The American rocker, who was a member of the group Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young formed in 1968, died on Thursday, several media announced.
American rocker David Crosby, co-founder of the Byrds before joining the supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died at the age of 81, specialized American media announced on Thursday.
The newspaper variety was the first to give the death of the musician of the years 1960-70, citing a statement from his wife Jan Dance referring to a “long illness”. The magazine RollingStone confirmed the news on the faith of a source close to the artist
“His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music”
According to his wife’s press release quoted by varietyCrosby died surrounded by his wife and his son Django, but it is not known precisely on what date.
“Although he is no longer with us, his humanity and his good soul will continue to guide us and be a source of inspiration. His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music”, is it written.
As noted variety, the announcement of the death of David Crosby is rather a surprise because his Twitter account was still active on Wednesday.
Crosby was born in California on August 14, 1941, to parents descended from prominent New York families, with a stay-at-home mother and a father in the cinema, crowned with an Oscar for best cinematography.
Before his 25th birthday, he was one of the founders of The Byrds, a group mixing rock from England with traditional American folk. “I don’t know what else to say: I’m heartbroken,” Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote on Twitter.
