David Crosby obituary

David Crosby obituary

[ad_1] David Crosby, who has died aged 81, was a premier-league rock’n’roll star twice. In the mid-1960s he was a founder member of the Byrds, the Los Angeles band often credited with inventing the genre “folk-rock”. This was defined by their shimmering recording of Bob Dylan’s Mr Tambourine Man, its distinctive harmonies and chiming 12-string … Read more

David Crosby: a maddening musical genius who thrived through the chaos | Alexis Petridis

David Crosby: a maddening musical genius who thrived through the chaos | Alexis Petridis

[ad_1] By all accounts, including his own, David Crosby could be a tricky and difficult character. His career was regularly punctuated by angry arguments, bitter fallings-out, sackings, general discord. Joni Mitchell once waspishly suggested he was “a human-hater”. His former bandmate Roger McGuinn described his behaviour while a member of the Byrds as that of … Read more