London
(ANI):
Legendary
singer
Neil
Young
has
been
named
Musicares
Person
of
the
Year
by
the
US
Recording
Academy.
The
64-year-old
singer/songwriter
received
the
coveted
title
for
his
influential
artistic
accomplishments
and
philanthropic
work.
Young
was
honoured
for
his
charity
work,
including
his
support
of
Farm
Aid
and
the
Bridge
School
Concerts,
which
raise
money
to
provide
services
for
children
with
severe
physical
and
speech
impairments.
Young
has
two
sons
who
have
cerebral
palsy.
"It's
been
a
great
night.
It
wore
me
out.
Now
I've
got
to
go
back
and
try
and
write
some
more
songs," BBC
News
quoted
Young
as
saying.
The
US
Recording
Academy
awards
the
Grammys,
so
the
event
kicked
off
the
Grammy
weekend
-
the
awards
take
place
on
Sunday
night.
The
tribute
was
attended
by
over
2,000
guests.
Young's
former
bandmates
-
Stills,
David
Crosby
and
Graham
Nash
-
took
to
the
stage
last.
"We
made
some
of
the
best
music
of
our
lives
with
you,
man,"
Crosby
said,
a
previous
winner
of
the
award
himself.