David Crosby 💖 (The Byrds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Crosby & Nash, Buffalo Springfield, collaborations, guest appearances - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once for his work in the Byrds and again for his work with CSN.) was born August14, 1941. He died on January 18, 2023, aged 81.

David Crosby (David Van Cortlandt Crosby) (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was one of the defining voices, songwriters, and musical personalities of American rock. As a founding member of both The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, he helped shape folk rock and brought an adventurous approach to harmony and songwriting that became unmistakably his own. ⠀ With The Byrds, Crosby participated in the transformation of folk into electric rock before joining Stephen Stills and Graham Nash in 1968. Songs including Guinnevere, Long Time Gone, Déjà Vu, and Almost Cut My Hair revealed his unusual tunings, complex harmonies, and willingness to push beyond conventional song structures. ⠀ His remarkable career also included Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the cult-classic solo album If I Could Only Remember My Name, and an extraordinary late-career creative resurgence. Today, on the anniversary of his birth, we celebrate David Crosby and his enduring place in rock history.