David Crosby

David Van Cortlandt Crosby, better known simply as David Crosby, was born in Los Angeles, California on August 14, 1941.

As a guitarist and singer-songwriter, his musical career began when Croby, in association with Jim McQuinn and Gene Clark, formed the rock band The Byrds in 1965. Their firs hit song was cover version of the Bob Dylan song "Mr. Tambourine Man".

In 1967, creative and personal differences created friction between Crosby and other members of the group. Crosby left the Byrds and co-founded Crosby, Stills & Nash along with Stephen Stills and Cass Elliott, further establishing himself as a songwriter and vocalist, forming a part of the band's signature three-part vocal harmonies.

In addition to writing hit songs for the Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby also embarked on a solo career starting in the 1970s. He was individually inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and in 1991 as a member of The Byrds.

Crosby had a series of bouts with drug dependency in the decades of the '70s and '80s. Following an automobile crash in 1982, cocaine and a .45 pistol was found in the vehicle. This episode was followed by additional arrests for possession of heroin, cocaine, marijuana and codeine.

Crosby's drug problems culminated in 1986 when he abandoned a court mandated rehabilitation program. this resulted on Crosby being arrested and spending nine months at the Texas State Prison in Huntsville, Texas. By Crosby's own statements, he has remained sober of drugs and alcohol since that episode.

1. 1971: If I Could Only Remember My Name
2. 1989: Oh Yes I Can
3. 1993: Thousand Roads
4. 1995: It's All Coming Back To Me Now...
5. 1996: King Biscuit Flower Hour
6. 2000: Live