David Crosby, The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Founder, Dies at 81
Posted by Jim on January 19, 2023
Crosby has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, for his work in The Byrds and in Crosby, Stills & Nash.
BY KATIE ATKINSON, BILLBOARDPlus Icon
David Crosby, the singer/songwriter and guitarist behind The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, has died at 81, sources close to Crosby have confirmed with Billboard.
Crosby was a founding member of The Byrds, who earned two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 songs in 1965 with “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)” and a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.”
In 1968, he formed Crosby, Stills & Nash alongside Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. Their self-titled debut album spawned two top 40 Hot 100 hits — “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” (No. 21) and “Marrakesh Express” (No. 28) — and the trio won the Grammy for best new artist in 1969. Neil Young was an informal fourth member for occasional live performances, when the group would go by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. The core trio stayed active through 2016.