In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022

The euphony assemblage is mourning the decease of a talented performer.

Crosby, Stills & Nash co-founder David Crosby has passed away, a root adjacent to the vocalist confirmed to NBC News on Jan. 19. He was 81.

"It is with large sadness aft a agelong illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away," his woman Jan Crosby said successful a connection to Variety. "Although helium is nary longer present with us, his humanity and benignant psyche volition proceed to usher and animate us. His bequest volition proceed to unrecorded connected done his legendary music. Peace, love, and harmony to each who knew David and those helium touched. We volition miss him dearly." 

The vocalist and guitarist was surrounded by his woman and lad Django, 27, astatine the clip of his passing. Now, his household asks for privateness "as we grieve and effort to woody with our profound loss."

David roseate to fame successful 1964 erstwhile helium appeared successful a folk-rock set called The Byrds. But aft leaving the radical 4 years later, the instrumentalist teamed up with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash to signifier Crosby, Stills & Nash, which aboriginal became Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with the summation of Neil Young.

Their eponymous 1969 debut medium became a apical seller acknowledgment to hits including "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Marrakech Express." 

David recorded and toured profitably into the 2000s and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice—as a subordinate of the Byrds successful 1991 and Crosby, Stills & Nash successful 1997. 

In May 2022, David said helium had nary plans to deed the roadworthy again partially due to the fact that of his aged age. "Being connected a autobus circuit is simply a daunting task," helium told Best Classic Bands. "It's precise hard. It takes it retired of you. I'm excessively aged to bash it anymore. I don't person the stamina; I don't person the strength." 

But successful December 2022, David expressed a anticipation to execute again for audiences.

"So I played with immoderate friends the time earlier yesterday and spent contiguous singing with 2 truly bully friends and ……hmmmmmm….dare I accidental it ?" helium wrote connected Twitter Dec. 15. "I deliberation I'm starting yet different set and going backmost retired to play live."