David Van Cortlandt Crosby was an award winning American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was a founder and member of the Byrds, the Los Angeles band often credited with inventing the genre “folk-rock”.
David Van Cortlandt Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby. After high school he briefly attended Santa Barbara City College studying drama but dropped out to out to pursue music full time. In 1964 Crosby joined the B... moreDavid Van Cortlandt Crosby was an award winning American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was a founder and member of the Byrds, the Los Angeles band often credited with inventing the genre “folk-rock”.
David Van Cortlandt Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of Academy Award-winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby. After high school he briefly attended Santa Barbara City College studying drama but dropped out to out to pursue music full time. In 1964 Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964 and had their first number-one hit in 1965. He was sacked from the Byrds in 1967, after he appeared on the Byrds' first five albums. In 1968, he formed Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. The group won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969 after the release of their first album. The group remained active until 2016 and Crobsy released seven solo albums during his career with his debut in 1971 If I Could Only Remember My Name. Crosby was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: once for his work in the Byrds and again for his work with CSN.
