David Van Cortlandt Crosby (born August 14, 1941)

American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In addition to his solo career, he was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds; Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN, who are sometimes joined by Neil Young as Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young [CSNY]); and CPR.

David Crosby released his fourth studio album Croz earlier this year, January 28 It is his first studio album in 20 years and it is very good!

But let’s get down to it, here are my ten choices:

1. Almost Cut My Hair (great acoustic version with fun intro):

and Live with Stills and Nash at Madison Square Garden, NYC – 2009:

2. Cowboy Movie (audio):

3. Laughing (audio, live from Farleigh Dickerson University March 16, 1974) with nice slideshow:

4. Wooden Ships, live 1983, written with Stephen Stills and Paul Kanter):

5. What’s Broken (audio):

6. Guinevere ( live at san francisco’s warfield theater in 1991):

7. The Byrds – Why

8. Long Time Gone (live):

9. The Byrds – What’s Happening?

10. The Byrds – Lady Friend (audio set to clips from the film Two Lane Blacktop w/James Taylor and Dennis Wilson):

11. Deja Vu (live + filmclips and interviews 2008, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young):

David Crosby Top 11 on Spotify:

– Hallgeir