On March 31, 2005, Young was admitted to a hospital in New York for treatment for a brain aneurysm. He was treated successfully by a minimally invasive neuroradiology procedure. Prior to undergoing the procedure, he wrote and recorded an entire new album, ''Prairie Wind'', in Nashville, with session musicians that included regular Young sideman Ben Keith on lap and pedal steels. Many of the songs seem to be inspired by Young's brush with mortality.
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