Born 85 Years Ago Today in California, the Outspoken Folk-Rock Pioneer Who Founded Two of the Most Beloved Bands of All Time

David Crosby, who died in 2023 aged 81, is being remembered on what would have been his 85th birthday for his influential and outspoken role in American folk-rock. As a founder of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he helped shape the 1960s folk-rock movement and the 1970s “California