David Crosby : David Crosby (1968)

 

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David Van Cortlandt Crosby

 (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) 

was an 

American singer,

 songwriter, 

and guitarist.

 He first found fame

 as a member of

 The Byrds, 

with whom he helped 

pioneer the genres

 of folk rock

 and psychedelia

 in the mid-1960s,

 and later as

 part of the 

supergroup 

Crosby, Stills & Nash, 

who helped 

popularize the 

California sound 

of the 1970s.

 In addition to

 his music, 

Crosby was known for

 his outspoken personality,

 politics, 

and

 personal troubles; 

he was sometimes

 depicted as

 emblematic of the

 counterculture

 of the 1960s.

After a 

short time performing

 in the folk music scene, 

Crosby co-founded

 the Byrds in 1964. 

They scored their

 first number-one hit

 in 1965 with 

a cover of 

Bob Dylan's

 "Mr. Tambourine Man". 

Crosby appeared on

 the Byrds' first 

five albums 

and the 

original lineup's 1973

 reunion album.

 In 1968, 

he formed 

Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) 

with 

Stephen Stills

 and

 Graham Nash. 

After the release of

 their debut album,

 CSN won 

the Grammy Award

 for Best New Artist

 of 1969.

 The group later 

occasionally included

 Neil Young.

 The core trio of 

CSN

 remained active 

from 1976 

until 2016, 

and the duo of 

Crosby & Nash 

also recorded 

three gold albums

 in the 1970s. 

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 

(CSNY)

 reunions were held

 in each decade

 from the 1970s 

through the 2000s.

Crosby released 

eight solo albums, 

albeit sporadically, 

over the course 

of his career.

 His solo debut was 

1971's 

If I Could Only Remember My Name. 

The last five

 of his solo albums, 

beginning with Croz

 (2014), 

came in the 

last decade of his life.

 Additionally,

 he formed a 

jazz-influenced trio 

with his son

 James Raymond 

and guitarist 

Jeff Pevar 

in CPR. 

He also appeared frequently 

on recordings by

 other artists, 

including 

Joni Mitchell, 

Jefferson Airplane,

 Jackson Browne, 

James Taylor, 

Elton John

 and

 David Gilmour.

Crosby's combined work 

with the Byrds

 and CSNY

 has sold over 

35 million albums.

 He was inducted

 into the 

Rock and Roll

 Hall of Fame twice:

 once for his work in

 the Byrds 

and again for

 his work with 

CSN. 

Five albums to which

 he contributed are

 included in

 Rolling Stone's list of 

"The 500 Greatest Albums

 of All Time", 

three with

 the Byrds

 and two with

 CSN(Y).

He was also an 

occasional actor, 

appearing as a member

 of Captain Hook's

 pirate crew in

 Hook 

(1991).

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