The Heart-Wrenching Death Of David Crosby

Publish date: 2024-05-09

Though David Crosby would break through in music as a member of groups like The Byrds and CSNY, he began his career as a solo artist singing and performing at iconic L.A. venues like the Troubadour. The first record he released with The Byrds, "Mr. Tambourine Man," came out in 1965 (via AllMusic). By 1967, The Byrds' lineup changed and Crosby's songwriting became the focus of the band. That same year, in the midst of recording their record "The Notorious Byrd Brothers," tensions boiled over and Crosby was kicked out. With the end of one project though, Crosby found himself at work with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash of CSNY, then just CSN (per AllMusic). Neil Young joined the group later.

The first CSN record, self-titled "Crosby, Stills & Nash" came out in 1969 (via AllMusic). Soon enough, Crosby was back to work as a solo artist. His debut solo record "If Only I Could Remember My Name" came out in 1971. In 2016, tensions between Crosby and  Graham Nash finally became too much after decades of releasing music and performing together. At that time, Nash told Billboard Magazine (via Daily Mail), "There will never be another Crosby, Stills & Nash record or show. Right now, I don't want anything to do with Crosby at all. It's just that simple. I was letting Crosby be who he is. I let people play their hand in front of me, and I let him do it and then I make a decision."

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