Group
Buffalo Springfield
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Active
- 1966–1968
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Releases
- 34
- folk rock
- rock
- country rock
- psychedelic rock
- psychedelic folk
- baroque pop
- folk pop
- hard rock
About
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 development of folk rock. The band took their name from a steamroller parked outside their house.
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Buffalo Springfield formed in Los Angeles in 1966 with Stills (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Martin (drums, vocals), Palmer (bass guitar), Furay (guitar, vocals), and Young (guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals). The band signed to Atlantic Records in 1966 and released their debut single "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing", which became a hit in Los Angeles. The following January, they released the protest song "For What It's Worth", which became their only US top-10 hit and a counterculture anthem. Their second album, Buffalo Springfield Again, marked their progression to psychedelia and hard rock and featured songs such as "Bluebird" and "Mr. Soul".
After Palmer was arrested multiple times and deported, engineer Jim Messina joined the group on bass in 1968, but the group disbanded shortly thereafter. Their third and final album, Last Time Around, was compiled and released shortly after their dissolution. Stephen Stills went on to form the supergroup Crosby, Stills and Nash with David Crosby of the Byrds and Graham Nash of the Hollies. Neil Young launched his solo career and later joined Stills in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young in 1969. Furay and Messina went on to form the country-rock band Poco. Buffalo Springfield was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and briefly reunited for a comeback tour in 2011.
Members
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David Crosby additional
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Doug Hastings additional
Discography
Albums
Live
Compilations
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What’s That Sound? Complete Albums Collection
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Stampede
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Rhino Hi-Five: Buffalo Springfield
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The Missing Herd
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Buffalo Springfield (box set) Apple Music
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From Texas ’68 To Stampede
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Stampede & Demo's 1966-1967
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Monterey, Mannix & Gold Stars
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On the Way Home
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Bluebird
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The Legacy Of…
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Buffalo Springfield Apple Music
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Star‐Collection
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A Legend - The Buffalo Springfield Legend Vol. 2
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A Legend - The Buffalo Springfield Legend Vol. 1
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The Source
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Bluebird Roots
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Expecting To Fly
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Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield Apple Music
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The Legacy Of...
Links
Also known as
Buffalo Spingfiel
Tags
- american
- classic pop and rock
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 22dc19af-d085-4c9b-adfb-22ec256251f1
- ISNI
- 0000000122712357
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.