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In 1986, Young co-founded the Bridge School, an educational program aimed at serving the needs of children with severe physical and speech impairments. [1] [2] [4] [5]She was inspired to create the school based on her experiences with her son Ben, who was born with cerebral palsy, a congenital condition that can be influenced by hereditary factors. [6]
The Bridge School was founded by Pegi Young, Jim Forderer and speech and language pathologist, Dr. Marilyn Buzolich. Pegi Young was inspired to start the school after she was unable to find a suitable school placement for her non-verbal son, Ben Young, who has cerebral palsy.
Young met his next wife, Pegi Young (née Morton), in 1974 when she was working as a waitress at a diner near his ranch, a story he tells in the 1992 song "Unknown Legend." They married in August 1978 [222] and had two children together, Ben and Amber. Ben has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, [221] and Amber with epilepsy. [221]
By RYAN GORMAN Legendary singer Neil Young and his wife are divorcing after decades together. Young and wife Peggy filed for divorce on July 29, ending their 36-year marriage, according to Rolling ...
The concerts lasted the entire weekend and were organized by musicians Neil Young and Pegi Young. An annual Bay Area highlight, the concerts were billed online as the primary means of funding for The Bridge School; over both days, the reserved seats alone brought in well over a million dollars every year.
Pegi was fond of riding motorcycles, a characteristic Young sings about in his later portrait of her, "Unknown Legend". [10] "Four Strong Winds", which closes the album, is a cover of the 1963 Canadian folk song by Ian and Sylvia. Young had previously performed the song with The Band in their film The Last Waltz. The song carries special ...
[12] [13] Young filmed a movie on Super 8 to accompany the music. [14] Young cast friends and family members as the album's characters. Wife Pegi Young plays Edith and steel guitarist Ben Keith plays Grandpa. [15] Sun Green is played by Sarah White, a classmate of Young's daughter Amber. In the movie, the actors lip-synch Young's lyrics as he ...
“Young women are dragged down for many different things. If it’s our maturity, if it’s the way we dress, if it’s the things we say, if it’s the choices we make, we will never be enough ...