Saturday, January 21, 2023

David Crosby: August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023

 

Few figures in 20th century American music had as pervasive an influence as David Crosby. As a founding member of the Byrds, he shaped the ringing sound of 1960s folk-rock and pioneered trippy psychedelia, yet his greatest fame came as part of Crosby, Stills & Nash, a supergroup he

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formed with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash
that helped usher in the mature, reflective '70s. Sometimes joined by Neil Young, Crosby, Stills & Nash were wildly successful but volatile, so the members cycled through solo projects and other line-up permutations during their salad days in the '70s. Crosby released only one album during this period, the bruised 1971 LP If I Could Remember My Name, then paired with Nash for a few records while CSN were on hiatus.
                                      


David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, guitarist,
THE  BYRDS

and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They had their first number-one hit in April 1965 with a cover of "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan. Crosby appeared on the Byrds' first five albums and produced the original lineup's 1973 reunion album. 

                    


He subsequently formed Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1968 with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. After the release of their debut album, CSN won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969. Neil Young

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joined the group for live appearances, their second concert being Woodstock, before recording their second album Déjà Vu. Meant to be a group that could collaborate freely, Crosby and Nash recorded three gold albums in the 1970s, while the core trio of CSN remained active from 1976 until 2016. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY) reunions took place in each decade from the 1970s through the 2000s.
                                    

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Personal problems plagued Crosby through the '80s, an era that culminated in a sentence in a Texas prison in 1985, but he rebounded with Oh Yes I Can, the solo album he released 18 years after his solo
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debut. It took him another 20 years after the release of 1993's Thousand Roads before he started his solo career in earnest with 2014's Croz. Over the next decade, he worked steadily -- between 2016 and 2018 he released an album every year -- as he explored an elegant, jazzy folk-rock inspired by Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, and Snarky Puppy, a combination showcased on the smooth 2021 set For Free.
                         

Crosby was born in Los Angeles on August 14, 1941, the son of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby. He dropped out of drama school to pursue a career in music, touring the

folk club circuit and recording as a member of the Les Baxter Balladeers. Under the auspices of producer Jim Dickson, Crosby cut his first solo session in late 1963; early the following year he formed the Jet Set with Jim McGuinn and Gene Clark, and with the additions of bassist Chris Hillman and drummer Michael Clarke, the group was rechristened the Byrds.
                                          
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Although McGuinn chiefly pioneered the Byrds' trademark 12-string guitar sound, Crosby was the

architect of their shimmering harmonies; his interest in jazz and Indian music also influenced their subsequent excursions into psychedelia. However, creative differences plagued the group throughout its career, and in 1967 Crosby -- reportedly rankled by his bandmates' refusal to release his ménage à trois opus "Triad" -- left the Byrds in the wake of their appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival.

DAVID CROSBY - IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME 1971

 
              



David Crosby – If I Could Only Remember My Name....
Label: Atlantic – R2 73204, Rhino Records  – R2 73204
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Deluxe Edition
Country: US
Released: Nov 6, 2006
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                                        


01. Music Is Love
Composed By – David Crosby, Graham Nash, Neil Young
Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Henry Lewy
02. Cowboy Movie
Composed By – David Crosby
03. Tamalpais High (At About 3)
Composed By – David Crosby
04. Laughing
Composed By – David Crosby
05. What Are Their Names
Composed By – David Crosby
06. Traction In The Rain
Composed By – David Crosby
07. Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)
Composed By – David Crosby
08. Orleans
Arranged By [Arrangement] – David Crosby
Written-By – Traditional
09. I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here
Composed By – David Crosby

BONUS TRACK 
      
    
10. Kids And Dogs
Composed By – David Crosby

MP3 @ 320 Size: 105 MB
Flac  Size: 301 MB

GRAHAM NASH & DAVID CROSBY - GRAHAM NASH DAVID CROSBY 1972

 
                         


          

Graham Nash David Crosby – Graham Nash David Crosby
Label:Atlantic – 8122 79925 3
Format:    CD, Album, Reissue, Optimal media GmbH Pressing
Country: ?   
Released: 1972  
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk Rock, Country Rock

TRACKS

                                



01. Southbound Train   3:54
Acoustic Guitar – David Crosby
Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Written-By – Graham Nash
Bass – Chris Ethridge
Drums – Johny Barbata
Steel Guitar – Jerry Garcia
02. Whole Cloth   4:35
Bass – Leland Sklar
Drums – Russell Kunkel
Electric Guitar, Written-By – David Crosby
Electric Piano – Craig Doerge
Lead Guitar – Danny Kootch
Piano – Graham Nash
03. Blacknotes   0:58
Piano, Written-By – Graham Nash
04. Strangers Room   2:28
Bass – Leland Sklar
Drums – Russell Kunkel
French Horn – Arthur Maebe, David Duke, George Price
Lead Guitar – Danny Kootch
Organ – Craig Doerge
Piano, Harmonica, Written-By – Graham Nash
05. Where Will I Be?   3:22
Acoustic Guitar, Written-By – David Crosby
Bass – Leland Sklar
Electric Piano – Craig Doerge
Flute – Dana Africa
06. Page 43   2:56
Bass – Leland Sklar
Drums – Russell Kunkel
Electric Guitar, Written-By – David Crosby
Lead Guitar – Danny Kootch
Piano – Craig Doerge
07. Frozen Smiles   2:17
Bass – Leland Sklar
Drums – Russell Kunkel
Electric Guitar – David Crosby
Electric Piano – Craig Doerge
Lead Guitar – Danny Kootch
Piano, Harmonica, Written-By – Graham Nash
08. Games   4:02
Bass – Leland Sklar
Drums – Russell Kunkel
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Written-By – David Crosby
Lead Guitar – Danny Kootch
Piano – Craig Doerge
09. Girl To Be On My Mind   3:27
Bass – Leland Sklar
Drums – Russell Kunkel
Electric Guitar – David Crosby
Lead Guitar – Danny Kootch
Organ, Written-By – Graham Nash
Piano – Craig Doerge
10. The Wall Song   4:37
Bass – Phil Lesh
Drums – Billy Kreutzman
Electric Guitar, Written-By – David Crosby
Lead Guitar – Jerry Garcia
Piano, Organ – Graham Nash
11. Immigration Man   3:02
Bass – Greg Reeves
Drums – Johny Barbata
Electric Guitar – David Crosby
Lead Guitar – Dave Mason
Piano, Written-By – Graham Nash

MP3 @ 320 Size: 81 MB  (Track No 3 Has a problem)
Flac  Size: 312 MB

7 comments:

  1. Kostas you are just amazing. I would done the site while the choices were no different. I'm not interested in or familiar with the rest of Crosby's stuff. I don't need to know either. The If i could...is one of the best West Coast lps ever. No wonder half of the West Coast is involved. I already knew some solo records by others member of the Crosby, Still...band at the time. But this one surpassed them all. 1970-1973 was an overall strong working relatioship for the West Coast family, supporting each other on solo project. This has produced a series of outstanding lps which, for me, is one of the most beautiful things there is in music. Just think of Paul Kantner Blows against the Empire or the album Kantner, Slick, Freiberg - Baron Talboth ( by the way the essence of West Coast, fantastically beautiful) and many others. The Crosby/ Nash lp allost the same. Beautiful and featuring many again from the West Coast. Although i prefer the Crosby tracks to the Nash.
    By the way you made the page perfect again and very very nice.

    I myself once saw D. Crosby live with Graham Nash in September 1975 at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara California. The Santa Barbara Bowl was set in a park 2 miles from the Pacific where two bands performed every 14 days. It was a fantastically beautiful facility under the open sky where only a few hundred people could find space. By far the most beautiful concert place i've ever seen. Just unbelievable. I also saw a lot of concerts there around 1975. Jefferson Starship, Kingfish, Beau Brummels, Jackson Brown, L. A. Express( unfortunately without Joni Mitchell), Fairport Convention, Van Morrison etc....

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    1. Good morning my friend. Thank you for your comment

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    2. Josef it's always a pleasure for me reading your comments.

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  2. The only thing that's a shame ( i have it) is that If I Could...wasn't included in the 2 cd version with all the outtakes.

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  3. The Santa Barbara Bowl isn't what it used to be eithers. Greatly changed and expanded. Where there used to be room for a few hundred people, there are now 4.500 seats. According to research. My god how ugly everything got.

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  4. No reaction ( and the death of David Crosby at that). Either they were speechless because the music is so good or everyone already knew them.

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