David Van Cortlandt Crosby was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter from the United States. David Van Cortlandt Crosby was born in Los Angeles, California, the second son of Oscar-winning cinematographer Floyd Crosby, who previously worked on Wall Street, and Aliph Van Cortlandt Whitehead, a Macy’s department store salesperson.rosby attended Santa Barbara City College for a short time before dropping out to pursue a career in music.
Crosby performed in Chicago and Greenwich Village with singer Terry Callier, but the duo was unable to secure a recording contract. Around 1962, Crosby joined Les Baxter’s Balladeers. Crosby recorded his first solo session in 1963 with the help of producer Jim Dickson.
Did David Crosby sell his music catalog?
Crosby sold the recorded music and publishing rights to his entire music catalog to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group for an undisclosed sum in March 2021, according to the Guardian.
Crosby reunited with the original Byrds for the album Byrds in 1973, serving as the album’s producer. The album charted well (at No. 20, their best album showing since their second album), but it was widely regarded as a critical failure. It was the original band’s final artistic collaboration.
Crosby attended Santa Barbara City College for a short time before dropping out to pursue a career in music. Crosby performed in Chicago and Greenwich Village with singer Terry Callier, but the duo was unable to secure a recording contract. Around 1962, Crosby joined Les Baxter’s Balladeers. Crosby recorded his first solo session in 1963 with the help of producer Jim Dickson.
Crosby reunited with the original Byrds for the album Byrds in 1973, serving as the album’s producer. The album charted well (at No. 20, their best album showing since their second album), but it was widely regarded as a critical failure. It was the original band’s final artistic collaboration.
