Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse | Artist Essentials
First released: 1979 (year verified)
Original Rust Never Sleeps album performance; live recording with studio overdubs
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First released: 1979 (year verified)
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Recording: Original Rust Never Sleeps album performance; live recording with studio overdubs
Credit: Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Role in this collection: Neil Young; album billed Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Individual track personnel are not inferred from album billing.
Original album: Rust Never Sleeps
Neil Young / Warner - Rust Never Sleeps
Original 1979 album and program, billed Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Original album performances are selected, not later Live Rust tracks. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Rhino - Rust Never Sleeps recording history
The album combines live material with studio overdubs and studio recordings including Pocahontas. Only that version distinction is used; ambiguous session-year language and exact release day are not adopted. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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About Neil Young
Neil Young is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist whose career includes Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, solo releases and recurring work with Crazy Horse. Albums such as After the Gold Rush and Tonight's the Night sit alongside electric group recordings and experiments such as Trans. His catalog spans folk, country-oriented writing and extended guitar rock.
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Apple Music - Neil Young licensed artist biography
Read the substantive licensed artist biography supporting the historical identity and recording career summarized here. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
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