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The Story Behind For What It's Worth

Buffalo Springfield
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The background story of Buffalo Springfield's 1966 hit song, with commentary by Stephen Stills, sociologist Mike Davis, musician/photographer Henry Diltz, publicist Billy James, sculptor/Sunset Strip scenemaker Vito Paulekas, music mogul David Geffen and producer Lenny Waronker. Clips are from the BBC documentaries Stephen Stills: Sounding Out and Hotel California: From The Byrds To The Eagles. (Sorry folks, but I had to disable commenting on this one because of idiotic morons who felt compelled to act like trolls and hurl insults. Not on my videos, people.)

About Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1966 by Canadians Neil Young, Bruce Palmer and Dewey Martin and Americans Stephen Stills and Richie Furay. The group, widely known for the song "For What It's Worth", released three albums and several singles from 1966 to 1968. Their music combined elements of folk music and country music with influences from the British Invasion and psychedelic rock. Like the contemporary band the Byrds, they were key to the early de...

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