bitflipper Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Tbh, I'm surprised he made it to 81 given his history of over-the-top drug and alcohol use. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleo Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 From his early days singing with the Byrds to CS&N and beyond we got some of the most beautiful songs ever written--Guinnevere, Wooden Ships, Yvette In English (co-written with Joni Michell), and all the wonderful collaborations on Here if You Listen, just a few that I've been listening to lately. We're really going to miss you Croz... peace brother. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 1 hour ago, bitflipper said: I'm surprised he made it to 81 Yep! RIP David... t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 He has returned to stardust... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfssongs Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 This is the man I would credit for my interest in music from the beginning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfssongs Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 To me the greatest song writer ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 ? I think this was his best song. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Saw CS&N about 10 years ago in San Diego (Humphrey's outdoor venue). C&N were fabulous but S could not sing a note on key the whole night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 RIP David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfssongs Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 38 minutes ago, Bapu said: Saw CS&N about 10 years ago in San Diego (Humphrey's outdoor venue). C&N were fabulous but S could not sing a note on key the whole night. Saw David Crosby just before the Pandemic. It was David with his own band. It was great but somehow I knew it would be the last time. CSN was kind of variable - when they got it, it was very good. Sometimes it was magic, But song to song you never knew. I saw them do an acoustic gig once - it was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 I've always been a big fan of vocal harmony, and was bonkers over The Byrds back in the day. It was years before I realized that was all Crosby and his knack for finding the best interweaving harmonies. Tambourine Man sounds huge, but listen closely and it's just McGuinn and Crosby. One of the few people in his class in that regard was Graham Nash, so naturally they made a great team. Even when backing Neil Young, who couldn't nail a harmony to save his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I remember an interview with him from decades ago when he said he had to get into music to get girls, because he looked "like a pear with a Brillo pad on top". He was a cool guy and wrote the ultimate anti-establishment song "Almost Cut My Hair" (see above). My brother Mike and I played and sang many Byrds and CSNY songs back then. Loved the harmonies. 4 Way Street was a favorite album. RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackson white Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 5 hours ago, bitflipper said: that was all Crosby and his knack for finding the best interweaving harmonies. this^, and this v Quote ... Crosby also absorbed the music of the Everly Brothers, which taught him how to layer harmonies into diaphanous patterns. ... (and) brought jazz influences to both groups, in the process broadening the possibilities of vocally driven folk-rock. ... 5 hours ago, bitflipper said: Tambourine Man sounds huge, but listen closely and it's just McGuinn and Crosby. Gene Clark might be in on that one, but that's the tough part about picking out who's who in an organic blend of tight harmonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 And another one exits the stage. RIP and thanks for the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 Listen to Crosby's harmony part in this cover of Blackbird. He was a master of finding the harmonic hole and dropping into it. An inspiration to me, as that's the role I usual fill in my band; I give the others the obvious parts that are easy to remember, and then assign myself all the in-between notes they're not singing. George Harrison was another underrated harmony singer who often sang the most difficult part when they did 3-part harmony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Screed Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 57 minutes ago, bitflipper said: George Harrison was another underrated harmony singer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark skinner Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) When Jeff Beck passed , my wife asked me if I thought Keith Richards might be next. I said I didn't know , but I would be devastated when David Crosby laid his body down.. By far my favorite of all the harmony geniuses. RIP .. Edited January 24, 2023 by mark skinner 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 A psychic channeler looked into the future and apparently saw a notice saying 'ol Keef passes in the year 4025... But then she saw another that said most people thought it was fake... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitflipper Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 I remember as a child reading in the newspaper about a guy who was 120 years old. He was a civil war veteran. When asked his secret to longevity, he said he ate a bag of peanuts every day of his life. Well, I love peanuts, so there ya go. I pretty much each peanuts daily myself. Of course, it just makes sense to learn from those who've manage to live so long. That's why I've been on both the Keith Richards and/or the David Crosby regimens for so much of my life. It's not an easy plan. For one thing, I have yet to bed a famous folk singer, and the probability that I ever will is now vanishingly low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfssongs Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 One older man was asked what his secret to longevity was. He said: I have a bowel movement every morning at 7:00........ Then I get out of bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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