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David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941) is an United States|American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for being a founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)|Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSN&Y). Crosby is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work in the Byrds and CSN.
Biography
Early years
David Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California. His parents were Aliph Van Cortlandt Whitehead and Floyd Crosby, an Academy Awards|Academy Award winning cinematographer. He attended Crane Country Day School in Montecito, California, for elementary school and junior high. At Crane, he starred in ''HMS Pinafore'' and other musicals. He graduated from the Cate School, Carpinteria, California. In 1960, his parents divorced.
Originally, he was a drama student, but he dropped out of drama school to pursue a career in music. He moved toward the same Greenwich Village scene (as a member of the Les Baxter's Balladeers) Bob Dylan participated in, and even shared a mentor of Bob Dylan's in a local scene favorite Fred Neil. With the help of producer Jim Dickson, Crosby cut his first solo session in 1963 in music|1963.
The Byrds
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Crosby joined Jim McGuinn and Gene Clark, who were then named the Jet Set (although there is no evidence that they ever per... read all
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