David Crosby, co-founder of legendary Crosby, Stills & Nash, has passed away. he was 81 years old.
singer’s wife Jandanceconfirmed the news of his passing in a statement to variety Thursday, January 19th.
“It is with great sadness that we lost our beloved David[Crosby]Crosby after a long illness. He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jean and son Django.” and read the statement. “Although he is no longer with us, his humanity and kind soul continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy lives on through his legendary music. David and Peace, Love and Harmony to all who knew the people he touched.I will miss him.At this time we are deeply grieving and trying to cope so with all due respect Kindly ask for privacy. Thank you for your love and prayers.”
Crosby rose to fame as a singer and guitarist with The Byrds in 1964. Gene Clark, Rogen McGuinn When Chris Hillman — Bob Dylan’s cover of “Mr. Tambourine Man” and his own “Turn! Turn around! Turn around!”
After leaving the folk-rock group in 1968, Crosby formed Crosby, Stills & Nash. Stephen Stills When Graham NashThe release of their debut album, CSN, won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1969 and the band was featured at Woodstock. Neil Young Later joined the group for live performances, the band later became Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
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Larry Marano/ShutterstockCSN recorded three gold albums over the years, and Cosby co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including “Lady Friend,” “Everybody’s Been Burned,” and “Why.” The songwriter has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, her stint on the Byrds in 1991 and her stint on CSN in 1997.
Offstage Crosby welcomed his first son, James Raymond, to ex Celia Crawford Ferguson In 1962, while James was up for adoption at the time, the musician was eventually reunited with his adult son, and the two played together on various occasions over the years.
Besides James, Crosby had three other children. Jackie Guthriedaughter Donovan, who welcomed him with his ex-girlfriend Debbie Donovan, and son Django, an artist in “In My Dreams” after tying the knot in May 1987, welcomed the 69-year-old dance. The two conceived Jango via her IVF fertility treatment after Crosby discovered that her liver was not working.
January 2000, Melissa Etheridge Crosby revealed that he was her and partner at the time Julie Cypher Sperm donor and biological father of two children, Beckett and Bailey Cypher. In May 2020, Ethridge, 61, revealed that Beckett died of a drug overdose when she was 21.
