Fred Neil

Blues, Musical Artist

1936 – 2001

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Who was Fred Neil?

Fred Neil was an American folk singer-songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. He did not achieve commercial success as a performer, and is mainly known through other people's recordings of his materialparticularly "Everybody's Talkin'", which became a hit for Harry Nilsson after being used for the film Midnight Cowboy. Though highly regarded by contemporary folk singers, he was reluctant to tour, and mainly spent the last 30 years of his life assisting with the preservation of dolphins.

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Born
Mar 16, 1936
Cleveland
Also known as
  • Neil, Fred
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Cleveland
Died
Jul 7, 2001
Summerland Key

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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