Biography
Though David Crosby’s gossamer harmonies helped define the take-it-easy era of Laurel Canyon singer-songwriters, his seemingly gentle tunes also grappled with massive cultural upheaval and his own personal traumas. The Los Angeles native, who died in January 2023 at the age of 81, started shaping the early-’60s folk-rock hits of The Byrds with his chiming (and endlessly copied) guitar melodies, and he helped push the band toward its psychedelic i...Read more