Graham Nash said hearing Stephen Stills’s song ‘You Don’t Have to Cry’ convinced him immediately to join Crosby, Stills and Nash. The moment proved decisive in forming the influential folk-rock supergroup, whose close vocal harmonies became central to its sound.

Nash was already known as a member of the Hollies when he met David Crosby and Stills in 1968. After the three sang together at a gathering hosted by Joni Mitchell, Nash recognised the potential of their combined voices; ‘You Don’t Have to Cry’, later released on CSN’s 1969 debut album, reinforced that belief. The band’s first record became a major success and established the group as a leading act of the era.