DAVID CROSBY R.I.P. 1941 - 2023

DAVID CROSBY, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who helped shape the sound of Sixties rock and beyond, died today at the age of 81. A source close to Crosby confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone(see below) , but did not disclose a cause.

A difficult iconoclastic figure but with a self knowledge and understanding surpassing his difficulties. His talent outshone his difficulties.

Author composer and singer songwriter in the Hall of Fame twice for both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

Author composer and singer of one of my favourite albums of all time in If Only I Could Remember My Name. 

We will not see his like again

Let your Freak Flag Fly you ornery old cuss! 💜

David Crosby, the singer, songwriter and guitarist who helped shape the sound of Sixties rock and beyond, died on January 19 at the age of 81. A source close to Crosby confirmed the musician’s death to Rolling Stone, but did not disclose a cause.[It had been reported that he was ill for a while.]

Crosby was a founding member of the Byrds, playing guitar and contributing harmony vocals to many of their most enduring songs, including “Eight Miles High,” “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” and “Turn! Turn! Turn!” Shortly after being forced out of the group due to personality conflicts with frontman Roger McGuinn, he formed the supergroup Crosby, Stills, and Nash with Buffalo Springfield’s Stephen Stills and Graham Nash of the Hollies. The trio – which became a quartet in 1969 when Neil Young joined their ranks – played a major role in the development of folk-rock, country-rock and the emergent “California sound” that dominated rock radio throughout the mid-Seventies. Croz wrote many of their most beloved tunes, including “Almost Cut My Hair,” “Long Time Gone” and “Deja Vu.”

“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.”

“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.” 

- rollingstone.com

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happier days . . . . . . . 

The Byrds - San Francisco 1978 - Big O The Reunion Concert

With David Crosby
Track 10. Mr Tambourine Man 6:45
Track 11. You Ain’t Going Nowhere 4:17
Track 12. Turn! Turn! Turn! 2:51
Track 13. Knocking On Heaven’s Door 5:26
Track 14. Bye Bye Baby 3:47
Track 15. So You Want To Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star 3:17
Track 16. Eight Miles High 4:25
Track 17. Feel A Whole Lot Better 3:19
67 mins

CSNY 1970 - Big O

 

Notorious Byrd Brothers (Re-Imagined) - Albums that Never Were - classic reimagining

featuring David Crosby

(reimagining by soniclovenoize)

Side A:

1.  Old John Robertson

2.  Triad

3.  Dolphin’s Smile

4.  Change is Now

5.  Draft Morning

6.  Universal Mind Decoder

Side B:

7.  Lady Friend

8.  Don’t Make Waves

9.  Tribal Gathering

10.  Goin’ Back

11.  Space Odyssey 

As ever the notes for these projects from Sonic are as interesting as the music is great . . . . . . . 

David at Big Sur Festival 1969

Night Croz . . . . .