Neil Young honoured with humanitarian award

Neil Young will be presented with the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award on March 27 at the 40th annual Juno Awards in Toronto. 

The award goes to a Canadian artist who has made a positive contribution the the country's society through humanitarianism.

Young has been involved in social causes most of his career, including Farm Aid and the Bridge School. 



Melanie Berry, president and CEO of CARAS, The Juno Awards and MusiCounts, said " We are thrilled to salute Neil Young's committed and compassionate legacy. As a driving force behind one of music's most successful fundraising events, Farm Aid, and a key participant in Live 8 right here at home, plus many other deserving causes and programs, his tenacity and spirit is highly regarded among his peers and serves as an inspiration to all of us."



The following is from the official press release on the award, outlining Young's humanitarian activities.

Since the early days of his music career, Young has been at the forefront of fundraising and social awareness events for causes at home and globally. Having shot to notoriety in the late '60s and throughout the '70s, he used his profile and voice to advocate for the welfare and protection of small farmers in America. In 1985, Young along with country music icon Willie Nelson and rocker John Mellencamp co-founded Farm Aid, a benefit concert to help keep family farmers on their land. The inaugural Illinois concert featured dozens of performers, including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Jon Bon Jovi and Joni Mitchell to name a few.

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