Dave Zimmer - Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Biography

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Copyright 1984, 2008 by Dave Zimmer and Henry Diltz

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Zimmer, Dave.

Crosby, Stills & Nash : the biography / text by David Zimmer ; photos by Henry Diltz.

p. cm.

Includes discography and index.

ISBN 978-0-306-81615-4 (alk. paper)

1. Crosby, Stills & Nash. 2. Rock musiciansUnited StatesBiography. I. Diltz, Henry. II. Title. III. Title: Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

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Lyrics from the following compositions are quoted with the kind permission of the individual companies. All rights reserved.

Everybodys Been Burned (words and music by David Crosby) copyright 1967 Tickson Music, Inc.

Long Time Gone (words and music by David Crosby) copyright 1968 Guerilla Music, Inc.

Cowboy Movie (words and music by David Crosby) copyright 1971 Guerilla Music, Inc.

Laughing (words and music by David Crosby) copyright 1971 Guerilla Music, Inc.

Anything at All (words and music by David Crosby) copyright 1977 Staysail Music, Inc.

Shadow Captain (words by David Crosby, music by Craig Doerge) copyright 1977 Staysail Music, Inc. and Fair Star Music, Inc.

Delta (words and music by David Crosby) copyright 1982 Midships Music, Inc.

Teach Your Children (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1970 Giving Room Music, Inc.

Our House (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1970 Giving Room Music, Inc.

Chicago (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1971 Giving Room Music, Inc.

Military Madness (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1971 Giving Room Music, Inc.

The Sleep Song (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1971 Giving Room Music, Inc.

J.B.s Blues (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1975 Thin Ice Music, Inc.

Mutiny (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1976 Thin Ice Music, Inc.

Taken at All (words and music by Graham Nash and David Crosby) copyright 1976 Thin Ice Music, Inc. and Staysail Music, Inc.

Cold Rain (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1977 Thin Ice Music, Inc.

Song for Susan (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1982 Putzy-Putzy Music, Inc.

Into the Darkness (words and music by Graham Nash) copyright 1982 Putzy-Putzy Music, Inc.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (words and music by Stephen Stills) copyright 1969 Gold Hill Music, Inc.

Find the Cost of Freedom (words and music by Stephen Stills) copyright 1970 Gold Hill Music, Inc.

To Mama from Christopher and the Old Man (words and music by Stephen Stills) copyright 1975 Gold Hill Music, Inc.

Dark Star (words and music by Stephen Stills) copyright 1977 Gold Hill Music, Inc.

See the Changes (words and music by Stephen Stills) copyright 1977 Gold Hill Music, Inc.

Wooden Ships (words and music by David Crosby and Stephen Stills) copyright 1969 Gold Hill Music, Inc. and Guerilla Music, Inc.

The Dawntreader (words and music by Joni Mitchell) copyright 1968 Siquomb Publishing Corp.

Dont Be Denied (words and music by Neil Young) copyright 1973 Silver Fiddle Music, Inc.

T his book would not exist were it not for the kind support of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash. They cooperated fully, graciously opened their lives to us, and were always willing to talk or be photographed. Thanks for all of the great moments, guys.

As for our editor, Bob Miller, he proved to be an invaluable friend and guiding light. He believed in the project from the start and was our main ally at St. Martins. Muchas gracias.

There are many other people who contributed an enormous amount of energy to this project. They each deserve special thanks: Ken Weiss, for his advice and friendship; Mac Holbert, for his heart and insights; Steve Gelber, for getting the ball rolling and for a critical eye down the stretch; Scott Oxman, for his CSN&Y archives and memory; Paul S. Caruso (Museum of Rock Art), for his spirit and enthusiasm; Charlie Blue, for being there when we needed a lift; Kathy Hayes, for landing the deal and getting it right; Joel Bernstein, for his photos and gentle soul; Gerry Tolman, for his loyalty and help backstage; and Ina Shapiro and Lisa Mann for keeping the editorial bases covered.

Warm personal thanks must also be given to: Tod Bottari, for launching the words; Ric Boyd and Tom Lachmar, for turning up the music; Blair Jackson and Regan McMahon, for creating the style; Dennis Erokan, Miles Hurwitz, and BAM magazine, for being there in the beginning and making the room; Jane and Edgar Zimmer, for all their love; Tom Stienstra, for sparking the fire; Kay and the girls, for staying strong; Frank G. Scott, for his sincere faith; Elizabeth and Zo Diltz, for being.

The completion of this book was made possible by a huge team of individuals who donated their time and words to us, in the spirit of CSN. Thanks: Ron and Howard Albert; Gerry Beckley; Michael John Bowen; Kim Bullard; Dewey Bunnell; Gary Burden; Judy Cameron; Gene Clark; Allan Clarke; Cameron Crowe; Saul Davis; Steve DePaul; Jim Dickson; Tim Drummond; Bobby Elliott; Ahmet Ertegun; Cyrus Faryar; Don Felder; Mike Finnigan; Dan Fogelberg; Ben Fong-Torres; Glenn Frey; Richie Furay; David Geffen; Peter Golden; Don Gooch; Bill Graham; Steve Gursky; Bill Halverson; Bobby Hammer; Tony Hicks; Chris Hillman; Pete Howard; Armando Hurley; Jeffrey Husband; Larry Johnson; Stanley Johnston; Paul Kantner; Danny Kortchmar; Leah Kunkel; Russ Kunkel; Joe Lala; Henry Lewy; Leo Makota; Dewey Martin; Bill Meeker; Joni Mitchell; Leslie Morris; Susan Nash; Martin Perlich; George Perry; Jay Parti; Kenny Passarelli; Charles John Quarto; David Rao; Elliot Roberts; Paul Rothchild; Chris Sarns; Timothy B. Schmit; John Sebastian; Bill Siddons; Grace Slick; William Smith; Michael Stergis; Ron Stone; Dallas Taylor; Peter Tork; Joe Vitale; Jeff Wald and Smokey Wendell.

Also, for additional photography support, thanks: Chuck Boyd, Tom Gundlefinger; the Michael Ochs Archives; Richard Photo Lab; Pete Sherman Photo Service.

F ollowing the publication of the original edition of this book in 1984, we discovered that several individuals contributions to the CSN story had not been properly acknowledged in the narrative text. We would like to rectify that here. Jeff Wald, as a manager and advisor, helped keep CSN rolling in the early 80s. Elliot Mazer, as an engineer and production guru, captured CSN&Y moments of magic on tape in 1973 and 1974. Engineer/producer Stephen Barncard, who joined the CSN&Y family during the creation of