Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby has died



Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby has died at age 81, according to his family. Crosby was a founding member of influential rock bands The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

Jan Dance, Crosby's wife, issued a statement about the passing of the music icon through Variety, "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away."

"He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django," the widow continued. "Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music."

She added of her deceased husband, "Peace, love, and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him dearly. At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers."

Crosby was born on Aug. 14, 1941, in Los Angles, California.

Crosby helped found The Byrds in 1964 along with bandmates Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke. The Byrds notched a number-one hit in 1965 with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man."

Crosby and The Byrds parted ways in 1967.

He then co-founded the folk-rock group Crosby, Stills & Nash along with fellow Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. Later, the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young added singer-songwriter Neil Young to the band.

The band won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1969.

Crosby released six solo albums — five of which made the charts.

Crosby is one of the few musicians to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He also was an influential part of five albums that were included in Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Crosby is survived by his wife Jan Dance, their son Django, son James Raymond, and two daughters from previous relationships — Erika and Donovan.

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Rock group's music returns to Spotify months after leaving to protest Joe Rogan for 'dangerous disinformation'



Folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash have returned to Spotify five months after yanking their music from the platform to protest Joe Rogan.

Music from the group — which consists of member David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills — returned to Spotify on Saturday, July 2, according to Billboard.

Additionally, the group plans to donate all proceeds from its music to COVID-19 charities for "at least a month," a source told Billboard. However, the source did not disclose which charities the group plans to benefit or how long they will protest receiving income from Spotify.

On Saturday, Crosby responded to a fan who asked why his music was back on Spotify.

"I don’t own it now and the people who do are in business to make money," Crosby explained, referring to his decision to sell his music catalog last year.

\u201cI don\u2019t own it now and the people who do are in business to make money\u201d
— David Crosby (@David Crosby) 1656785758

What is the background?

Crosby, Stills & Nash yanked their library of music from Spotify to stand in solidarity with former band member Neil Young, who became the center of a Spotify controversy in January.

Young, angry that Rogan was hosting guests on his podcast that countered the government-accepted COVID narrative, told Spotify they could either host his music on their platform or Rogan's podcast. Ultimately, Spotify chose Rogan, who boasts a regular listenership of more than 10 million people.

In February, Crosby, Stills & Nash released a joint statement saying they had requested their music be pulled, too.

We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast. While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences. Until real action is taken to show that a concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce, we don’t want our music — or the music we made together — to be on the same platform.

Young, however, remains off Spotify.