Legends of Laurel Canyon

CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG    Four pre-eminent  Legends of Laurel Canyon who formed a new  supergroup from the remains of three previous supergroups. Namely:- David Crosby (the Byrds), Stephen Stills (Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash (the Hollies) with Neil Young (Buffalo Springfield) being the occasional fourth member of the Crosby, Stills & Nash line-up. CSN & Y are best-known for their close vocal harmonising with heartfelt songs about Life. Love, Happiness and the American Dream. They weren't afraid to dabble in politics either, especially with songs such as "For What It's Worth", and the later songs "Military Madness". "Shock and Awe" and "Let's Impeach the President" - that last one recorded many years before Donald J. Trump came along and upset the political applecart. Crosby, Stills & Nash also inadvertently launched the genre of "Yacht Rock" - most likely a reference to the three members of CSN lounging about on a boat on the cover of their eponymously-titled 1977 album.  

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - July 07 2023 at 00:41

John Mayall did a fine album dedicated to the Canyon (Mick Taylor on gtr!)

BrufordFreak wrote: Didn't Zappa, members of The Mamas and The Papas and The Monkees, Brian Wilson, and Jim Morrison have some connection to the Canyon (or at least a shopping store on Laurel Avenue) as well?

Haven't We Lost Enough music legends already? So Far this year, we've lost Burt Bacharach, Tim Bachman, Jeff Beck, Harry Belafonte, Bobby Caldwell, David Crosby, Gordon Lightfoot, Keith Reid, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and now Tina Turner too, to name just a few. They're all a Long Time Gone, but their eternal music is destined to Carry On and live with us forever. So Begins the Task of putting together a tribute to the Legends of Laurel Canyon with a special emphasis on the 4 Way Street of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, one of whom is no longer with us. The music of CSN & Y has seemingly been In My Life forever with their evergreen songs constantly playing on the Radio in Our House. For What It's Worth, I believe their timeless music will Carry On through the generations with classic songs that you can Teach Your Children too. Who else but David Crosby could write a song called Almost Cut My Hair and make it sound interesting, and who can forget Crosby, Stills & Nash's very first Live appearance in front of 500,000 festival goers at Woodstock, when Stephen Stills memorably said "We're scared shirtless, man!", or something like that. Joni Mitchell was meant to be there too, but she stayed at home and wrote a legendary song about Woodstock instead. Some other notable legends of the canyon worth mentioning are:- America; Buffalo Springfield; The Byrds; the Doors; the Eagles; the Mamas and the Papas; the Monkees; Jackson Browne; Ned Doheny; Jimi Hendrix; Van Dyke Parks; Linda Ronstadt; J.D. Souther; James Taylor; Brian Wilson; Townes Van Zandt; Frank Zappa, photographer Henry Diltz and many more, including new kid in town: Jonathan Wilson.  Before I get too Carried Away though, here's Just a Song Before I Go:- Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, which Stephen Stills wrote as a tribute to his sweetheart at the time: Judy Collins. 

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - June 10 2023 at 10:04