David Crosby is one of the leaders of a musical revolution inspired both by British invasion bands of the 6os and the music of the American folk and blues minstrels. Alongside fellow singer-songwriters Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, they melded their influences into a new kind of electroacoustic folk-rock, using open tunings and introspective lyrics, often layered up with glorious vocal harmonies.
Crosby was at the heart of The Byrds and several iterations of the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young brand and has, until recently, continued to work with various members. This has included recording, gigging and doing sessions with Nash, as on David Gilmour’s solo album On An Island, plus legendary Royal Albert Hall appearance Remember That Night (captured on the DVD). Crosby and Nash also sang on John Mayer’s Born And Raised, and on tracks by Elton John, James Taylor and many others.