"Sunny" inspired Neil Young to write "Down By The River"

 NEW NEIL YOUNG BIOGRAPHY REVEALS THAT HE WAS INSPIRED BY BOBBY HEBB

Welcome to Neil's world

New autobiography follows Young on a journey of sex, drugs, rock and family

WAGING HEAVY PEACE: A HIPPY DREAM
Neil Young Blue Rider Press $31.50

By Bruce Ward, The Ottawa Citizen September 25, 2012

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Picking up the guitar, Young played awhile and came up with Cinnamon Girl. Then he started fooling around with the chords to Sunny, a top hit for Bobby Hebb in 1966, and that turned into Down By The River. Switching to A minor, one of his favourite keys, Young then wrote Cowgirl In The Sand. Three brand new songs in one sickbed session: a good day's work for a guy in a semi-delirious state.

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The Music Didn’t Die: Focus on Music 2012 Rock and roll will never fade away By Henry L. Carrigan Jr.

Aug 31, 2012 – Never one to let rust fade away, Neil Young brings the same creative ... story in Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippy Dream (Blue Rider Press, Oct.).
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