Neil Young – Heart of Gold comes to DVD June 13th

By Patrick Luce Jun 2, 2006, 16:19 GMT

Academy-award winning director Jonathan Demme beautifully captures Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend, Neil Young as he prepares and presents the performance of a lifetime with the help of his wife Peggi and friends country star Emmylou Harris, steel guitarist Ben Keith and more at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. ...more

Academy-award winning director Jonathan Demme beautifully captures Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend, Neil Young as he prepares and presents the performance of a lifetime with the help of his wife Peggi and friends country star Emmylou Harris, steel guitarist Ben Keith and more at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry.

The DVD, Neil Young – Heart of Gold, will be release June 13th with the suggested retail price of $29.99, and will come loaded with bonus features fans of Young are sure to love.

In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville, where he wrote and recorded the country folk album Prairie Wind with old friends and family members. After the successful operation and recovery period, he returned to Nashville that August to play at the famed Ryman Auditorium - once again gathering together friends and family for this special performance.

He also brought along Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme, who in addition to making such hits as The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia, has made such successful concert films as Stop Making Sense (with the Talking Heads) and Storefront Hitchcock (with Robyn Hitchcock). Demme also has made videos for the Pretenders and Bruce Springsteen. Neil Young – Heart of Gold begins with brief interviews with many of the participants, but then it's all about the music.

The DVD will come with the following special features:

Bonus song: "He Was the King"
Rehearsal diaries, narrated by director Jonathan Demme
Six in-depth featurettes: Fellow Travelers, Cruising with Neil, These Old Guitars, Cruising With the Players, Finishing Touches, Warming Up With Neil and the Jubilee Singers
Blast from the past: 1971 Neil Young performance on the Johnny Cash Show

Neil Young – Heart of Gold is available for pre-order at Amazon. It is available at AmazonUK. Visit the DVD’s database for more information.