Pegi Young: 1952 - 2019
Pegi Young: 1952 - 2019
2014 Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert
Photo: Jessica Christian, The Chronicle
With great sadness, we confirm that on January 1st, after a yearlong battle with cancer, Pegi Young - mother, grandmother, sister, auntie, musician, activist and co-founder of the Bridge School - passed away surrounded by her friends and family in her native California. We request that the families' privacy be respected at this time
Such A Woman : Pegi Young 1952-2019 | NYA
"You are such a woman to me"
ny
Thanks Pegi,
for being such a wonderful mother
to our children.
You live on inside of them
and the many you have touched.
01-05-19
Pegi Young, the singer-songwriter who co-founded the Bridge School with ex-husband Neil Young, has died at age 66 https://t.co/K52y1iNz8a pic.twitter.com/1OPZpAFiP8— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) January 3, 2019
Neil Young - "Harvest Moon" (inspired by Pegi)
The @bridgeschool family is saddened by the loss of our friend and co-founder, @pegiyoung. Her vision has changed the lives of children worldwide & we will do our best to continue her mission. Please keep us and her family in your thoughts and prayers as we keep the dream alive. pic.twitter.com/BzHucZmiOo
— The Bridge School (@bridgeschool) January 4, 2019
There are no words I have to express the sadness I feel at the news of @pegiyoung’s passing. May she Rest In Peace, and condolences from the whole Nelson family. pic.twitter.com/01Pbl381z1
— Lukas Autry Nelson (@lukasnelson) January 3, 2019
In Memoriam: Musician and Bridge School Co-Founder Pegi Young :: https://t.co/HCwk5GDdet pic.twitter.com/FIYQxrO7n2
— Relix (@RelixMag) January 3, 2019
From 'Neil Young: Heart of Gold' Film
Rest in sweet peace #PegiYoung . Our friend. And a warrior for children and families everywhere. Thank you. It’s all too short. pic.twitter.com/ikElgj6cE3
— Nils Lofgren (@nilslofgren) January 4, 2019
See Neil and Pegi Young sing "Four Strong Winds" at Live 8 in 2005 https://t.co/BfCZhwsUqO pic.twitter.com/YX4YBmYobT
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) January 3, 2019
Singer-songwriter Pegi Young, who was married to Neil Young for 36 years, has died of cancer at 66. Pegi was the inspiration for Neil's love songs 'Such a Woman', 'Unknown Legend' and 'Once an Angel.' https://t.co/i2xnSnpsKF
— CBC News Alerts (@CBCAlerts) January 3, 2019
Pegi Young & The Survivors w/ Special Guest
Farm Aid 2012 Concert - Hershey, PA
Photo by thrashette
We are devastated at the loss of Pegi Young, a good Farm Aid friend, an inspiring, talented artist and an incredibly kind, considerate human. Pegi passed away on New Year’s Day following a year-long battle with cancer. https://t.co/mGNayROgqt
— Farm Aid (@FarmAid) January 3, 2019
Pegi Young, musician & former wife of Neil Young, dies at 66 https://t.co/Gj5fzyzEHb pic.twitter.com/d81KLYL0x3
— billboard (@billboard) January 3, 2019
INTERVIEW - Pegi Young: Charitable Work and Songwriting Help the Healing Process | Guitar Girl Magazine :
Pegi Young: I was surprised to reflect on that myself. I came into the game late in life, according to some rulebook. I’ve been able to continue recording, and I’m quite pleased that I’ve been able to carve out this time in my life to do this. When I went into the studio to make my first solo record [Pegi Young, 2007], I’d been doing backgrounds and some professional stuff with Neil.
But I was very shy and not at all self-confident about my ability to carve out a career for myself. Even in the later years, when people asked why I didn’t do this earlier, I didn’t know how, first of all, but I did not have the confidence. I was terribly shy and I still am, but when I get onstage I let my other side come out.
So sad to hear of the passing of Pegi Young, Neil's former wife. Pegi was a talented musician with a kind heart who blessed a lot of people with her spirit. Her talents & example will live on. Peace and love to her family. #gonetoosoon #rip #love #peace #music #Legacy pic.twitter.com/EfHTJ4UC5l
— Randy Bachman (@RandysVinylTap) January 4, 2019
Pegi Young has died following a battle with cancer https://t.co/a980DEScuv
— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) January 3, 2019
Rest in Peace Pegi Young - Pegi and I shared a Birthday and every year we would do the birthday buddy email exchange...This was just a few weeks ago...she sounded very positive, being the warrior that... https://t.co/SWx52ConW8
— Jay Blakesberg (@jayblakesberg) January 3, 2019
Interview: Pegi Young & The Survivors - New Album 'Raw'
"We looked at all the songs we had and I just put together this initial sequence and, you know, it was perfect," Young says. "It told a story. I kind of look at it as a soundtrack to the seven stages of grief. You've got anger, then shock and disbelief. As we go through the album, the later songs show my growth and ... I can't say total acceptance, but I think the last song, that wonderful Don Henley song ["The Heart of the Matter"], talks about forgiveness. That's really where it's at, you know?"
Pegi was real rock n roll. She was a fierce defender of the #disabled. She was real. #RIP #PegiYoung pic.twitter.com/x63AT8g8J0
— Mari-Anne Kehler (@MaKehler) January 3, 2019
Pegi Young was a singer/songwriter, activist and musician, whose career includes solo work as well as being frontwoman of Pegi Young & The Survivors.https://t.co/3qw4yxzFSH
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 4, 2019
Neil Young - "Unknown Legend"
"She used to work in a diner
Never saw a woman look finer
I used to order just to watch her float across the floor
She grew up in a small town
Never put her roots down
Daddy always kept movin', so she did too."
Pegi Young's best songs: 10 great tracks from the undersung songwriter https://t.co/D40V83J7c3 pic.twitter.com/LlftE8wGx8
— billboard (@billboard) January 3, 2019
Pegi Young, Singer-Songwriter and Ex-Wife of Neil Young, Dies at 66 https://t.co/gMy9oI5WVM @pegiyoung
— American Songwriter (@AmerSongwriter) January 4, 2019
Pegi Young's Backup Vocal Debut: The 66th Academy Awards | 1994
Music (Original Song): Philadelphia in "Philadelphia" Music and Lyric by Neil Young
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Monday, March 21, 1994
RIP, Pegi Young. World’s greatest special needs mom. pic.twitter.com/th0fHnocOt
— Ursula Koenig (@ursulakoenig) January 3, 2019
~~ Pegi Young, 2016
The Iron Horse, Northhampton, MA - April 10, 2012
Photos by Steve Babineau | Facebook
Upset that her son, Ben, who has cerebral palsy, was not getting the education he needed, Pegi Young helped start the Bridge School for children with severe physical and speech impairments. Ms. Young, a former wife of Neil Young, was also a singer https://t.co/sBnXMLuJSC
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) January 5, 2019
"I came into my own, you might say, in terms of putting out my first record quite late in life," Young says. "And yet there's some authors and photographers and even probably recording artists that didn't really hit their stride until their mid-50s. Some people write a lot more and put out a lot more product than I do, but I'm pleased with what I've been able to do in the last decade, and I don't see this as my last record by any stretch.
In some ways it's like a new beginning, even."
Full interview @ Pegi Young Premieres 'Too Little Too Late' Video, Talks Learning 'To Live In New World Order' After Divorce | BILLBOARD by Gary Graff.
2015 Bridge School Benefit Concerts:
October 24 & 25 - Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA
Bridge Parents Present Roses for Pegi's 25 Years of Support
@ Bridge School Benefit Concert 2011
Photo Gallery by By Jay Blakesberg Photography
Consider Donating to The Bridge School in Memory of Co-founder Pegi Young, Dead at 66 https://t.co/RrkYNdgWjJ
— David McPherson (@mcphersoncomm) January 5, 2019
So sad to hear of the passing of @pegiyoung. A wonderful, courageous woman. A lovely artist. And an amazing mother and a crusader.
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) January 4, 2019
The world needs more people like her.
Elton xx pic.twitter.com/RPFAay51JN
The Story of Neil and Pegi Young https://t.co/as1gFZ57o6 pic.twitter.com/w1hqLhTusL
— Eric Knight (@eric_knight) January 4, 2019
Neil Young, Ben Keith, & Pegi Young
Ben Keith's Birthday - March 6, 2010
Photo by Ernie Hernandez Jr
30 years of hugs with Pegi at Bridge School. She was so much more than an Unknown Legend to us. pic.twitter.com/16OHPk6rKP
— hounds that howl (@runnerfromperu) January 3, 2019
Pegi interview in 2017:
“I hope that others who have gone through loss, who have gone through heartbreak — be it divorce, death or other forms of loss — will be able to connect with it,” she said. “I’m not the only one to go through late-in-life divorce; I’m not the only one to suffer a major heartbreak.
And I won’t be the last.”
Willie Nelson's ranch, 1984
Photo by Joel Bernstein
Pegi, you will be missed by so many.
The Bridge concerts are your enduring legacy and you brought so much joy to so many children and their parents and teachers. Those standing ovations at the end of each night we'll always remember. You have been a tireless advocate for kids with special needs. We saw and felt the love at the Bridge concerts we attended over the decades and feel very blessed to have been part of those special moments with you and the large extended Young Family.
And now she Sleeps with Angels -- Ben "Long Grain", L.A., & Rick.
Peace & love forever,
thrashers
Labels: neil young, pegi young
by thrasher@PermaLink: 1/02/2019 10:32:00 PM
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