![]() ![]() At first Nash didn’t want Young to join the band (as he told Music Radar), but then realised that not only could the band use more of a rock edge, but also “that Stephen needed somebody to spark off of and play the guitar, because that’s who Stephen was. Multi-instrumentalist Stills had played most of the non-guitar parts in the recording and they now needed to perform these songs live, so Atlantic Records’ founder Ahmet Ertegun suggested Still’s former Buffalo band mate Neil Young participate in their tour. They quickly recorded their first eponymously titled album which was a major hit but also presented a problem. However, unlike other super-groups like Cream and Blind Faith, Crosby, Stills and Nash warily used their last names so that the act could not continue if one were to leave. Graham Nash, David Crosby and Stephen Stills knew each other from ‘the scene’ but it was a party hosted by Mitchell where the three heard their voices harmonise together for the first time and a new band was born out of the ashes of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and The Hollies. ![]() There was a time when an invitation to a Joni Mitchell or Mama Cass party could be an invitation to make musical history. Déjà Vu is a pretty fun album.” – Graham Nash, Music Radar He brings a darker edge and a more realistic edge to our music…It did fit, though. ![]()
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