Watch: Neil Young and Stephan Stills Honor David Crosby at ‘Light Up the Blues’

Neil Young and Stephen Stills gave fans a night to remember Saturday night at  Stills’ Light Up the Blues’ concert, which raised funds for Autism Speaks.

This was Neil Youngs first live concert in 4 years, apart from a surprise, two-song acoustic set at a Canadian environmental rally in February.  The last performance was at the 2018 ‘Light Up the Blue’.

Some of the other performers at the show included Joe Walsh, Willie Nelson, Sharon Van Ette Chris Stills, and Lukas Nelson, who all performed about 2 songs each. But to the shock and enjoyment of the crowd, Stephen Stills and Neil Young performed a stunning 11-song set.  Backed by members of Promise of the Real, Stills, and three background singers, that focused heavily on the catalog of Buffalo Springfield, it was a fantastic reunion of the longtime bandmates, whose history dates back nearly 60 years.

In addition, Graham Nash appeared in a video message, acknowledging the loss of CSNY bandmate David Crosby who passed away early this year.   A 2013 performance of “Guinnevere” was then played on the screen. “Hello everybody,” Nash said  “David was my best friend for almost 50 years. I’m going to miss him terribly in my life. I think about him every day. I’d like to revisit a beautiful piece of music, David and I doing ‘Guinnevere’ at Jazz at Lincoln Center with the famous trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Enjoy the music, and please rejoice. I’m going to miss him every day of my life.”

This was followed by Stephen Stills, Chris Stills, and Crosby’s son James Raymond performing “Wooden Ships.”

Watch some of the Performances down below: