Stephen Stills

Artist:  Stephen Stills
Birth Name:  Stephen Arthur Stills
Born:  January 3, 1945. Dallas, Texas, USA
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Organ, Keyboards,
                     Drums, Percussion.


Stephen Stills is an American Singer/Songwriter and Guitarist  that best known with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, also his solo career on a professional level, he was in the list of "The Greatest Guitarists of All Time" in Rolling Stone Magazine and became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with CSN and The Buffalo Springfield.

Title:  Stephen Stills (1970)
Label:  Atlantic
Genre:  Folk-Rock
Rating:   *****
Tracks:
 1.  Love The One You're With   (3:04)
 2.  Do For The Others   (2:52)
 3.  Church(Part Of Someone)   (4:05)
 4.  Old Times Good Times   (3:39)
 5.  Go Back Home   (5:54)
 6.  Sit Yourself Down   (3:05)
 7.  To A Flame   (3:08)
 8.  Black Queen   (5:26)
 9.  Cherokee   (3:23)
10. We Are Not Helpless   (4:20)


Personnel:
Stephen Stills:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Organ, Drums
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel:  Bass
Dallas Taylor:  Drums
Conrad Isedor:  Drums
Ringo Starr:  Drums (as "Richie" on tracks 7 and 10)
Johnny Barbata:  Drums
Jeff Whittaker:  Congas
Jimi Hendrix:  Guitar (4)
Eric Clapton:  Guitar (5)
Booker T. Jones:  Organ, Vocal
Sidney George:  Flute, Alto Saxophone
David Crosby:  Vocals
Graham Nash:  Vocals
John Sebastian: Vocals
Rita Coolidge:  Vocals
Priscilla Jones:  Vocals
Claudia Lanier:  Vocals
Cass Elliott:  Vocals
Henry Diltz:  Vocal
Liza Strike:  Vocal
Judith Powell:  Vocal
Larry Steele:  Vocal
Tony Wilson:  Vocal
Sherlie Matthews:  Chorus, Vocals


Stephen Stills is the first solo album released in 1970, featuring well-known guest musicians including David Crosby, Graham Nash, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, John Sebastian (Ex Lovin' Spoonful), Rita Coolidge, Cass Elliott (Ex  The Mamas & The Papas and Booker T. Jones (from Booker T. and the MG's), with many classic tracks:  "Love The One You're With", "Do For The Others", "Old Times Good Times", "Go Back Home", "Sit yourself Down", "Black Queen" and " We Are Not Helpless".



Title:  Stephen Stills 2 (1971)
Label:  Atlantic
Genre:  Folk-Rock
Rating:  ****
Tracks:


 1.  Change Partners   (3:13)
 2.  Nothin' To Do But Today   (2:40)
 3.  Fishes and Scorpions   (3:13)
 4.  Sugar Babe   (4:04)
 5.  Know You Got To Run   (3:50)
 6.  Open Secret   (5:00)
 7.  Relaxing Town   (2:20)
 8.  Singin' Call   (3:01)
 9.  Ecology Song   (3:22)
10. Word Game   (4:13)
11. Marianne   (2:27)
12. Bluebird Reveisited   (5:23)


Personnel:
Stephen Stills:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Eric Clapton:  Guitar
Jerry Garcia:  Slide Guitar
Nils Lofgren:  Guitar, Keyboards
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels:  Bass
Dallas Taylor:  Drums
Ringo Starr(English Richie):  Drums
Conrad Isidore:  Drums
Gaspar Lawrawl:  Congas
Rocky Dijon:  Congas
Billy Preston:  Keyboards
Mac Rebennack:  Keyboards
Paul Harris:  Keyboards
Floyd Newman:  Saxophone(Baritone)
James Mitchell:  Saxophone (Baritone)
Andrew Love:   Saxophone (Tenor)
Ed Logan:   Saxophone (Tenor)
Sidney George:  Saxophone (Tenor)
Jack Helm:   Trombone
Roger Hopps:  Trumpet
Wayne Jackson:  Trumpet
David Crosby:  Vocals
Fearless Freddy:  Vocals
Henry Diltz:  Vocals


Stephen Stills 2 was the second solo album by Stephen Stills released in 1971, with many well-known guest musicians including Jerry Garcia (from The Grateful Dead), Nils Lofgren, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton, and Ringo Starr (in the name "English Richie"), and the superb tracks "Change Partners" and "Marianne".

Manassas

US Group formed 1972
Original line-up:
Stephen Stills:   Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ
Chris Hillman:  Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin
Al Perkins:  Vocals,Steel Guitar, Guitar
Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel:  Bass
Paul Harris:  Organ, Piano, Electric Piano, Clavinette
Dallas Taylor:  Drums
Joe Lala:  Vocals, Percussion


Additional Personnel:
Bill Wyman:  Bass
Byron Berline:  Fiddle
Sydney Geoge:  Harmonica
Jerry Aiello:  Piano, Organ, Electric Piano, calvinette
Roger Bush:  Accoustic Bass



Title:  Manassas (1972)
Label:  Atlantic
Genre:   Folk-Rock, Country-Rock
Rating:   *****
Tracks: 

 1.  Song Of Love  (3:28)
 2.  Medley:   (3:34)
      -Rock & Roll Crazies
      -Cuban Bluegrass
 3.  Jet Set   (4:25)
 4.  Anyway  (3:21)
 5.  Both Of Us (Bound To Lose)   (3:00)
 6.  Fallen Eagle   (2:03)
 7.  Jesus Gave Love Away For Free   (2:59)
 8.  Colorado   (2:50)
 9.  So Begins The Task   (3:57)
10. Hide It So Deep   (2:44)
11. Don't Look At My Shadow   (2:30)
12. It Doesn't Matter   (2:30)
13. Johnny Garden   (2:45)
14. Bound To Fall   (1:53)
15. How Far   (2:49)
16. Move Around   (4:15)
17. The Love Gangster  (2:51)
18. What To Do  (4:44)
19. Right Now  (2:58)
20. The Treasure (Take One)   (8:03)
21. Blues Man  (4:04)


Manassas was the debut double album by Stephen Stills' Band and in the same name with many professional session musicians including Chris Hillman (Ex The Byrds), one of the Masterpiece album combined sound of Rock, Folk-Rock, Country-Rock, Bluegrass, Blues, Latin and with favorite tracks:  "Song Of Love", "Anyway", "Colorado", "So Begins The Task", "It Doesn't Matter", "Johnny's Garden", "How Far", "The Love Gangster", "What To Do", "The Treasure" and "Blues Man"(In Tribute:  Jimi Hendrix, Al Wilson, Duane Allman.