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David Crosby: celebrating the life of a quick-witted, acid-tongued raconteur and troublemaker with the voice of an angel

A look back at the life and times of the man who, with The Byrds, CSN, CSN&Y and solo, wrote and recorded a soundtrack to a golden era

Louder

Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2023

We had to say goodbye to a staggering number of guitar geniuses this year. We salute those players and their contributions to the instrument

Guitar World

14 peace anthems and the stories behind them

From pleas for equality to anti-war sentiments and social commentary, we look at some of the greatest peace songs of all time

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The making of Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever: "George Harrison went to the store and bought a ginger root, boiled it and had me stick my head in the pot to get the ginger steam to open up my sinuses. Then I ran in and did the take"

More than 33 years after its release, Tom Petty's solo debut is still making headlines thanks to Grand Theft Autio 6. We dig into the creation of a classic album

MusicRadar

5 songs you need to hear by Tom Petty

Petty's discography is a long road that ended too soon – here are some good places to start with a legendary songwriting legacy

MusicRadar

Musician Jackie DeShannon on her incredible career: ‘It was really difficult being a woman’

The 82-year-old singer-songwriter, known for hits like What the World Needs Now Is Love, reflects on a storied career filled with highs and lows

The Guardian - US

"I jammed with Hendrix and Clapton in a loft in New York": Roger McGuinn's stories of John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison and more

The Byrds' Roger McGuinn played with Jim Morrison, was part of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder revue, gave John Lennon granny glasses and Brian Wilson speed, and he's got some tales to tell

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The 20 most underrated Beatles songs

Even The Beatles’ most overlooked songs are better than many other bands’ best numbers

Louder

“I waited for the call from David but it never came. Two days later he was dead”: Graham Nash and David Crosby were on the verge of reconciling earlier this year

Graham Nash reveals he came close to patching up his friendship with former Crosby, Stills & Nash bandmate David Crosby days before before Crosby’s death

Louder

“I'm still slammed with orders. Each B-Bender is made with care and love, just like I did with the first one for Clarence White”: How Gene Parsons reinvented electric guitar playing with the B-Bender

He was the drummer for the Byrds, but Parsons is best known in guitar circles for pioneering the Parsons/White B-Bender, a mind-bending mechanical contraption that changed the face of country guitar playing and beyond, finding fame in the hands of Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs and Jimmy Page

Guitar World

The Lovin’ Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky is one of the Sixties' most overlooked guitarists – here's how he fearlessly blended genres to forge the 'Americana' guitar sound

Yanovsky brought the weird, wonderful and the none-too-serious to Good Time Music, and was a genius player, but did he get the credit he deserved?

Guitar World

A beginner’s guide to country rock in five essential albums

Five must-hear albums that answer the burning question: what is country rock?

Louder

The 12-string guitar that defined the ‘60s: in praise of the Rickenbacker Capri

A favourite of The Beatles and The Byrds, these era-defining electrics still resonate

Guitar World

Marty Stuart: “It started with my Clarence White Telecaster. That old guitar is kinda like an invisible band member. It has a tone of its own”

The country legend on channeling the Byrds’ guitar tones, how YouTube helps him cope with the loss of Johnny Cash and finding the amp he’d been searching for all his life

Guitar World

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The Independent UK

Music Review: Marty Stuart’s new album 'Altitude' is vibrant country inspired by the Byrds

“Altitude” is Marty Stuart’s first album in more than five years

Guitar World

Remembering David Crosby, a giant of American songwriting who gave the ‘60s a voice

As architect of two ‘60s supergroups – and spokesman for the peace and love generation – Crosby will be remembered for his contribution to the counterculture, not the darkness in his life

The Independent UK

David Crosby: Musician who helped shape the sound of the Sixties

The untamed Crosby tasted success with The Byrds before transferring his songwriting chops and sparkling vocals to folk-rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash

Bangkok Post

David Crosby's 5 essential songs

Not even a month into 2023, we have had several great losses in the world of music and entertainment. Earlier it was iconic rock guitarist Jeff Beck, and now we have learned legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby has died at the age of 81 after a long illness.

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The Guardian - AU

‘He sounded great’: David Crosby was working on new album when he died, musicians reveal

Folk-rock pioneer ‘writing, playing, singing his ass off and preparing a fantastic show’ in his final days, says guitarist Steve Postell

Tribune News Service

Remembering 5 of David Crosby's greatest solo songs

David Crosby, the iconic singer-songwriter who died Wednesday at age 81, leaves behind a mighty musical legacy.

ABC News

David Crosby flew high, but his musical career also saw drugs and crushing lows

David Crosby's life was defined by crushing lows — from personal and professional break-ups to drug addiction and jail time. But it is the soaring musical highs that he will be remembered for, writes Mark Bannerman.

Los Angeles Times

David Crosby: 12 essential songs

David Crosby was a crucial voice of both the hippie idealism and the world-weary realism of the classic rock era. As a founding member of the Byrds and later Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he helped invent folk rock and country rock in the 1960s and was instrumental to the…

The Guardian - UK

David Crosby obituary

Singer and songwriter whose work with the Byrds, and Crosby, Stills and Nash helped define folk-rock

The Guardian - UK

David Crosby: a mercurial musical genius who thrived through the chaos

Crosby could be overbearing and convinced of his own brilliance – but despite the ups and downs of his time with the Byrds and CSNY, he was always proven right

Daily Mirror

David Crosby cracked jokes about 'heaven being overrated' - a day before tragic death

Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby died on Thursday surrounded by his family after a long, unspecified illness

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