David Crosby : If I Could Only Remember My Name

 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

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).

Crosby suffered from

 type 2 diabetes

Crosby died in 

Santa Ynez, California, 

on

 January 18, 2023, 

at the age of 81.

 Believing he was

 "probably going to die fairly soon", 

Crosby had planned

 his funeral 

at least three years prior

 to his death.

 It was to be held

 at his horse ranch

 in Santa Ynez,

 in the hope that

 he would be reconciled 

with his

 former Byrds

 and 

CSN bandmates

 so that they would attend.

 A statement from

 his family said

 that he died

 "after a long illness".

 However, 

friends and colleagues 

described his death as

 "sudden",

 saying that Crosby

 had remained active 

until the day of his death, 

working on plans

 for a tour

 and a new album. 

Rumors circulated that

 his death was due to

 complications from 

COVID-19 

 and on 

January 23, 

Stephen Stills

 ex-wife

 Véronique Sanson

 appeared on

 French television 

and stated that 

Crosby had died

 in his sleep

 from complications

 from the virus. "

He was on his fifth day, 

went to take a nap, 

and never woke up again." 

Her son 

Chris Stills 

was due to

 undertake a tour

 with Crosby

 in February.

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