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Buffalo
Springfield

Inducted:

1997

Category:

Performer

Inducted By:

Tom Petty

During their short tenure as a band, Buffalo Springfield brought together brilliant songwriters and musical powerhouses that set the tone for Seventies folk- and country-rock. Buffalo Springfield were the short-lived yet influential band that united such superstars as Neil Young and Stephen Stills. Aptly named for a steamroller, they charged through their two-year tenure with such enduring, politically-charged songs as “For What It’s Worth.”

Induction

Crosby, Stills and Nash, Tom Petty & Bruce Palmer perform "For What It's Worth"

Impact

They were beautiful harmonies, a psychedelic orchestra.

Tom Petty

1997 Hall of Fame Essay

Lots of bands got their start on the Sunset Strip, but none quite so literally as Buffalo Springfield...

Written By Michael Hill

Check It Out

sealed with a signature

This is the signature that appears on the inductee’s plaque at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to officially commemorate their induction.

Bruce Palmer
Dewey Martin
Neil Young
Richie Furay
Stephen Stills

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