David Crosby, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Founder, Dies at 81

Name: David Crosby, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Founder, Dies at 81
Uploaded: 2023-01-20T03:37:00+02:00
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Description: Crosby was a founding member of The Byrds, who earned two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs in 1965 with “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.” https://youtu.be/PnstCrL1_e0 In 1968, he formed Crosby, Stills & Nash alongside Stephen Stills and

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Crosby was a founding member of The Byrds, who earned two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs in 1965 with “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.”

In 1968, he formed Crosby, Stills & Nash alongside Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. Their self-titled debut album spawned two top 40 Hot 100 hits — “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” (No. 21) and “Marrakesh Express” (No. 28) — and the trio won the Grammy for best new artist in 1969. Neil Young was an informal fourth member for occasional live performances, when the group would go by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The core trio stayed active through 2016.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, as a member of the Byrds (1991) and Crosby, Stills & Nash (1997).

In 2019, Cameron Crowe produced a documentary about the cantankerous rock icon called Remember My Name.

“It is with a deep and profound sadness that I learned that my friend David Crosby has passed,” Crosby’s former bandmate Graham Nash wrote in a statement. “I know people tend to focus on how volatile our relationship has been at times, but what has always mattered to David and me more than anything was the pure joy of the music we created together, the sound we discovered with one another, and the deep friendship we shared over all these many long years.

“David was fearless in life and in music,” he added.” He leaves behind a tremendous void as far as sheer personality and talent in this world. He spoke his mind, his heart, and his passion through his beautiful music and leaves an incredible legacy. These are the things that matter most. My heart is truly with his wife, Jan, his son, Django, and all of the people he has touched in this world.”

“I’m heartbroken to hear about David Crosby,” Brian Wilson wrote. “David was an unbelievable talent – such a great singer and songwriter. And a wonderful person. I just am at a loss for words.”

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.

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