Ken Koblun is a Canadian musician

Musician

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 best known for his work with Neil Young

Neil Young

Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...

, performing with Young in the Jades

The Jades

The Jades were a rock band formed in late 1960, and consisted of musicians Neil Young, Ken Koblun, John Daniel, David Gregg, and Jim Atkin. The band formed out of Earl Grey Junior High School in Winnipeg.-History:...

, the Squires

The Squires

The Squires from Bristol, Connecticut were an American garage band in the 1960s.They released just one single, which failed to be even a regional hit, but which is now regarded as a classic of its era...

, the Stardusters, and briefly with Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield

Buffalo Springfield is a North American folk rock band renown both for its music and as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina. Among the first wave of North American bands to become popular in the wake of the British invasion, the group combined...

. He replaced Comrie Smith in 3's a Crowd

3's a Crowd (band)

3's a Crowd was a folk rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that existed from 1964 to 1969. The group is particularly notable for its association with Cass Elliott, who co-produced the group's sole album release...

 and played with the band from 1966

1966 in music

-Events:*January 3 – Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work it Out".*January 8 – Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who...

 to 1967

1967 in music

The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The...

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Early years

Koblun began his music career as the bassist for the Squires, a teen band formed by Young in the early 60's out of Earl Grey Junior High. After the band broke up, Koblun found work playing bass for various folk musicians. When Stephen Stills

Stephen Stills

Stephen Arthur Stills is an American guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash . He has performed on a professional level in several other bands as well as maintaining a solo career at the same time...

 and Richie Furay

Richie Furay

Richie Furay is an American singer, songwriter, and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member who is best known for forming the bands Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Bruce Palmer, and Dewey Martin, and Poco with Jim Messina, Rusty Young, George Grantham and Randy Meisner...

 were seeking to start a rock band

Rock Band

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 in Los Angeles

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 a few months after Koblun had taken a trip to New York City

New York City

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 in 1965

1965 in music

-Events:*January 4 – Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.*January 12 – Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by The New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein...

 when Young had met Furay, they couldn't find Young, but did succeed in locating Koblun, whom they convinced to come to California

California

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 to join the group. He stayed for only a few days, however, before deciding to return to Canada, where he joined up with 3's a Crowd. In January 1967, a replacement was needed for Bruce Palmer

Bruce Palmer

Bruce Palmer was a Canadian musician notable for playing bass guitar in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield.-Early years:Palmer was born and raised in Toronto Ontario, Canada...

, who was fighting possible deportation. Koblun only played with them for about a month, before the band decided his personality was undesirable and his bass playing not as good as they anticipated. During that time he did appear in one of the few film clips of the band, doing lip synchronization to "Sit Down I Think I Love You" on the television show Where The Action Is

Where the Action Is

Where the Action Is or ' was a music-based television variety show in the United States from 1965–67. It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon...

. Koblun did not record with the band, but Young's epic "Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow (song)

"Broken Arrow" is a song written by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young and recorded by Buffalo Springfield on their 1967 album Buffalo Springfield Again. It was recorded in August and September 1967 at Columbia Recording Studios and Sunset Sound Recorders...

" is dedicated to Koblun in the sleeve notes of Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield Again is the second 1967 folk rock album by Buffalo Springfield.-Production:The recording has been stated by some as tense and protracted, because Young was often absent and the band was unable to keep a permanent bass player...

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Koblun appeared on the 3's a Crowd album Christopher's Movie Matinee.

He has worked with various musicians such as, Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin (musician)

Dewey Martin was a Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Buffalo Springfield.-Career:Martin was born Walter Milton Dwayne Midkiff in Chesterville, Ontario in 1940. He was raised there and the surrounding Smiths Falls and Ottawa...

, Donna Warner, David Wiffen

David Wiffen

David Wiffen is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter. Two of his songs, "Driving Wheel" and "More Often Than Not", have become cover standards.- Career :...

, Trevor Veitch

Trevor Veitch

Trevor Veitch is a Canadian musician/record producer who has worked behind the scenes on many pop trends from the 1960s to the present. He is mostly known for his involvement in the popular 60s folk rock group, 3's a Crowd...

, Brent Titcomb

Brent Titcomb

Brent Arthur Titcomb is a Canadian actor and musician. He played the voice of Sleazy, Mok's sidekick, in 1983's Rock & Rule, and additional voices for the The Care Bears Movie in 1985. His son is singer Liam Titcomb...

, and Richard Patterson.