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- The Mynah Birds was a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967. Although the band never released an album, it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and Neil Young, who went on to have successful careers in rock, folk rock and funk.
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The Mynah Birds was a Canadian R&B band formed in Toronto, Ontario, that was active from 1964 to 1967. Although the band never released an album, it is notable as featuring a number of musicians, such as Rick James and Neil Young, who went on to have successful careers in rock, folk rock and funk.
- 1964–1967
Sep 2, 2023 · Updated: September 2, 2023. The Rick James documentary B—-in’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, briefly touches on James’ stint in a band with Neil Young called The Mynah Birds — one of those rock collaborations that sounds too weird to be true. Anyone with a basic knowledge of popular music probably thinks of James as the funk-driven ...
Aug 28, 2014 · The Mynah Birds broke away from Colin Kerr in spring of ’65. Though he had secured a number of major shows for the band, famously paying hundreds of girls to mob the band as they stepped out of their limo, his eccentric style and obsession with trying to land Rajah a spot on Ed Sullivan were too much for the band.
Discography. Songs. Credits. Share on. facebook. twitter. tumblr. The Mynah Birds Biography. by Richie Unterberger. It seems impossible to believe, but it really happened: for a short time in early 1966, Rick James and Neil Young were in the same band.
Editors Note: In honor of the annual Record Store Day and the vinyl release of The Mynah Birds single, we bring you an in-depth look back at The Mynah Birds. Reduced to a footnote in Neil Young and Rick James’s careers, Toronto R&B sensation, The Mynah Birds have been overlooked in the annals of rock history.