Editing The Byrds (section)

===Reunions===

====1972–1973 reunion====
The five original members of the Byrds reunited briefly during late 1972, while McGuinn was still undertaking selected concerts with the touring version of the group.<ref name="hjort25"/> Discussions regarding a reunion between [[Roger McGuinn]], [[Gene Clark]], [[David Crosby]], [[Chris Hillman]], and [[Michael Clarke (musician)|Michael Clarke]] had taken place as early as July 1971, around the same time as the then current line-up of the band were recording the ''[[Farther Along (The Byrds album)|Farther Along]]'' album.<ref name="timeless31"/>  Plans for a reunion accelerated in mid-1972, when the founder of [[Asylum Records]], [[David Geffen]], offered each of the original band members a sizable amount of money to reform and record an album for his label.<ref name="einarson8">{{cite book|author=Einarson, John.|pages=178–180|year=2005|title=Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds' Gene Clark|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=0-87930-793-5}}</ref>  The reunion actually took place in early October 1972, beginning with a rehearsal at McGuinn's house, where the group began selecting suitable material for a new album.<ref>{{cite book|author=Rogan, Johnny.|page=340|year=1998|title=The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited|edition=2nd|publisher=Rogan House|isbn=0-9529540-1-X}}</ref> The five original Byrds booked into [[Wally Heider Studios#Background|Wally Heider's Studio 3]] in Hollywood from October 16 until November 15, 1972, recording their first album together in seven years.<ref name="hjort28"/>

[[File:David Crosby in 1976.jpg|230px|thumb|left|Following his dismissal from the band in 1967, David Crosby (pictured in 1976) was critical of Roger McGuinn's decision to recruit new band members, while continuing to use the Byrds name.]]
Following completion of the album, Crosby persuaded McGuinn to dissolve the Columbia version of the Byrds, who were still touring at that time.<ref name="timeless30"/>  Crosby had long been vocal regarding his displeasure over McGuinn's decision to recruit new band members following his dismissal from the group in 1967, and had stated in a number of interviews that in his opinion "there were only ever five Byrds".<ref name="einarson8"/>  In keeping with the new spirit of reconciliation that the reunion fostered, McGuinn permanently disbanded the Columbia lineup of the group in February 1973.<ref name="fricke8"/>

The reunion album, titled simply ''[[Byrds (album)|Byrds]]'', was released on March 7, 1973, to mixed reviews.<ref name="hjort27"/> As a result, a planned tour in support of the album failed to materialize.<ref name="byrdwatcher10"/> Among the album's shortcomings, critics made note of a lack of sonic unity and the absence of the Byrds' signature jangly guitar sound.<ref name="hjort27"/> The album managed to climb to number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tapes chart and number 31 in the UK.<ref name="hjort27"/> In the United States, the album became the band's highest charting LP of new material since 1965's ''[[Turn! Turn! Turn! (album)|Turn! Turn! Turn!]]'', which had also been the last Byrds' album to feature Gene Clark as a full member.<ref name="byrdwatcher10"/> Among the tracks included on the album were McGuinn's folk-flavored "Sweet Mary", the [[Joni Mitchell]] cover "For Free", a re-recording of Crosby's song "Laughing" (which had originally appeared on his 1971 solo album, ''[[If I Could Only Remember My Name]]''), and a pair of [[Neil Young]] songs.<ref name="byrdwatcher10"/> The album also featured the Gene Clark compositions "Changing Heart" and "[[Full Circle Song|Full Circle]]", the latter of which had provided the reunion album with its [[working title]] and was subsequently released as a single, although it failed to chart.<ref name="hjort27"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Rogan, Johnny.|page=349|year=1998|title=The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited|edition=2nd|publisher=Rogan House|isbn=0-9529540-1-X}}</ref>

The negative critical reception that ''Byrds'' received in the music press resulted in the band losing faith in the idea of an ongoing series of reunions.<ref name="byrdwatcher10"/> In the years following its release, all five band members were openly critical of the album, with the general consensus being that the material included on it was weak and that the recording sessions had been rushed and ill-thought out.<ref name="byrdwatcher10"/> In addition, McGuinn and Hillman have both suggested that with the exception of Gene Clark, the songwriting members of the band were reluctant to bring their strongest compositions to the recording sessions, preferring instead to hold those songs back for their own solo projects.<ref name="byrdwatcher10"/><ref name="einarson8"/> In the wake of the reunion, the five original Byrds quietly returned to their own careers,<ref name="byrdwatcher10"/> with the June 1973 release of McGuinn's [[Roger McGuinn (album)|eponymously titled solo album]] serving to effectively mark the end of the Byrds.

Following the reunion of 1972/1973, the Byrds remained disbanded throughout the rest of the decade.<ref name="allmusic"/> Roger McGuinn turned his attention to establishing his own career, releasing a series of solo albums between 1973 and 1977, and making a high-profile appearance with [[Bob Dylan]]'s [[Rolling Thunder Revue]].<ref name="allmusic2"/> Chris Hillman worked as part of the [[Souther–Hillman–Furay Band]] following the Byrds reunion and released a pair of solo albums entitled ''Slippin' Away'' and ''Clear Sailin''' in 1976 and 1977 respectively.<ref name="allmusic9"/> David Crosby returned to the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]] for their 1974 tour and subsequently continued to produce albums with [[Graham Nash]].<ref name="allmusic13"/> He also took part in a 1977 reunion of Crosby, Stills & Nash, which saw the group release their multi-[[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] selling ''[[CSN (album)|CSN]]'' album.<ref name="allmusic13"/> Michael Clarke also found success following the Byrds reunion as the drummer for [[soft rock]] group [[Firefall]],<ref name="allmusic7"/> while Gene Clark returned to his solo career, producing the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful albums ''[[No Other]]'' (1974) and ''[[Two Sides to Every Story]]'' (1977).<ref name="allmusic5"/>

====McGuinn, Clark & Hillman (1977–1981)====
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Between 1977 and 1980, McGuinn, Clark and Hillman worked on and off together as a trio, modeled after Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and, to a lesser extent, the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Eder|first=Bruce|title=McGuinn, Clark & Hillman Biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mcguinn-clark-hillman-p4872/biography|access-date=April 19, 2011|archive-date=November 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129020700/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mcguinn-clark-hillman-p4872/biography|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Rogan|first=Johnny|title=Requiem for the Timeless, Volume 1|year=2012|publisher=Rogan House|isbn=978-0-95295-408-8|pages=664–667}}</ref>  This supergroup made up of former Byrds was reasonably successful commercially and managed to score a Top 40 hit with the single "[[Don't You Write Her Off]]" in March 1979.<ref name="byrdwatcher11">{{cite web|last=Connors|first=Tim|title=McGuinn, Clark & Hillman|publisher=ByrdWatcher: A Field Guide to the Byrds of Los Angeles|url=http://www.ebni.com/byrds/spmch1.html|access-date=April 19, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514043522/http://ebni.com/byrds/spmch1.html|archive-date=May 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Whitburn, Joel.|page=556|year=2008|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2006|publisher=Record Research Inc|isbn=978-0-89820-172-7}}</ref> The trio toured internationally and recorded the albums ''McGuinn, Clark & Hillman'' and ''City''.<ref name="byrdwatcher11"/> Clark departed the group in late 1979, resulting in a third and final album being billed as McGuinn-Hillman.<ref name="byrdwatcher11"/> The two former Byrds continued to play low-key gigs after the release of the ''McGuinn/Hillman'' album, but they split up in early 1981.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rogan|first=Johnny|title=Requiem for the Timeless, Volume 1|year=2012|publisher=Rogan House|isbn=978-0-95295-408-8|pages=712–715}}</ref>

====Ersatz Byrds and further reunions (1989–1991; 2000)====
In 1984, Gene Clark approached McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman in an attempt to reform the Byrds in time for the 20th anniversary of the release of the "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]" single in 1985.<ref name="byrdwatcher12">{{cite web|last=Connors|first=Tim|title=Byrds v. Byrds: The 20th Anniversary Tribute to the Byrds 1984–1988|publisher=ByrdWatcher: A Field Guide to the Byrds of Los Angeles|url=http://www.ebni.com/byrds/spname1.html|access-date=May 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100429120942/http://www.ebni.com/byrds/spname1.html|archive-date=April 29, 2010}}</ref>  None of these three original members was interested in the venture and so Clark instead assembled a group of musicians and friends, including [[Rick Roberts (musician)|Rick Roberts]], [[Blondie Chaplin]], [[Rick Danko]], [[Richard Manuel]], and the ex-Byrds Michael Clarke and [[John York (musician)|John York]], under the banner of "The 20th Anniversary Tribute to the Byrds".<ref>{{cite book|author=Einarson, John.|page=255|year=2005|title=Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds' Gene Clark|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=0-87930-793-5}}</ref> This tribute act began performing on the lucrative nostalgia circuit in early 1985, but a number of [[Tour promoter|concert promoters]] began to shorten the band's name to the Byrds in advertisements and promotional material.<ref name="byrdwatcher12"/>  As the band continued to tour throughout 1985, they eventually decided to shorten their name to the Byrds themselves, prompting McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman to berate the tribute group in interviews, with McGuinn deriding the act as "a cheap show".<ref name="byrdwatcher12"/>

After the tour wound down in late 1985, Clark returned to his solo career, leaving Michael Clarke to soldier on with a band that was now billed as "A Tribute to the Byrds" (although again, it was often shortened to the Byrds by promoters).<ref name="timeless32">{{cite book|author=Rogan, Johnny.|pages=424–430|year=1998|title=The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited|edition=2nd|publisher=Rogan House|isbn=0-9529540-1-X}}</ref> Gene Clark returned to the group following the release of his and [[Carla Olson]]'s ''So Rebellious a Lover'' album, and the tribute band continued to work on and off in 1987 and 1988.<ref>{{cite book|author=Einarson, John.|page=261|year=2005|title=Mr. Tambourine Man: The Life and Legacy of the Byrds' Gene Clark|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=0-87930-793-5}}</ref> Author Johnny Rogan has stated that most die-hard fans of the Byrds were mortified by the existence of this ersatz version of the group, while Byrds expert Tim Connors has commented that "no chapter in the history of the Byrds caused as much consternation and controversy among fans".<ref name="byrdwatcher12"/><ref name="timeless32"/>

In June 1988, McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman appeared at a concert celebrating the reopening of the [[Ash Grove (music club)|Ash Grove]] folk club in Los Angeles.<ref name="timeless32"/>  Although they were billed as solo artists, the three musicians came together for an on-stage reunion during the show, performing a string of Byrds hits including "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Eight Miles High".<ref name="timeless32"/>  Although Clark and Clarke's Byrds tribute group was inactive at the time of this high-profile get-together of McGuinn, Crosby, and Hillman, Michael Clarke did mount another tribute tour shortly afterwards, this time featuring former Byrd [[Skip Battin]] and newcomers Terry Jones Rogers and Jerry Sorn, under the banner of "the Byrds featuring Michael Clarke".<ref name="timeless32"/><ref name="byrdwatcher13">{{cite web|last=Connors|first=Tim|title=Byrds v. Byrds: The Battle for the Byrds' Name 1989–1990|publisher=ByrdWatcher: A Field Guide to the Byrds of Los Angeles|url=http://www.ebni.com/byrds/spname2.html|access-date=May 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028021913/http://ebni.com/byrds/spname2.html|archive-date=October 28, 2010}}</ref>  In addition, the drummer also sought to [[trademark]] the name the Byrds for his own use.<ref name="byrdwatcher12"/>

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|First Gene went around with a very, very bad band, calling it the Byrds. Well, okay. Gene was one of the original writer/singer guys. But when it gets to be Michael Clarke the drummer -- who never wrote anything or sang anything{{snd}} going out there with an even worse band, and claiming to be the Byrds ... and they can't play the stuff. It was dragging the name in the dirt.
|—David Crosby on the motivation behind the lawsuit against Michael Clarke<ref>{{Citation |author=DiMartino, Dave |title=Byrd Watching |pages=82–87 |newspaper=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |location=New York City |date=April 1991}}.</ref>}}

In retaliation against Clarke's trademark application, McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman submitted their own counter-claim to gain ownership of the band's name.<ref name="byrdwatcher13"/> McGuinn had actually attempted to trademark the Byrds name himself during the 1970s, in order to prevent its misuse, but his application had been turned down.<ref name="timeless32"/> To strengthen their case, the three musicians announced in December 1988 that they would be performing a series of concerts in January 1989 as the Byrds.<ref name="timeless32"/><ref name="byrdwatcher13"/> Although he was no longer connected with Clarke's tribute act, Gene Clark was not invited to participate in these official Byrds reunion concerts due to residual ill-feeling stemming from his earlier "20th Anniversary Tribute to the Byrds".<ref name="byrdwatcher13"/>

The reunion concerts were a resounding success, but with Michael Clarke continuing to tour with his Byrds tribute, McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman filed a lawsuit against the drummer in the spring of 1989, suing him for allegedly false advertising, unfair competition and deceptive trade practices, as well as seeking a preliminary injunction against Clarke's use of the name.<ref name="timeless32"/><ref name="byrdwatcher13"/> At the court hearing in May 1989, the judge denied the injunction, ruling that McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman had failed to show that they would be irreparably damaged by Clarke's actions.<ref name="byrdwatcher13"/>  As a result, Clarke gained full legal ownership of the name the Byrds.<ref name="hjort29">{{cite book|author=Hjort, Christopher.|pages=323–324|year=2008|title=So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965-1973)|publisher=Jawbone Press|isbn=978-1-906002-15-2}}</ref> In the wake of this ruling, McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman dropped their lawsuit, but to demonstrate that they had not wholly surrendered the Byrds name to Clarke, the three musicians appeared under the banner of the Original Byrds at a [[Roy Orbison]] tribute concert on February 24, 1990, where they were joined on-stage by Bob Dylan for a rendition of "Mr. Tambourine Man".<ref name="byrdwatcher13"/><ref>{{cite book|author=Rogan, Johnny.|page=439|year=1998|title=The Byrds: Timeless Flight Revisited|edition=2nd|publisher=Rogan House|isbn=0-9529540-1-X}}</ref> Later that year, McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman entered Treasure Isle Recorders in Nashville to record four new Byrds tracks for inclusion on the forthcoming ''[[The Byrds (boxed set)|The Byrds]]'' [[box set]].<ref name="timeless33"/>

On January 16, 1991, the five original members of the Byrds put aside their differences to appear together at the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]] in New York City for their induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref name="einarson9"/> The ceremony honored the original line-up of Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, and Michael Clarke, while later configurations of the group featuring such key personnel as Gram Parsons and Clarence White were quietly passed over.<ref name="einarson9"/> The occasion, which saw the band come together on stage to perform the songs "[[Turn! Turn! Turn!|Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)]]", "Mr. Tambourine Man", and "[[I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better]]", represented the first time that all five original Byrds had stood together since 1973.<ref name="einarson9"/>  Unfortunately, it would also represent the last time that the five original members were gathered together.<ref name="timeless34"/> Clark died later that year of [[Myocardial infarction|heart failure]], and on December 19, 1993, Clarke succumbed to [[liver failure|liver disease]] brought on by [[alcoholism]].<ref name="hjort29"/>

Following Clarke's death, Terry Jones Rogers resurrected the Byrds tribute act, with guitarist Scott Nienhaus and former Byrds Skip Battin and Gene Parsons on bass and drums respectively.<ref name="byrdstribute">{{Cite web|url=http://byrdstribute.com/BIO.php|title=Younger Than Yesterday: A Tribute to the Byrds - Biography|website=byrdstribute.com|publisher=One Eyed Parrot|access-date=November 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033920/http://byrdstribute.com/BIO.php|archive-date=November 29, 2014}}</ref>  Performing under the banner of the Byrds Celebration, the tribute group toured extensively throughout the remainder of the 1990s, although Parsons was replaced by session drummer Vince Barranco in 1995 and Battin was forced to retire due to ill-health in 1997.<ref name="byrdstribute"/> Since 2002, Rogers and Nienhaus have continued to tour as part of the band Younger Than Yesterday: A Tribute to the Byrds, along with bassist Michael Curtis and drummer Tim Politte.<ref name="byrdstribute"/>

[[File:Roger McGuinn 2009 by Hans Werksman.jpg|205px|thumb|McGuinn performing in 2009. Despite Hillman and Crosby's interest in future Byrds reunions, McGuinn remains reluctant to reform the band.]]
McGuinn, Crosby and Hillman all returned to their individual solo careers following the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony.<ref name="hjort29"/> The Byrds did reunite for a third time on August 8, 2000, to give an impromptu, one-off performance at a tribute concert for Fred Walecki, the owner of a Los Angeles music equipment store who was suffering from [[throat cancer]].<ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine|last=Baltin|first=Steve|title=Byrds Reunite for L.A. Show|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/byrds-reunite-for-l-a-show-20000809|access-date=April 29, 2011|archive-date=November 27, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127063756/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/byrds-reunite-for-l-a-show-20000809|url-status=live}}</ref> Crosby and Hillman were booked to appear at the event separately, but McGuinn, who was not listed on the bill, made a surprise appearance and joined his two former partners on stage.<ref name="rollingstone"/> McGuinn introduced the hastily reformed trio with the words, "And now, ladies and gentlemen, the Byrds", as the group launched into renditions of "Mr. Tambourine Man" and "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)".<ref name="rollingstone"/> According to contemporary press reports, the reunion was an unmitigated success, with the audience giving the band multiple standing ovations and shouting for more as they left the stage.<ref name="rollingstone"/>

During the 2000s, two more ex-members of the Byrds died when drummer [[Kevin Kelley (musician)|Kevin Kelley]] succumbed of natural causes in 2002<ref>{{cite news|title=Kevin Kelley Obituary|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-02-me-passings2.5-story.html|access-date=April 24, 2011|date=May 2, 2002|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715045549/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/02/local/me-passings2.5|url-status=live}}</ref> and bassist Skip Battin, who was suffering from [[Alzheimer's disease]], died at his home in 2003.<ref name="hjort29"/> Former members [[Gene Parsons]] and [[John York (musician)|John York]] both remain active and continue to perform and record various musical projects.<ref name="hjort29"/>

Perhaps the most surprising development in the Byrds' story during the 2000s was the acquisition by David Crosby of the rights to the band's name in 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rogers|first=Terry Jones|title=Younger Than Yesterday: Biography|publisher=terryjonesrogers.com|url=http://www.terryjonesrogers.com/The_Byrds.php|access-date=April 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716212021/http://www.terryjonesrogers.com/The_Byrds.php|archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Varga|first=George|title=CD Proves to Everything There Is a Season|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060924/news_1a24byrds.html|access-date=April 25, 2011}}</ref> Ownership of the Byrds' name had reverted to Clarke's estate upon his death in 1993 and Crosby's purchase served to effectively bring the convoluted battle for control of the group's name to an end.

To date, the Fred Walecki tribute concert appearance in 2000 was the last performance by the Byrds. However, Hillman and Crosby both expressed an interest in working with McGuinn again on Byrds projects, but the lead guitarist and head Byrd remained adamant that he was not interested in another full reunion.<ref name="hjort29"/> During an interview with music journalist John Nork, McGuinn replied "absolutely not", when asked if he had any plans to revive the Byrds, explaining, "No, I don't want to do that. I just want to be a solo artist. The Byrds are well documented. I don't think we need anymore from the Byrds."<ref name="hjort29"/>

In spite of McGuinn's comments, he and Hillman undertook a series of concerts together in 2018 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Byrds' ''Sweetheart of the Rodeo'' album.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/byrds-duo-plan-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-50th-anniversary-tour-w521044|title=Byrds Co-Founders Plan 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' 50th Anniversary Tour|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 5, 2018|archive-date=June 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621194132/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/byrds-duo-plan-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-50th-anniversary-tour-w521044|url-status=dead}}</ref> Though not billed as the Byrds, the duo, together with backing band [[Marty Stuart|Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives]], played some earlier Byrds' material before performing all of the songs from the album and telling stories about its creation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/byrds-members-played-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-more-at-town-hall-pics-setlist/|title=Byrds members played 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' & more at Town Hall (pics, setlist)|author=BrooklynVegan Staff|website=[[BrooklynVegan]]|publisher=Town Square Media|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=September 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924234620/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/byrds-members-played-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-more-at-town-hall-pics-setlist/|url-status=live}}</ref> An album of live recordings from the 50th Anniversary concerts was released for [[Record Store Day]] 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roughtrade.com/en-us/product/roger-mcguinn-1/sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-rsd-2024|title=Sweetheart Of The Rodeo - RSD 2024|author=<!--Not stated-->|website=[[Rough Trade (shops)|Rough Trade]]|publisher=Rough Trade|access-date=2024-02-27}}</ref>

On January 18, 2023, David Crosby died in his sleep at age 81, following years of health issues.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shepherd |first1=Fiona |title=David Crosby, founder member of The Byrds and legend with Crosby, Stills & Nash |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/scotsman-obituaries-david-crosby-founder-member-of-the-byrds-and-legend-with-crosby-stills-nash-4002955 |access-date=3 February 2023 |work=The Scotsman |date=28 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230128085557/https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/scotsman-obituaries-david-crosby-founder-member-of-the-byrds-and-legend-with-crosby-stills-nash-4002955 |archive-date=28 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-crosby-dead-obituary-1234664235/ |title = David Crosby, Iconoclastic Rocker, Dead at 81 |magazine = [[Rolling Stone]] |date = January 19, 2023 |accessdate = January 19, 2023 |last1 = Dolan |first1 = Jon |last2 = Greene |first2 = Andy |archive-date = January 20, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230120012457/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/david-crosby-dead-obituary-1234664235/ |url-status = live}}</ref> His death left McGuinn and Hillman as the two remaining original members.