Young neither wrote it nor was the first to record it.
That said, Young had more to offer than that song.
His voice, sweet and silky but occasionally tough, was unique among his peers.
Jesse Colin Young in 1978: The singer of the Youngbloods went on to launch Raccoon Records — home to all manner of odd musical releases.Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images
He even wandered into yacht-rock territory never mind that handlebar mustache.
The Youngbloods took full advantage of that freedom.
But that was just the beginning of Raccoon Records wild ride.
Levinger put out an album of his own,Mid-Mountain Ranch,billed as Banana and the Bunch.
Raccoon signed a bluegrass band, High Country.
