Composer
Stephen Arthur Stills
American musician (born 1945)
b. 1945
28 works in the index
- Born
- 1945
- Birthplace
- Dallas
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Stephen Arthur Stills (born January 3, 1945) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter known for his work with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Manassas. As both a solo act and member of three successful bands, Stills has combined record sales of over 35 million albums. He was ranked number 28 in Rolling Stone's 2003 list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and number 47 in the 2011 list. Stills became the first person to be inducted twice on the same night into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Early in his professional career with Buffalo Springfield, he composed "For What It's Worth", which became one of the most recognizable songs of the 1960s. Other notable songs he contributed to the band were "Sit Down, I Think I Love You", "Bluebird", and "Rock & Roll Woman".
After Buffalo Springfield disbanded, Stills began working with David Crosby and Graham Nash as the trio called Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN). In addition to writing many of the band's songs, Stills played bass, guitar, and keyboards on their debut album. The album sold over four million copies and at that point had outsold anything from the three members' prior bands: the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and the Hollies. The album won the trio a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
Stills' first solo album, Stephen Stills, earned a gold record and is the only album to feature both Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Its hit single "Love the One You're With" became his biggest solo hit, peaking at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Stills followed this with a string of solo albums, as well as starting a band with Chris Hillman called Manassas in 1972. In summer 1974, Young reunited with CSN after a four-year hiatus for a concert tour that was recorded and released in 2014 as CSNY 1974. It was one of the first stadium tours and the largest tour the band has done to date. CSN reunited in 1977 for its album CSN, which became the trio's best-selling record. CSN and CSNY continued to have platinum albums through the 1980s.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- guitarist; singer; singer-songwriter; session musician; composer; musician
- Education
- University of Florida; Admiral Farragut Academy; Louisiana State University; Henry B. Plant High School; Gainesville High School (Florida)
- Recorded memberships
- Buffalo Springfield; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Manassas; Au Go-Go Singers; The Rides; The Stills-Young Band; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Stills and Nash
- Genres
- rock music; country music
- Official website
- https://stephenstills.com/
- Birth name
- Stephen Arthur Stills
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 84171476
- ISNI
- 0000000368592308; 000000011476136X
- GND ID
- 119429098
- Library of Congress ID
- n83177198
- MusicBrainz ID
- 5642774a-72c0-4099-8da4-7c1ab36378a8
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Vocal, Piano
- Genres represented
- Rock, pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 28
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love the One You're With | — | — | — | Vocal | Rock, pop | 2 |
| Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Change Partners | — | — | — | — | Rock | 1 |
| For What It's Worth | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Helplessly Hoping | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Do For The Others | — | — | — | Vocal | Rock | 1 |
| Marianne | — | — | — | Vocal | Rock | 1 |
| Sit Yourself Down | — | — | — | Vocal | Rock | 1 |
| Stranger | — | — | — | Vocal | Rock | 1 |
| 4 + 20 | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Dark Star | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Carry On | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Got It Made | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Fair Game | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| You Don't Have To Cry | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| 49 Bye-Byes | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| So Begins the Task | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Carry On / Questions | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Everybody I Love You | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Daylight Again | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| See the Changes | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Thoroughfare Gap | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Johnny's Garden | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Make Love to You | — | — | — | Vocal | — | 0 |
| Turn Back The Pages | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| It Doesn't Matter | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| Too Much Love To Hide | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
| War Games | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | — | 0 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 84171476. Portrait: SolarScott, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.