long, is that, david in particular was, was sort of at the center of the movement. at the center of the sort of, cultural peak that was the early 1970s. um, he was, you know, to have been a member of the byrds, to have joined crosby, stills & nash, and to have stepped up to the plate with neal young s beautiful song ohio . and basically, sort of, really quite a courageous thing to do. they responded so immediately to it. and, um, we needed it. i read that back in the 70s david also worked as a session singer and sang backup for you and also, i think for jackson brown. i hasn t realized that. he certainly did. david and graham sang on my song mexico .
the life of david crosby. reporter: he helped shape the sound of 1960s folk rock as a founding member of the byrds, but david crosby will always be best known as a founding member of crosby, stills & nash, the wildly popular group was made up of crosby, stephen stills, and graham nash. their sound distinctive for its melody and harmonies. i am yours, you are mine you are what you are reporter: in the midst of the late 60s laurel canyon scene in california, their debut album went multi-platinum. it s an absolute joy. it s what i was born to do. i love it more than anything except my family. it s the most fun you can have. and, yes, i m including sex. it s it s really, really a joy. you re communicating to people. you re making them feel something.
. the music world is morning david crosby, legendry singer, song writer dead at the age of 81. between the, cnn anderson cooper spoke with james taylor about crosby s legacy. he was an artist, and it just burned bright always, you know, just, his energy shown through. it was it wasn t so much that he achieved it he just couldn t be denied. you know cnn randy k has more on the life of david crosby. he helped shape sound of 1960 s folk rock as a founding member of the byrds, but david crosby will always be best known as founding member of crosby, stills and nash crosby stills
was the early 1970s. he was, you know, to have been a member of the byrds, to have joined crosby, stills and nash and to have stepped up to the plate with neil young s beautiful song ohio, and basically sort of really quite a courageous thing to do, is to they responded to immediately to it and we needed it. anderson: i read back in the 70, david also worked as a session singer and sang backup for you and i think for jackson brown. i hadn t realized that yes, he certainly did. david and graham sang on my song mexico and a song of mine called light house. and you know, that was also a real education. he knew, you know, it s sort of