[GMMAC]

"I don't think I have ever heard of Neil Young referred to as the son of a famed reporter. Isn't that an odd headline? Was his father someone even more famous?

His father Scott was well-known (dunno about 'famous') as, initially a sports-writer & later a somewhat populist but mainly blowhard commentator, with the Toronto Globe and Mail from the late 50's until mid-80's.
He may still be living - must be near 90! - but is no longer writing.

[drjimmy]

If you go to the original article, it has a link to a recent E&P column about Neil's father, who died last year. It seems that, among other things, Scott Young was a war correspondent in WWII and a commentator for "Hockey Night in Canada" (probably one of Canada's most well-known television programs).

There's no question Neil is a crank, and for some, his voice and guitar are at best annoying. But "Decade" rotates through my CD player more than any other pair of discs. From the wistfulness of "Sugar Mountain" and "After the Goldrush" to the majesty of "Like a Hurricane" and "Cortez the Killer," the 35 tracks cover more fertile ground in 10 years (1966-1976) than any modern musical artist other than Dylan.