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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 electro-acoustic 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.
However, always interested in new singers and writers (who are even more interested in him), he has never stopped making musically relevant and highly listenable music, both on solo albums and as collaborations with a number of contemporary artists, including Snarky Puppy’s Michael League. Crosby’s latest album is aided by his. The album also includes collaborations with Texan singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz, plus vocal additions from Doobie Brother Michael McDonald, and a long-awaited co-write with Steely Dan legend, Donald Fagen.
