In Memoriam 2023: David Crosby (1941–2023) Tribute List

David Crosby — American singer, guitarist, and songwriter — was a founding band member of the Byrds as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN), and also embarked on a solo career. Crosby, as part of CSN, won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1969. Twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Byrds and CSN, Crosby also became a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. As a member of the Byrds, CSN, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and later as a solo artist, Crosby's six-decade career created songs that resonated with more than three generations of folk rock fans. This tribute highlights Crosby's career through song lyrics and news articles.
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  1. delta
    a low area of alluvial deposits where a river divides
    And time stops here on the delta
    While they dance, while they dance
    – Delta
  2. wonder
    have a wish or desire to know something
    Like I've been here before
    And you know it makes me wonder
    – Déjà Vu
  3. huddle
    crowd or draw together
    Round the squares huddled in storms
    Some laughing some just shapeless forms
    – Eight Miles High/Why?
  4. bitter
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
    I know it all too well how to turn, how to run
    How to hide behind a bitter wall of blue
    – Everybody’s Been Burned
  5. aimlessly
    without a specific goal or focus
    Peacocks wandered aimlessly
    Underneath an orange tree
    Why can't she see me?
    – Guinnevere
  6. reflection
    the image of something as it appears in a mirror
    I was mistaken, only reflections of a shadow that I saw
    – Laughing
  7. dare
    be courageous enough to try or do something
    Speak out you got to speak out against the madness
    You got to speak your mind if you dare
    – Long Time Gone
  8. helm
    steering mechanism for a vessel
    Oh, you hold your helm so tight
    And yet the sky seems so fair
    – Shadow Captain
  9. trinket
    a small cheap ornament, knickknack, or piece of jewelry
    She's going to go, and take her trinkets
    And I will have to live without her and survive
    – Lady Friend
  10. kindle
    cause to start burning
    It's only that you will
    Kindle the flame
    – Things We Do For Love
  11. simplicity
    the quality of being uncomplicated
    But by the time you catch them
    Simplicity's gone
    – Hero
  12. evocative
    serving to bring to mind
    Whether with The Byrds, with Stills, Nash—and Neil Young, who joined the trio in 1970—or on his own with a catalog of eight solo albums, Crosby's often angelic vocals, and evocative lyrics told a storybook of tales.
    – American Songwriter
  13. collaboration
    act of working jointly
    His long and successful solo career notwithstanding, Crosby thrived on collaboration—a trait he discovered as a young child, after being mesmerized by a symphony orchestra performance.
    – NPR
  14. mesmerized
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
    His long and successful solo career notwithstanding, Crosby thrived on collaboration—a trait he discovered as a young child, after being mesmerized by a symphony orchestra performance.
    – NPR
  15. legacy
    anything handed down by someone or something in the past
    "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away...Although he is no longer here with us, his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and inspire us. His legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music."
    – CNN
Created on Sat Jan 21 20:51:14 EST 2023 (updated Thu Feb 02 10:46:36 EST 2023)

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