimme / Gone Again | ||
| 11/2004 | CD Rev-Ola CR REV 47 (UK) |
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Do You Ever Think Of Me? - The Dolphins / I've Got A Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) / That's The Bag I'm In / Ba-De-Da / Faretheewell (Fred's Tune) / Everybody's Talkin' / Everything Happens / Sweet Cocaine / Green Rocky Road / Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga / Felicity / Please Send Me Someone To Love / Merry-Go-Round / Look Over Yonder / Fools Are A Long Time Comin' / Looks Like Train / Roll On Rosie |
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| 2004 | CD Rev-Ola CR REV 78 (UK) |
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The Sky Is Falling - THE COMPLETE LICE RECORDINGS 1963-1971 - Other Side Of This Life / Roll On Rosie / The Dolphins / That's The Bag I'm In / Sweet Cocaine / Everybody's Talkin' / Come Back Baby (piano : Les McCann) / Ba-De-Da (guitar : Vince Martin) / Prettiest Train / Ya Don't Miss Your Water (piano, Vocals : Gram Parsons) / Felicity / Linin' Track / The Sky Is Falling / That's The Bag I'm In / Raindrops Falling | ||
| 08/2005 | CD Raven RVCD-221 (AUS) |
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Echoes Of My Mind - The Best Of Fred Neil 1963-1971 - Linin' Track / The Sky Is Fallin' / Weary Blues (Fred NEIL & Vince MARTIN) / Morning Dew (Fred NEIL & Vince MARTIN) / Wild Child In A World Of Trouble (Fred NEIL & Vince MARTIN) / Bleecker And MacDougal / Blues On The Ceiling / Little Bit Of Rain / Country Boy / Other Side Of This Life / Water Is Wide / Candy Man / Handful Of Gimme / The Dolphins / I've Got A Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree) / Ba-De-Da / Faretheewell (Fred's Tune) / Everybody's Talkin' / Everything Happens / Sweet Cocaine / Felicity / Please Send Me Someone To Love / Roll On Rosie / Come Back Baby / Ya Don't Miss Your Water (Fred Neil with Gram Parsons) |
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| 2006 | CD Water water165 (US) |
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Fred Neil - The Dolphins / I’ve Got A Secret (Didn’t We Shake Sugaree) / That’s The Bag I’m In / Badi-Da / Faretheewell (Fred’s Tune) / Everybody’s Talkin’ / Everything Happens / Sweet Cocaine / Green Rocky Road / Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga | ||
| 2008 | CD Fallout FOCD 2091 (UK) |
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Trav'lin Man - The Early Singles - You Ain't Treatin' Me Right / Don't Put The Blame On Me / Listen Kitten / Take Me Back Again / Heartbreak Bound / Trav’lin Man / Love's Funny / Secret, Secret / Slipping Around / You Don't Have To Be A Baby To Cry / Rainbow And A Rose / Four Chaplains |
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| 2013 | CD CAPITOL SM-294 (US) |
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Everybody's Talkin' (Theme From Midnight Cowboy) - The Dolphins / I’ve Got A Secret (Didn’t We Shake Sugaree) / That’s The Bag I’m In / Badi-Da / Faretheewell (Fred’s Tune) / Everybody’s Talkin’ / Everything Happens / Sweet Cocaine / Green Rocky Road / Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga |
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