As the writer and lead vocalist on Buffalo Springfield's "A Child's Claim to Fame" and "Kind Woman," Richie Furay prophesied Los Angeles country-rock—and the 1959 Gibson ES-355 pictured here played a prominent role in the story. Born near Dayton, Ohio, in 1944, Furay's earliest steps into the music scene led him to New York City, where he joined Stephen Stills in a folk group. Stills would later suggest a move to Los Angeles, where Furay and Stills formed Buffalo Springfield with Neil Young. Dur