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Crosby & Nash are a duo consisting of David Crosby and Graham Nash, better known for being two parts of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
After their first album together as a duo in 1972, Crosby & Nash both got up to some interesting things. Crosby took part in a short-lived reunion with The Byrds (producing 1973's Byrds album), and Nash released a second solo album. They also both joined their friend Neil Young on the road for his 1973 tour, which produced the live album Time Fades Away. They also found alot of work as backing vocalists, appearing on albums by Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Roger McGuinn, Dave Mason, and others. In 1974 a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young reunion happened, and the four of them went on tour. They attempted to record another album together, but it did not work out. And so Crosby & Nash recorded as a duo again, signing a new contract with ABC Records.
Wind On The Water was released in 1975, and compared to their first album it was much more consistent, with a stronger, maturer sound throughout, the strengths of both artists blending together perfectly. The closing track, "To The Last Whale", could indeed be considered their crowning glory. Backing musicians included guitarist Danny Kortchmar, keyboard player Craig Doerge and drummer Russ Kunkel (all of whom had been on the first album), plus guest appearances from pedal steel guitarist Ben Keith, multi-instrumentalist David Lindley and drummer Levon Helm, and backing vocals from James Taylor, Jackson Browne and Carole King.
Graham Nash/David Crosby (1972) <|> Whistling Down The Wire (1976)
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Crosby & Nash are a duo consisting of David Crosby and Graham Nash, better known for being two parts of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
After the massive success of CSNY's Deja Vu album, and all four members' high profile solo albums of 1971, David Crosby and Graham Nash went on tour together as an acoustic duo, to great success. As the CSNY name was pretty much abandoned and there was no hope for a follow-up album any time soon, they decided to record together as a duo. The result was 1972's Graham Nash/David Crosby.
Of the four of them, it has always been Crosby and Nash who have stuck together the closest over the years, being inseperable throughout most of their careers. Their musical styles are actually very different, Crosby having a penchant for the weird and abstract, and Nash's work being more accessible and commerical. But it turns out that the two complement eachother perfectly. Their first duo album tied both sounds together very well, their voices harmonizing together beautifully. Most of their instrumental backing came from guitarist Danny Kortchmar, keyboard player Craig Doerge, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russ Kunkel (ie The Section), plus appearances from members of the Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann), bassist Chris Ethridge, guitarist Dave Mason, drummer Johnny Barbata and CSNY bassist Greg Reeves.
The album proved to be a success, reaching #4 on the album charts. Crosby & Nash would record two more duo albums before CSN ever got round to recording their Deja Vu follow-up.
|> Wind On The Water (1975)
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