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Stephen Stills

Stephen Stills

American musician
Famed for his solo work plus his time in Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash, two of pop music's most successful and enduring groups.
BornJanuary 3, 1945
HometownDallas, Texas, United States
Net worth$30 million
SpouseKristen Stills, Pamela Anne Jordan, Véronique Sanson
ChildrenChris Stills
ParentsWilliam Stills, Taletha Stills
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David Crosby Dead: Legendary Crosby, Stills & Nash Cofounder Dies at 81

Legendary Crosby, Stills & Nash cofounder David Crosby had died. He was 81. The singer’s wife, Jan Dance, confirmed the news of his passing in a statement to Variety on Thursday, January 19. "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away. He was lovingly surrounded by his wife and soulmate Jan and son Django,” the statement read. “Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music. Peace, love, and harmony to all who knew David and those he touched. We will miss him dearly. At this time, we respectfully and kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and try to deal with our profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers.” Crosby initially rose to fame as a singer and guitarist for The Byrds in 1964. The band — which also featured Gene Clark, Rogen McGuinn and Chris Hillman — released multiple chart-topping singles in their first few years, including the Bob Dylan cover “Mr. Tambourine Man” and their own "Turn! Turn! Turn!” After his exit from the folk-rock group in 1968, Crosby subsequently formed Crosby, Stills & Nash with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. The release of their debut album, CSN, won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1969 and the band was featured at Woodstock. Neil Young would later join the group for live performances and the band would later become Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. David Crosby Larry Marano/Shutterstock CSN recorded three gold albums over the years, with Cosby cowriting some of their biggest hits, including “Lady Friend,” "Everybody's Been Burned" and “Why.” The songwriter was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame on two separate occasions, once for his work in the Byrds in 1991, and again for his work with CSN in 1997. Offstage Crosby welcomed his first son, James Raymond, with ex Celia Crawford Ferguson in 1962. While James was placed for adoption by the couple at the time, the musician ultimately reunited with his son as an adult and the pair performed together on various occasions over the years. In addition to James, Crosby had three other children: daughter Erika, whom he shared with Jackie Guthrie, daughter Donovan, whom he welcomed with former girlfriend Debbie Donovan, and son Django, whom the “In My Dreams” artist and Dance, 69, welcomed after they tied the knot in May 1987. The pair conceived Django via IVF infertility treatments after Crosby discovered his liver was failing. In January 2000, Melissa Etheridge revealed that Crosby was her and then-partner Julie Cypher's sperm donor and the biological father of their two children, Beckett and Bailey Cypher. In May 2020, Ethridge, 61, revealed Beckett had died at age 21 from a drug overdose.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Echo in the Canyon
Echo in the Canyon
PG-13
1h 22min
2019
CSNY: Deja Vu
CSNY: Deja Vu
R
1h 36min
2008

Albums

Still Stills: The Best of Stephen Stills
Still Stills: The Best of Stephen Stills
1976
Live
Live
1975
Stills
Stills
1975
Right by You
Right by You
1984
Thoroughfare Gap
Thoroughfare Gap
1978
Illegal Stills
Illegal Stills
1976
Down the Road
Down the Road
1973
Stephen Stills 2
Stephen Stills 2
1971
Stephen Stills
Stephen Stills
1970
Live at Berkeley, 1971
Live at Berkeley, 1971
2023
Broadcast Archives
Broadcast Archives
2019
Cowboys for Indians
Cowboys for Indians
2019
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
2018
Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows
2017
Back in Time
Back in Time
2017
Transmission Impossible
Transmission Impossible
2017
Live Treasure
Live Treasure
2017
Survival Sunday
Survival Sunday
2016
Bananafish Gardens, NY
Bananafish Gardens, NY
2016
Bluesman: Radio Broadcast
Bluesman: Radio Broadcast
2015
California Hungerton Benefit 1988
California Hungerton Benefit 1988
2015
Central Park, 1979
Central Park, 1979
2015
Live in Concert:KBFH Portland Oregon 10-4-76/The Palladium NYC 1-9-77
Live in Concert:KBFH Portland Oregon 10-4-76/The Palladium NYC 1-9-77
2015
Live at the Bread and Roses Festival, September 4, 1978
Live at the Bread and Roses Festival, September 4, 1978
2014
Carry On
Carry On
2013
Live at Shepherd's Bush
Live at Shepherd's Bush
2009
Pieces
Pieces
2009
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