"Down by the River"
Song by Neil Young
from the album Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Released	May 14, 1969
Recorded	1969
Genre	Rock
Length	9:13
Label	Reprise
Writer(s)	Neil Young
Producer(s)	Neil Young David Briggs
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere track listing
"Round & Round (It Won't Be Long) (3)	"Down by the River" (4)	"The Losing End (When You're On)" (5)

"Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young has since frequently performed the song live. Live performances vary from (comparatively) short solo acoustic performances, as on the Crosby Stills Nash & Young release Four Way Street to nearly twenty minutes long, as on the Live at the Fillmore East release featuring Crazy Horse. At the Rock Am Ring in Germany in 2002, Neil Young, backed by Booker T Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn and Frank Sampedro, played "Down by the River" for over 27 minutes. One show in Pennsylvania on 02/28/70 catches Neil and Crazy Horse playing "Down by the River" for 31 minutes. Image File history File links Summary Front cover of Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young with Crazy Horse. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) is Neil Youngs second solo album and his first with backing band Crazy Horse. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Reprise Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, operated through Warner Bros. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... David Briggs (February 29, 1944 - November 26, 1995) was an American record producer best known for his work with Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse. ... Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) is Neil Youngs second solo album and his first with backing band Crazy Horse. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Crazy Horse is a rock band best known for their long association with Canadian singer/songwriter Neil Young, despite having released five albums of their own over a 19-year span. ... Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (1969) is Neil Youngs second solo album and his first with backing band Crazy Horse. ... Crosby, Stills & Nash, also Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when including occasional fourth member Neil Young, are a folk rock/rock supergroup. ... Four Way Street is the third album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, their second as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, released in 1971, shipping as a gold record and peaking at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. ... Live at the Fillmore East is a live album by Neil Young and Crazy Horse with guitarist Danny Whitten. ... Crazy Horse is a rock band best known for their long association with Canadian singer/songwriter Neil Young, despite having released five albums of their own over a 19-year span. ... Rock am Ring (Rock at the Ring) is a rock music festival held annually in Germany at the Nürburgring racetrack. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Booker T. Jones (born November 12, 1944) is a multi_instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and arranger, most well known for fronting the band Booker T. and the MGs. ... Donald Duck Dunn (born November 24, 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee, USA) is a bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter. ... Frank Sampedro, Billy Talbot and Neil Young (l-r) play at Willie Nelsons 30th anniversary July Fourth picnic in Texas Frank Sampedro is an American musician and member of the rock and roll band Crazy Horse, known mainly for its longtime collaboration with legendary singer-songwriter Neil Young. ...

In the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album Decade, Young states that he wrote "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" while lying in bed in Topanga Canyon with a 103° (39,5°C) fever. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Decade is a triple-compilation album by Neil Young, released in 1977. ... This article is about a town in Los Angeles County. ...

Guitarist Roy Buchanan recorded a cover version of "Down by the River" on his 1978 album You're Not Alone. Dave Matthews Band, The Indigo Girls, Low/Dirty Three and Tall Firs also cover this song. The song appears on the Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds 2007 live release Live at Radio City. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Youre Not Alone (released 19th March 2000) was the second single and most successful from Yorkshire band Embraces second studio album Drawn From Memory. It is considered to have a Motown influence. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... The Indigo Girls are an American lesbian folk-rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Dirty Three is an instrumental rock band, formed in 1993, in Melbourne, Australia by Warren Ellis (violin), Mick Turner (electric guitar), and Jim White (drums). ... Tall Firs are a New York City based underground electric folk rock band, originally formed in 1990 by Dave Mies and Aaron Mullan in Annapolis, Maryland. ... David John Matthews (born January 9, 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dave Matthews chronology Live at Radio City is an upcoming live album and video by Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. ...

External links

• Down by the River lyrics
• An Introduction to Down By the River, by Neil Young