Susan Acevedo was Neil Young’s first wife and mother of Zeke Young.

Susan Acevedo was an important companion for Neil Young and his rise to fame. She had a young daughter named Tia which she looked after.

December 1, 1968, Neil Young married Susan Acevedo at his redwood property overlooking the canyon.

Sadly, their relationship broke down as a result of Neil being constantly on tour or busy with rehearsals and recording. The pair legally parted in 1970.

“Susan was my friend. She was cool. A real ball of fire. I think we loved each other. A great, great lady – very strong. My life is better for having known her… turned me on to Devo. Into Bowie way early”, Neil once said.

“Susan introduced me to people who were artists – George Herms, Wallace Berman – those guys were friends of my wife. She really loved them, she knew all about them. Susan Acevedo introduced me to the concept of art

Young later married Pegi and together they had two other children – Ben Young and Amber Jean Young.

Pegi was an activist, philanthropist, and musicia. She passed away at the age of 66, after a year-long battle with breast cancer.