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crosby was the founding member of two legendary music groups, the birds and be crosby, stills and nash which also at times included neil young. it became the sound track for generations in the 1960s. the group, our house, down by the river, southern cross. they performed at woodstock in 1969 which was the second gig together. the group won the grammy for best new artist. crosby received ten grammy nominations and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame twice. let s go to stephanie elam. anybody hearing this, it touches somebody in a way. there is a song over generations that everybody knows and remembers. what else do you know so far about crosby s death? reporter: yeah. it s something that the family is saying was a long-time illness that he had been suffering from, erin.
Crosby s ballads became sound tracks with songs like our house, down by the river. the group performed at the historic woodstock festival in 1969. it was only the second time they played together live. crosby, stills and nash won the grammy that year for best new artist. during his career crosby received ten grammy nominations and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of time twice. we get more now from cnn s stephanie elam. reporter: singer, songwriter, guitarist david crosby was an american music icon. he was the founding member of two massively influential music groups, the birds and crosby, stills and nash which later became crosby, stills, nash and young. he continued to create music and was posting on social media just the day before he passed away. his family releasing a statement that reads in part it is with great sadness after a long illness that david has passed