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Crosby, Stills & Nash

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Crosby, Stills & Nash's eponymous debut album marks the point where rock music transitions from the heady explorations of the 1960s into the burnished self-reflections of the '70s. Upon its release in 1969, the album ushered in a new era, one where revolutions turned inward as the music got quieter and softer, creating a soundtrack for a generation easing into adulthood. Maturation looms large in the collective work of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash, who were occasionally joined by Stills' former Buffalo Springfield bandmate Neil Young, who was added to help fill out the band's sound as they headed out on tour that wound up shattering all previous records for ticket sales. CSN(&Y) made music for grown-ups during their '70s heyday, an aesthetic that eventually evolved from folk-rock into adult contemporary pop in the '80s. The transition wasn't necessarily smooth. The members often quarreled, splitting into side projects -- Crosby & Nash worked as a duo for a while, Stills led a band called Manassas for a spell in the '70s -- but Crosby, Stills & Nash always reunited (sometimes with the assistance of Young), as the chemistry and cultural impact they had as a group proved to hard to resist.

The group was a second act for all the participants when they formed in 1968: Crosby had been a member of the Byrds, Nash was in the Hollies, and Stills had been part of Buffalo Springfield. The resulting trio, however, sounded like none of its predecessors and was characterized by a unique vocal blend and a musical approach that ranged from acoustic folk to melodic pop to hard rock. Crosby, Stills & Nash, released in 1969, was perfectly in tune with the times, and the group proved an instant hit. By the time of their first tour (which included the Woodstock Festival), they had added Young, also a veteran of Buffalo Springfield, who maintained a solo career.

The first CSN&Y album, Déjà Vu, was a chart-topping hit in 1970, but the group split acrimoniously after a summer tour. Four Way Street, a live double album issued after the breakup, was another number one hit. In 1974, CSN&Y re-formed for a summer stadium tour without releasing a new record; nevertheless, the compilation So Far became their third straight number one. Crosby, Stills & Nash re-formed without Young in 1977 for the album CSN, another giant hit. They followed with Daylight Again in 1982, but by then Crosby was in the throes of drug addiction and increasing legal problems. He was in jail in 1985 and 1986, but cleaned up and returned to action, with the result that CSN&Y reunited for their second studio album, American Dream, in 1988.

CSN followed with Live It Up in 1990, and although that album was a commercial disappointment, the trio remained a popular live act. They embarked on a 25th anniversary tour in the summer of 1994 and released a new album, After the Storm. The trio again reunited with Young for 1999's Looking Forward, followed in 2000 by their CSNY2K tour. A DVD/CD set, CSN 2012, was filmed and recorded during a 2012 tour and released that same year. David Crosby died on January 18, 2023 at the age of 81. ~ William Ruhlmann, Rovi

Genres

: folk rock

Total plays

769.2 million
Updated on 2025-02-19

Social media links

Monthly listeners

2,281,713

Followers

1,998,528

Top Cities

  1. United States
    28,893 listeners
  2. United States
    29,752 listeners
  3. Australia
    28,212 listeners
  4. United States
    27,440 listeners
  5. Australia
    23,660 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Helplessly Hoping - 2005 Remaster
Helplessly Hoping - 2005 Remaster
174,126,618 2:38 1969-05-29
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - 2005 Remaster
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - 2005 Remaster
122,412,259 7:24 1969-05-29
Southern Cross - 2005 Remaster
Southern Cross - 2005 Remaster
120,513,210 4:41 1982-06-21
Love the One You're With
Love the One You're With
44,106,441 3:05 1980-12-08
Just a Song Before I Go
Just a Song Before I Go
36,992,535 2:14 1977-06-17
Wooden Ships - 2005 Remaster
Wooden Ships - 2005 Remaster
29,280,546 5:26 1969-05-29
Dark Star
Dark Star
17,917,060 4:46 1977-06-17
Wasted on the Way - 2005 Remaster
Wasted on the Way - 2005 Remaster
17,032,074 2:51 1982-06-21
Wasted On the Way
Wasted On the Way
17,032,074 2:52 2020-03-13
Long Time Gone - 2005 Remaster
Long Time Gone - 2005 Remaster
15,063,297 4:17 1969-05-29
You Don't Have to Cry - 2005 Remaster
You Don't Have to Cry - 2005 Remaster
13,625,886 2:43 1969-05-29
You Don't Have To Cry
You Don't Have To Cry
13,625,886 2:45 2020-01-01
Guinnevere - 2005 Remaster
Guinnevere - 2005 Remaster
11,099,177 4:38 1969-05-29
Marrakesh Express
Marrakesh Express
10,121,459 2:39 2005-03-14
Marrakesh Express - 2005 Remaster
Marrakesh Express - 2005 Remaster
8,391,050 2:37 1969-05-29
Cathedral
Cathedral
6,726,689 5:18 1977-06-17
Carried Away
Carried Away
6,179,396 2:34 1977-06-17
Our House
Our House
5,166,481 3:47 2012-07-10
See the Changes
See the Changes
4,104,360 2:58 1977-06-17
Shadow Captain
Shadow Captain
3,906,496 4:34 1977-06-17
Pre-Road Downs - 2005 Remaster
Pre-Road Downs - 2005 Remaster
3,891,226 2:56 1969-05-29
Lady of the Island - 2005 Remaster
Lady of the Island - 2005 Remaster
3,761,138 2:36 1969-05-29
Lady Of The Island
Lady Of The Island
3,761,138 2:38 2020-01-01
49 Bye-Byes - 2005 Remaster
49 Bye-Byes - 2005 Remaster
3,491,326 5:05 1969-05-29
Teach Your Children
Teach Your Children
3,103,277 3:14 2020-01-01
Everybody's Talkin'
Everybody's Talkin'
2,765,372 3:14 1969-05-29
Daylight Again - 2005 Remaster
Daylight Again - 2005 Remaster
2,643,031 2:29 1982-06-21
Do for the Others
Do for the Others
2,443,446 2:47 1969-05-29
Do For The Others
Do For The Others
2,443,446 2:50 2020-01-01
To the Last Whale... / Critical Mass / Wind on the Water
To the Last Whale... / Critical Mass / Wind on the Water
2,239,897 5:30 1980-12-08
Delta - 2005 Remaster
Delta - 2005 Remaster
2,211,076 4:09 1982-06-21
In My Dreams
In My Dreams
2,152,346 5:12 1977-06-17
Song with No Words
Song with No Words
2,105,259 3:17 1969-05-29
Song With No Words
Song With No Words
2,105,259 3:18 2020-01-01
Carry On/Questions
Carry On/Questions
2,104,990 8:44 2012-07-10
Carry On
Carry On
1,890,656 3:17 1980-12-08
Teach Your Children
Teach Your Children
1,813,698 5:07 2012-07-10
Southern Cross
Southern Cross
1,701,569 5:10 2012-07-10
Fair Game
Fair Game
1,683,710 3:32 1977-06-17
Turn Your Back on Love - 2005 Remaster
Turn Your Back on Love - 2005 Remaster
1,665,778 4:50 1982-06-21
Lay Me Down
Lay Me Down
1,459,993 5:09 2012-07-10
Blackbird - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
Blackbird - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
1,355,136 3:02 1983-06-06
In My Life
In My Life
1,264,384 2:21 1994-08-16
Southern Cross
Southern Cross
1,257,698 3:54 1982-01-01
Run from Tears
Run from Tears
1,213,213 4:03 1977-06-17
Anything at All
Anything at All
1,072,242 3:06 1977-06-17
49 Bye-Byes
49 Bye-Byes
1,038,115 5:16 2005-03-14
Cold Rain
Cold Rain
994,019 2:35 1977-06-17
Just a Song Before I Go
Just a Song Before I Go
981,935 2:12 1980-12-08
I Give You Give Blind
I Give You Give Blind
945,008 3:21 1977-06-17
Helplessly Hoping
Helplessly Hoping
928,604 5:03 2012-07-10
Military Madness
Military Madness
915,168 4:17 2012-07-10
Woodstock
Woodstock
894,174 4:26 2010-11-02
Too Much Love to Hide - 2005 Remaster
Too Much Love to Hide - 2005 Remaster
882,765 3:57 1982-06-21
Haven't We Lost Enough?
Haven't We Lost Enough?
878,319 3:07 1990-06-22
Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness
832,994 3:21 1982-01-01
Song for Susan - 2005 Remaster
Song for Susan - 2005 Remaster
828,534 3:07 1982-06-21
Taken at All - Alternate Mix
Taken at All - Alternate Mix
827,609 2:54 2009-01-01
Marrakesh Express
Marrakesh Express
700,897 3:45 2012-07-10
Girl From The North Country
Girl From The North Country
685,616 4:52 2012-07-10
Change Partners
Change Partners
677,229 3:14 1980-12-08
Love The One You're With
Love The One You're With
625,489 7:14 2012-07-10
Long Time Gone
Long Time Gone
614,424 6:31 2012-07-10
Camera
Camera
594,691 4:21 1994-08-16
Only Waiting for You
Only Waiting for You
578,201 4:04 1994-08-16
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
576,275 9:20 2012-07-10
Wasted On The Way
Wasted On The Way
543,023 3:34 2012-07-10
Raise a Voice
Raise a Voice
538,523 2:32 1982-06-21
Find a Dream
Find a Dream
527,794 3:52 1994-08-16
Bluebird
Bluebird
525,824 7:18 2012-07-10
These Empty Days
These Empty Days
521,132 2:31 1994-08-16
Almost Gone
Almost Gone
505,803 4:34 2012-07-10
If Anybody Had a Heart
If Anybody Had a Heart
490,256 4:28 1990-06-22
You Are Alive - 2005 Remaster
You Are Alive - 2005 Remaster
471,720 3:02 1982-06-21
Love Has No Pride (with Bonnie Raitt)
Love Has No Pride (with Bonnie Raitt)
465,070 5:08 2010-11-02
Since I Met You - 2005 Remaster
Since I Met You - 2005 Remaster
450,864 3:11 1982-06-21
Might as Well Have a Good Time - 2005 Remaster
Might as Well Have a Good Time - 2005 Remaster
426,636 4:26 1982-06-21
First Things First
First Things First
426,592 2:16 1980-12-08
Wooden Ships
Wooden Ships
407,889 10:41 2012-07-10
Take The Money And Run
Take The Money And Run
403,827 3:23 2012-10-15
Marrakesh Express [1969 Demo]
Marrakesh Express [1969 Demo]
397,779 2:26 2009-05-29
Cathedral
Cathedral
394,333 7:58 2012-07-10
After the Storm
After the Storm
390,201 3:35 1994-08-16
Déjà Vu
Déjà Vu
389,564 13:18 2012-07-10
For What It's Worth
For What It's Worth
375,710 5:56 2012-07-10
Unequal Love
Unequal Love
362,021 4:46 1994-08-16
Almost Cut My Hair
Almost Cut My Hair
356,678 4:18 2010-11-02
Live It Up
Live It Up
348,516 3:56 1990-06-22
The Pretender (with Jackson Browne)
The Pretender (with Jackson Browne)
342,086 5:55 2010-11-02
Mexico (with James Taylor)
Mexico (with James Taylor)
340,519 3:09 2010-11-02
Radio
Radio
330,560 3:49 2012-07-10
Guinevere
Guinevere
316,929 7:02 2012-07-10
Johnny's Garden
Johnny's Garden
313,551 5:22 2012-07-10
Marrakesh Express
Marrakesh Express
257,333 2:33 1980-12-08
How Have You Been (Demo) - 2021 Remaster
How Have You Been (Demo) - 2021 Remaster
256,803 3:44 1970-03-11
Might as Well Have a Good Time - Original Demo Version
Might as Well Have a Good Time - Original Demo Version
247,674 4:16 1982-06-21
In Your Name
In Your Name
241,148 5:07 2012-07-10
Arrows
Arrows
238,525 3:53 1990-06-22
It Won't Go Away
It Won't Go Away
224,787 4:17 1994-08-16
So Begins The Task
So Begins The Task
220,967 4:04 2012-07-10
Barrel of Pain (Half Life) - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
Barrel of Pain (Half Life) - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
216,063 6:16 1983-06-06
As I Come Of Age
As I Come Of Age
215,438 4:10 2012-07-10
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Tomorrow Is Another Day
215,403 4:05 1982-06-21
Straight Line
Straight Line
212,991 3:17 1990-06-22
House of Broken Dreams
House of Broken Dreams
212,285 3:20 1990-06-22
Teach Your Children - Live at John F. Kennedy Stadium, 13th July 1985
Teach Your Children - Live at John F. Kennedy Stadium, 13th July 1985
211,636 3:18 2018-01-01
Clear Blue Skies - 2008 Remaster
Clear Blue Skies - 2008 Remaster
209,060 3:01 2009-01-01
Feel Your Love
Feel Your Love
206,340 4:29 1982-06-21
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
200,013 4:35 1969-01-01
Tomboy
Tomboy
191,671 3:20 1990-06-22
Till It Shines
Till It Shines
191,487 4:19 1994-08-16
Love The One You're With (with James Taylor)
Love The One You're With (with James Taylor)
184,908 3:55 2010-11-02
War Games
War Games
184,435 2:21 1983-06-06
I Give You Give Blind
I Give You Give Blind
183,993 3:20 1980-12-08
Bad Boyz
Bad Boyz
158,097 4:18 1994-08-16
Wasted on the Way - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
Wasted on the Way - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
150,034 3:22 1983-06-06
Street to Lean On
Street to Lean On
147,403 3:36 1994-08-16
Panama
Panama
141,073 4:14 1994-08-16
Lonely Man
Lonely Man
140,052 3:17 2009-01-01
Teach Your Children - with James Taylor
Teach Your Children - with James Taylor
115,611 2:60 2011-11-15
Dark Star - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
Dark Star - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
108,403 4:59 1983-06-06
For What It's Worth - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
For What It's Worth - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
106,151 5:46 1983-06-06
Yours and Mine
Yours and Mine
97,392 4:45 1990-06-22
Turn Your Back on Love - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
Turn Your Back on Love - Live at the New Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, California, 1982
90,745 5:18 1983-06-06
Long Time Gone
Long Time Gone
90,387 4:17 1969-01-01
Raise a Voice
Raise a Voice
90,364 2:33 1983-06-06
In My Dreams - 2006 Remaster
In My Dreams - 2006 Remaster
87,843 5:12 2006-11-21
After the Dolphin
After the Dolphin
85,492 5:05 1990-06-22
Cathedral - 2008 Stereo Mix
Cathedral - 2008 Stereo Mix
81,687 5:24 2009-01-01
Shadow Captain - Live in Houston, Texas, 1977
Shadow Captain - Live in Houston, Texas, 1977
79,075 4:45 1983-06-06
(Got to Keep) Open
(Got to Keep) Open
77,520 4:44 1990-06-22
The Lee Shore
The Lee Shore
51,230 4:28 2022-10-31
Blackbird
Blackbird
37,050 3:13 2022-10-31
Wasted On The Way
Wasted On The Way
30,531 3:13 2022-10-31
In My Life - Tribute Concert
In My Life - Tribute Concert
30,171 2:36 2006-02-14
After the Dolphin - Edit
After the Dolphin - Edit
30,138 4:36 2009-01-01
Wooden Ships
Wooden Ships
23,703 9:04 2011-11-15
Southern Cross - Tribute Concert
Southern Cross - Tribute Concert
22,198 4:23 2006-02-14
Long Time Gone
Long Time Gone
21,725 5:38 2022-10-31
Marrakesh Express
Marrakesh Express
18,910 3:09 2022-10-31
You Don't Have To Cry
You Don't Have To Cry
18,133 3:02 2022-10-31
Almost Cut My Hair
Almost Cut My Hair
16,735 5:33 2022-10-31
The Lee Shore - Live
The Lee Shore - Live
15,754 4:06 2023-12-08
49 Bye-Byes
49 Bye-Byes
13,662 5:25 2011-11-15
These Empty Days
These Empty Days
13,633 2:49 2022-10-31
Southern Cross
Southern Cross
13,603 4:32 2022-10-31
Southern Cross - Live
Southern Cross - Live
13,076 4:26 2023-12-08
Love The One You're With
Love The One You're With
13,056 4:13 2022-10-31
Wooden Ships
Wooden Ships
12,028 10:09 2022-10-31
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
11,115 3:16 2022-10-31
Wooden Ships - Live
Wooden Ships - Live
9,214 6:48 2023-12-08
Helplessly Hoping - Live
Helplessly Hoping - Live
8,059 2:29 2023-12-08
Wasted on the Way - Live
Wasted on the Way - Live
7,278 2:46 2023-12-08
To the Last Whale...a. Critical Mass b. Wind on the Water - Live
To the Last Whale...a. Critical Mass b. Wind on the Water - Live
6,233 6:01 2023-12-08
Just a Song Before I Go - Live
Just a Song Before I Go - Live
5,743 2:58 2023-12-08
Teach Your Children - Live
Teach Your Children - Live
4,823 2:58 2023-12-08
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Live
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Live
4,378 9:38 2023-12-08

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[CSN Records]
Demos
Demos
2009-05-29
[Rhino Atlantic]
Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2005-03-14
[Rhino]
After the Storm
After the Storm
1994-08-16
[Rhino Atlantic]
Live It Up
Live It Up
1990-06-22
[Rhino Atlantic]
Allies
Allies
1983-06-06
[Rhino Atlantic]
Daylight Again (Deluxe Edition)
Daylight Again (Deluxe Edition)
1982-06-21
[Rhino Atlantic]
Southern Cross / Into the Darkness
Southern Cross / Into the Darkness
1982-01-01
[Rhino Atlantic]
Replay
Replay
1980-12-08
[Rhino Atlantic]
CSN
CSN
1977-06-17
[Atlantic Records]
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
1969-05-29
[Rhino Atlantic]
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
1969-05-29
[Rhino Atlantic]
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes / Long Time Gone
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes / Long Time Gone
1969-01-01
[Rhino Atlantic]