Neil Young cited the career of Tony Bennett as the template for his own future.
“Look at Tony Bennett. He rocks,” Young said at a dinner in his honour hosted by MusiCares on Friday night. “I look at that man and say, “I can do this”. I’, going to keep on going, and I hope you do, too”/Young was this year’s MusiCares Person of the Year. The annual event is held each year just before the Grammy Awards to acknowledge greatest in the industry.
64-year old Young was recognised not only for his music but for his charity commitments to Farm Aid and the Bridge School for children with severe speech and physical disabilities.
The dinner was hosted by Jack Black and featured performances of Neil’s songs by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jackson Browne, Elvis Costello, Sheryl Crow, Elton John and Crosby, Stills & Nash.
“Long may Neil run,” Black said in his opening statement.
Here is the setlist from the evening:
Down By the River - John Mellencamp, T-Bone Burnett
Mr. Soul - Ozomatti
Don't Let It Bring You Down - Jackson Browne
Long May You Run - Stephen Stills, Sheryl Crow
Only Love Can Break a Heart - Lady Antebellum
Tell Me Why - Norah Jones
Comes a Time - Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Lucinda Williams
Broken Arrow - Wilco
Harvest Moon - Josh Groban
Revolution Blues - Everest
Cinnamon Girl - Dierks Bentley, Booker T. Jones
Ohio - Ben Harper
Rockin' in the Free World - John Fogerty, Keith Urban, Booker T. Jones
The Losing End (When You're On) - Elvis Costello
Lotta Love - Jason Mraz, Shawn Colvin
The Needle and the Damage Done - Dave Mathews
A Man Needs a Maid - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Heart of Gold - James Taylor, Dave Matthews, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Jason Mraz
Helpless - Elton John, Sheryl Crow, Leon Russell, Neko Case
Human Highway - Crosby, Stills and Nash
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform A Man Needs A Maid at MusiCares:
