Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Garden party Oct 30, 2009
" The two took their biggest risk by mounting Roy Orbison's famous "Pretty Woman," but they nailed it with terrific harmonies and even the same growl. Other harmonies that blossomed in the Garden Thursday belonged to the still stellar voices of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel and the three-way vocal mash of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. On the pretty-scale, hometown icons S&G owned this show. Their version of "Sounds of Silence'' and "The Boxer" gave you goosebumps ... During... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Classic artists rock an epic Rock Hall show Oct 30, 2009
They are stardust: Graham Nash, left, and David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash perform at Madison Square Garden ... Graham Nash showed off his gorgeous tenor on Marrakech Express while David Crosby let his freak flag (now long and white) fly on Almost Cut My Hair, which tripped and soared for five-plus minutes. (USA Today -- Life)
Byrds founder Roger McGuinn schedules Oct. 29 Hillsboro show Oct 24, 2009
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Martin Guitars: 175 years of sound Oct 7, 2009
Among the artists who have chosen Martin Guitars as their "tool" are Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, David Crosby and John Mayer. Country music icons Hank Williams and Johnny Cash also were Martin men. (CNN -- US)
Traditional Ho-Chunk Games to be held at the Encounter Center Sep 18, 2009
About Roger McGuinn: Jim McGuinn, later known as Roger, was already a veteran of the New York and Los Angeles music scene when he co-founded the group that would become the Byrds with Gene Clark and David Crosby in 1964. Prior to forming the Byrds, Roger toured and performed folk music with the Limeliters, Chad Mitchell Trio and Bobby Darin as a guitarist and banjo player. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Crosby, Stills and Nash Still rockin after all these years Sep 17, 2009
The music of David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash is a cornerstone of rock n roll. This trio of legendary singer-songwriters has been actively collaborating since 1969, when they first harmonized in either Joni Mitchell s living room or Mama Cass Elliot s dining room, depending on which member you ask (Crosby and Nash ascribe to the former, Stills is adamant about the latter). (Desert Entertainer, CA)
A life unlikely enough to make you smile Sep 9, 2009
The star turn at Big Sound, an international music industry convention in Brisbane this week, was a child actor and then prodigy who scored music for Disney films; a collaborator in one of the most famous unreleased albums of all time; the discoverer or producer of first albums from some of the great talents of the past 40 years; a prized musician who knocked back a chance to replace David Crosby in the Byrds; a prescient backer of early music videos; and an inveterate if hard-to-fault name... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Secrets Behind Woodstock Aug 30, 2009
She captured the feeling and importance of the Woodstock festival better than anyone who d been there, reflected David Crosby. Joni wrote the song in a Manhattan hotel room, while watching the events unfold on her television. (Fox News)
CSN looks back on 'Demos' as it forges forward Aug 21, 2009
The single-disc release features the demo versions of 12 songs David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Nash later recorded for the trio's 1969 self-titled debut, the 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash debut, "Dj vu," and for various solo and duo releases of the early '70s ... David Crosby, left, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash of Crosby, Stills mark 40 years since the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, N.Y. (Gannett). (Florida Today)
Read about it Aug 15, 2009
David Crosby described the gathering as an encampment of the Macedonian army on the hills of Greece. Only Crosby, in his glorious stoner imagination, could have evoked such a comparison. (The Age, Australia)
Woodstock's 40th Draws Geezers, Maybe Sex and Drugs TooHendrix and Joplin are dead, but spirit of Woodstock lives on in aging rockers. Aug 14, 2009
David Crosby, 68, had aand former band mates Neil Young and Stephen Stills, 64, have survived brain and prostate cancer, respectively. Today, concert goers will not roll around in the mud hoping a neighbor will pass around a bowl of brown rice. (ABC News)
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 9-15 Aug 6, 2009
Singer David Crosby is 68. Country singer Connie Smith is 68. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Review: Two books about Woodstock bring readers back to Yasgur’s farm Aug 2, 2009
He relies on about 110 sources some living (David Crosby, Paul Kantner) and others dead (Jerry Garcia, Abbie Hoffman) to take readers back to Yasgur s farm in Bethel when the s - hit the fan (or, in some cases, when the fans hit the s - ). Fornatale s belief is that you didn t have to be at Woodstock to be at Woodstock, and his mighty task here is to weave the recollections to prove that paradox. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Jefferson AirplaneBand History Jul 22, 2009
On Crown, Slick sings Triad, a song about a menage a trois written by former Byrd David Crosby ... In 1970, Kantner released a science fiction-themed solo album, Blows Against the Empire (co-credited to "Jefferson Starship," then an ad hoc group that included David Crosby, Graham Nash, and others). (Suite101.com)
The future of Neverland launches a discordant debate Jul 20, 2009
"People live here for the peace and quiet, and they don't want the city following them," says Etling, pointing to well-known residents such as David Crosby, Bo Derek and. The development debate. (USA Today -- Life)
The Dead Weather and Tinted Windows join the supergroup ranks May 22, 2009
1960s Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young: A harmonious collision of members of the Byrds (David Crosby), the Hollies (Graham Nash), and Buffalo Springfield (Stephen Stills and Neil Young) that set a gold standard for supergroups. 70s Derek and the Dominoes: This one-off project by Eric Clapton, members of the Delaney and Bonnie band, and Allman Brothers Band guitarist Duane Allman remains potent thanks to fiery axwork and unrequited love for a lady code-named "Layla.". (Boston Globe)
Roger McGuinn: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer the 'Forrest Gump of music'? May 7, 2009
He can still see a pumped David Crosby twirling around a lamp post "like Fred Astaire.". They also got some black suits with velvet collars just like their heroes the Beatles. (Dowagiac News, MI)
CS&N Issues Unreleased Demos Apr 8, 2009
The collection also includes the demo for "Long Time Gone" with just David Crosby and Stephen Stills, before Graham Nash joined the group. It also has the early version of "Love The One You're With," which Stills released as a solo artist. (KWTX.com, TX)
Crosby, Stills & Nash's Unreleased Demos Apr 3, 2009
LOS ANGELES, April 2 /PRNewswire/ -- As members of one of rock's first supergroups, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash helped define the Woodstock generation through their peerless harmonies, resonant songwriting and deep commitment to political and social causes. The trio will tour this summer in both the U.S. and Europe, with more dates to be added to the U.S. leg. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Crosby, Stills & Nash to Tour North America and Europe, June - September '09 Mar 24, 2009
The honor--which follows their 1997 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame--recognizes David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash as a threesome, and as individual solo artists ... Ever since--throughout changing times and various configurations--David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash have continued to tour and record music together, delivering songs conveying emotional truths and social activism in equal measure. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Alice Cooper's shock rock tour Feb 8, 2009
Sept. 13 Debbie Davis - Black-Eyed Sally's in Hartford, Sept. 13 Molly Hatchet - Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield, Sept. 18 Sugarland - MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort o in Ledyard, Sept. 19 Martina McBride - Dodge Music Center in Hartford, Sept. 19 Felix Cavalieres Rascals - Wolf Den Lounge at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Sept. 20 Ice Cube - Webster Theater in Hartford, Sept. 20 Tirebiter - Wolf Den Lounge at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Sept. 25 BB King - Bushnell Hall... (Middletown Press, CT)
