Farewell David Crosby

David Crosby, the musical genius behind The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash (and sometimes Young!) has died at age 81. He was sick for some time but an official cause of death has not been released. In addition to being a brilliant songwriter and activist, he was also a really funny follow on Twitter and I will miss him all around.

I think "Ohio" remains one of the most important rock songs of all time. "Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming..."

The New York Times takes a look at some important Crosby songs:

David Crosby, who died on Wednesday, created music that helped define an era and stretched across generations. Listen to six decades of tracks that tell the story of his career. https://t.co/ew8BuIPVXB

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 20, 2023

I heard the place is overrated….cloudy https://t.co/Bpl7pM9k7s

— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) January 18, 2023

Comments

[Mike]

Meh ...

[Him]

His place in the musical firmament is secured, in spite of him being a cranky grouch who managed to alienate almost everyone who was ever close to him. Come to think of it, seems like CSN(Y) attracted angry coots-- not the non-duck bird, mind you--who didn't play nice with people. Which is funny, considering their smooth (and truly amazing) vocal stylings!

And Melissa Etheridge owes (and gave) him a two-fold dollop of thanks for her children.

People are complex. And then they die. RIP Crosby. You were a musical gift; otherwise, like Mike said, "meh."