THE MUSIC OF NEIL YOUNG TRIBUTE SHOW with RUSTY BLADEN
“Neil Young is a legend. We are lucky to have him during our lifetimes. He is not just an artist; he is a storyteller through music.”
“The music and experience is pretty impactful and moving. It’s a great night.”
— Rusty Bladen
“There are three reasons I signed on to be a part of the band for Rusty Bladen’s ‘Neil Young Tribute’,” relates Robert Reynolds, a Grammy-winning musician (The Mavericks) who now calls Madison, Indiana, home. “First is my deep and abiding love of the entire Neil Young catalog of music. The more I dive into Neil’s five-decade career, the greater my fandom becomes. The second reason I’m excited about this show is Rusty’s singing voice, and the powerful way he interprets and respects Neil’s songs.”
Bladen, a veteran of the Indiana music scene and member of the Madison Music Hall of Fame, says there’s a reason he wanted to put together a Neill Young Tribute.
“I first learned to play guitar with Neil’s music,” Bladen says. “I bought his songbook at the music store – it was about 2 inches thick – and I just plowed through those songs, learning them all. I’ve wanted to do a Neil Young tribute for decades.”
Rusty leads the band through a mix of Neil’s hits plus a number of deeper cuts, moving from “Harvest” era songs, including Neil’s only #1 song, “Heart of Gold”, to Young’s guitar rock and roll with songs like “Cinnamon Girl” and “Rockin’ in the Free World”.
“We start with his early acoustic stuff and work our way into the electric era,” Rusty says.
Reynolds adds, “We will be playing what is arguably some of the greatest American rock music of our time. Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?”