David Crosby

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 19 Jan 2023 2:10 pm

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/dav ... 235495467/

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 19 Jan 2023 2:19 pm

Another piece of my youth gone. When Dylan goes, I'm really going to lose it.

Brooks Montgomery · Post by **Brooks Montgomery** » 19 Jan 2023 2:39 pm

Man. The Grim Reaper has gone from swinging a scythe to driving an International Harvester Combine. So many of my musical icons and heroes are going, going, gone. Every couple days it seems.
R. I. P. Mr. Crosby

Mike Holder · Post by **Mike Holder** » 19 Jan 2023 3:34 pm

Deja Vu!

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 19 Jan 2023 7:08 pm

Like a lot of folks here I grew up on The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash (& Young), so sad news.

From the steel guitar angle, the recording that Jerry Garcia usually cited as his favorite of all the sessions he did back then was this track from Crosby's solo album from the same era as "Teach Your Children."
Might be my favorite Garcia steel too, "Laughing."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hug_ovo ... dio=1&t=2s

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 19 Jan 2023 7:13 pm

A sad day. I had the opportunity to meet Croz several years ago when he and Nash were touring together (and still talking to each other) and Dean Parks was touring with them on guitar (and maybe a little steel too). He seemed very interested in the idea that I was playing jazz on PSG so I followed up by sending him a copy of my album, through Dean. He was very friendly (as was Graham). The Byrds, CSN & CSNY were all huge in my musical evolution. Not only Teach Your Children but so many other legendary songs. He had a rough life (a good portion self-afflicted) but he definitely made a large mark on the music world and the culture of his times and that mark will be felt for a very long time. RIP, Croz. You did well.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 19 Jan 2023 8:47 pm

It is indeed very hard coming here to Gone Home. I hardly know anybody - certainly not musician friends, colleagues, and acquaintances - who wasn't affected by the music of the Byrds, CSN/CSNY, their offshoots, and all of the members individually and collectively.

The thing is - the music holds up to this day. It sounds as fresh and timeless now as it did then. And I think it will for a long time to come.

RIP David.

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 20 Jan 2023 2:33 am

RIP David thx for the music.

Daniel Dickie · Post by **Daniel Dickie** » 20 Jan 2023 3:16 am

RIP David and thanks for the music.
Saw him at Bluesfest about 12 years ago and theyl put on a good show.
Surprised to hear of his passing

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 20 Jan 2023 5:07 am

I never owned a single Crosby or CSN record but they were in the ether when I was growing up and their harmonies are indelible and perfect. Crosby's pioneering use of open tunings (along with Joni Mitchell) were highly influential on many people. He had a turbulent life but the music was always pure and beautiful.

From an arranging perspective, their harmonies were simple but the beauty of how they used them and the perfection of how they interwove with one another and stayed perfectly in synch are to my ear, what made CSN (and CSNY) so unique and beautiful. David Crosby was a huge reason why. His experimentation with open guitar tunings was also groundbreaking and extremely influential. Check out this isolated vocal. Stunning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZGMZ3APIc

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 20 Jan 2023 9:19 pm

CSNY holds such a special place in my memory and reminds me of time long past. Their recordings were a testament to their excellence and time has not diminished that one bit. Such excellent songcraft and stunning, intricate harmonies, which David Crosby was a major part of. NO ONE could sing the harmonies he did. I was a little young when they first appeared, but I was a 2nd generation fan of theirs and was elated when they released new music in 1977 in the form of CSN.

I will miss him.

Fred Treece · Post by **Fred Treece** » 21 Jan 2023 12:02 am

Andy Volk wrote:Check out this isolated vocal. Stunning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxZGMZ3APIc

There’s really no better word for it. Thanks for finding that and posting, Andy.

I believe he questioned everything about the world he was born into, managing to put some of his observations into song lyrics, and always with a voice that seemed free and effortlessly expressive. It was a gift for us, having his music in this life.

John Larson · Post by **John Larson** » 21 Jan 2023 1:12 am

There are few times when the vocal harmony on a song gave me chills on first listening "Carry On" on CSNY's Deja Vu is one of those times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh67x9iDCjg
Let's not forget his inventive rhythm guitar work under McGuinn's Coltrane-esque 12 string leads on The Byrds' "Eight Miles High."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxyOhFBoxSY