page_title: Stephen Stills
section_title: 1980s
hierarchical_section_title: Stephen Stills / Life and career / 1980s
caption_attribution_description: English: Stephen Stills of "Crosby, Stills and Nash" pictured on June 17 1983 during an open-air festival in the "Georg-Melches-Stadion" (a soccer stadium) in Essen, Germany. Double neck guitar may be: Gibson Double Neck (prototype) 70001&#160; (in 1976 list), &#160;or Gibson Double 12&#160; (1958-1962, custom-order twin-necked hollowbody guitar, predecessor of EDS-1275) References Lowell Cauffiel.&#32;"Stephen Stills". Guitar Player&#32;(January 1976).&#32;"Gibson Double Neck (prototype) 70001" Gibson Custom&#160; EDS-1275 Double Neck.&#32;Gibson Guitar Corporation.&#32;"Body: From 1958 to 1962, the Double 12 double necks sported a hollowbody design crafted with carved spruce tops and maple back and sides. The body also consisted of a Florentine double cutaway design which provided easy access to the entire fret range of both necks. In 1962, however, the Double 12 was reintroduced as the EDS-1275 model and featured a solid mahogany body that closely resembled Gibson’s new SG models, along with three-piece maple necks with 20-fret rosewood fingerboards. ..."
context_page_description: Stephen Arthur Stills is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As both a solo act and member of two 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. According to Neil Young, "Stephen is a genius."
  Beginning 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". According to bandmate Richie Furay, he was "the heart and soul of Buffalo Springfield".
  After Buffalo Springfield disbanded, Stills began working with David Crosby and Graham Nash as a trio called Crosby, Stills & Nash. In addition to writing many of the band's songs, Stills played bass, guitar, and keyboards on their debut album.
context_section_description: After playing some European dates in 1980, and with Graham Nash joining him for the German dates supporting Angelo Branduardi, Stills and Nash decided to record a duo album together. The record company refused to release this album without David Crosby, so they added him and CSN's Daylight Again was released in 1982, reaching number 8 in the US and was certified Platinum. The album featured the Stills-written top twenty hit "Southern Cross". In 1983, the CSN live album Allies, was released featuring Stills's number 45 hit song "War Games". CSN toured yearly from 1982–1989, except during 1986, due to David Crosby's prison sentence.
  In 1984, Stills released his first solo album in 6 years, Right by You on Atlantic Records. This would be the final Stills album to make the Billboard 200 album chart and featured Jimmy Page on guitar. It was his last solo release on a major label. The album was a critical and commercial failure, many citing his adoption of 80s drum machines and synths not working well.
  In 1985 CSN and CSNY played Live Aid.
  In 1988, CSNY reunited for the album American Dream, which reached number 12 on the US charts and was certified platinum in the US. However no tour was taken in support of the album. Supposedly due to Stills's drug issues. It was during this time Stills was supposed to have said he served in Vietnam in the 60s when in reality he was in the Buffalo Springfield.
  In 1988, he married Thai model Pamela Anne Jordan, with whom he had a daughter, Eleanor.
caption: Stills performance in Essen, West Germany, on June 17, 1983
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