 Young performed it with CSNY on the ABC TV show the Music Scene in 1969.Joey Gregorash covered this song in 1971 gaining a lot of airplay in Canada, and reaching #6 on the RPM Magazine charts.Guitarist Roy Buchanan recorded a cover version of "Down by the River" on his 1971 album "Buch and the Snakestretchers", and on his 1978 album "You're Not Alone".