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    Another icon gone - David Crosby passed away

    David Crosby’s contributions to the 1960’s and 70’s music scene and his run-ins with authority made him a legend.
    As a member of the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and CSN his songwriting and vocal range, especially when teamed with Graham Nash, reached a level of harmony un-paralleled in rock music.
    Always controversial, he used the musical platform to point out the dark side of big government, including conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination, governmental corruption, gun control and CIA drug trafficking, ironically being convicted on both gun and drug charges.
    Whatever your opinion of his beliefs and lifestyle, his singing and songwriting were extraordinary.

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    Do you suppose he is doing some backpedaling" today, at the Pearly gates?

    David Crosby tweeted that heaven is 'overrated,' 'cloudy' a day before his death
    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...wxxzPuDnlWsHaw
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    Fine musician and song writer.
    Also a drug addict...seems to be a common problem with wealthy and or famous people.

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    Agreed, His singing was unparalleled. I am amazed he lived as long as he did given his drug use for all those years. I saw him at Woodstock and several times after that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 375supermag View Post
    Fine musician and song writer.
    Also a drug addict...seems to be a common problem with wealthy and or famous people.
    What I found interesting was He lived to be 81 yrs old. Now I'm not sure to what extent his "addictions" were? But usually that takes a toll on your health, and living that long is a great exception.
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    opps, Rick beat me to it.
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    Given his political bent, kinda hard to grieve his death. CCR was more my liking in music back in the day. I could say "God rest his soul", but that's a real stretch.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rickf1985 View Post
    Agreed, His singing was unparalleled. I am amazed he lived as long as he did given his drug use for all those years. I saw him at Woodstock and several times after that.
    His musical abilities were overshadowed by a hedonistic lifestyle. Perhaps his longevity resulted from adhering to the “better living through chemistry” plan so prevalent at the time.

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    Yes his vocal ability was simply god given, He was part of the movement of the 60s, I for one did more than my fair share of the red bud. You had to be there. There was a time when a VW bus had a bumper sticker that said, If in need help, do not call a cop, Call a hippy! LOL Will never go back there.
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    They were relevant in their time despite their advocation for Communism , never saw them as anything but Commies and more popular now than ever.

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    Randy, Swipe my sig and watch the vid And you will know were I am at. We are not all commies, lost a bunch of family. And I think they where about Communes.
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    Saw CSN live at a Jacques Cousteau thing as a kid. David Lindley guested on violin (and a ton of other instruments, as I recall) and said "right, turn the amplifier up, I want to burn the enamel off their teeth." I seem to recall it felt like my hair (long, and ocean-bleached at the time) was blown back.

    Incredible voice. Mess personally, surprised he lived as long, pissed off a lot of people including seemingly everyone he played with (like Graham Nash). Seems he found some calm in later years. I don't know there will ever be a more natural harmonizing trio ever again.

    Grew up on them, and Stephen Stills' music. Huge fan of Stills' voice and acoustic guitar.
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    Randy, Swipe my sig and watch the vid And you will know were I am at. We are not all commies, lost a bunch of family. And I think they where about Communes.

    And Communism, wise up.

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    So, with Crosby gone, do you think Ted Nugent will finally get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

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    i would rather Praise the Lord then any of these musical druggies. Yes their music is good, but all else about them stinks of a socialist/communist state selling, "hate America" while they became rich. I see hem as the beginning of destruction to what America has become, and only God can save it now, not our elected officials who are, or become, just like Crosby.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Randy Bohannon View Post
    They were relevant in their time despite their advocation for Communism , never saw them as anything but Commies and more popular now than ever.
    I don’t recall CSN or Crosby advocating communism, in fact Crosby was a pretty ardent 2A guy. Anti-war yes and as that turned out, they were right. Never heard them go on about overthrowing either. Crosby himself was certain the CIA killed JFK. still a lot of holes in the government narrative on that one. In short compared to their contemporaries they were pretty tame.

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    I don't reckon that anyone here is qualified to pass final judgment on David Crosby or anyone else. Many of us lived a lot of different lifestyles for these last sixty years or so, and some of us were lucky to live to tell of it. Only thing I know about Crosby, is that he made prettier music than most.

    I don't know where he stood with the Lord on his last day, but it wouldn't hurt my feelings if I get to hear him playing in that heavenly band when I get there. jd
    It seems that people who do almost nothing, often complain loudly when it's time to do it.

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    Just listened to lyrics from the Southern Cross for the first time.Ya right!
    A little bit of Buffalo Springfield didn't hurt either.

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