Posted on 01/19/2023 2:29:38 PM PST by chuck allen
David Crosby, the singer, songwriter and guitarist and member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, has died.
His wife, Jan Dance, told Variety Thursday, "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away. He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django. Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us."
She continues, "His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music. Peace, love, and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him dearly. At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers.”
Born in Los Angeles, David founded the band The Byrds in 1964, finding their first number one hit ... only a year later thanks to a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man."
It was in 1968 when Crosby formed Crosby, Stills & Nash with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. The group won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1969.
Over the years, members of the group were able to collab with other artists freely -- and did so with the likes of Neil Young at Woodstock.
Crosby was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as both a member of The Byrds and for his efforts with Crosby, Stills and Nash.
Post of the day !!!
My favorite as well.
CC
Not true. If you have the $$$, the Canadian healthcare system is just peachy. It’s the proles who have the problems.
CC
Lol awesome post
Agreed. I looked up the songs he wrote trying to figure out why everyone thought he was so great.
Thank you!
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Thank you!
True? LOL! Quite an anecdote.
What is this filth thou speakest ?
Many thanks for posting the link, a truly fine live performance of an incredible song. Cheers!
Without a doubt the crown prince of the whole Woodstock era
He loved it and wrote lyrics describing that
Long Time Gone was quite the anthem describing the whole counter culture I grew up with and we all knew he was speaking to us
A difficult fellow to begin with like so many creative folks are but even worse
His life always seemed to me to have spiraled after his longtime paramour Christine Hinton was killed in 1969 shortly after Woodstock
Talented but very flawed RIP
I related to him once no question of that but I grew beyond that yet he struggled with the passing of his era
An era he figured in as I said arguably the crown prince of buckskin fringe and long hair with his unusual voice
His solo album if only I could remember my name is worthy
Picked that up in “Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon” by David McGowan.
Agree that Long Time Gone defined the era as well or better as any other number. Crosby seemed stuck there like so many others, and as time marched on he increasingly had trouble dealing with reality. Tortured soul.
I can’t recall hearing his solo album. Will check it out.
Crosby said that this is the first good song that he ever wrote, back when he was in the Byrds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Uh8933Jvs
My immediate thought. I just watched a biography on Stills and he literally wrote all the good stuff. The other guys just came along for the ride.
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