{"id":1004,"date":"2019-06-02T12:46:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-02T16:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinyldialogues.com\/VinylDialoguesBlog\/?p=1004"},"modified":"2019-12-07T12:49:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T17:49:09","slug":"rock-royalty-david-crosby-humble-and-fun-in-new-jersey-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinyldialogues.com\/VinylDialoguesBlog\/rock-royalty-david-crosby-humble-and-fun-in-new-jersey-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock royalty David Crosby humble and fun in New Jersey show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David Crosby performed Saturday, June 1, at Cooper River Park in Pennsauken, N.J., to kick off the 2019 Camden County summer concert series.
(Photo by Mike Morsch)<\/p><\/div>\n

David Crosby didn\u2019t end his show Saturday night in Pennsauken, N.J., with a song he had written himself. He ended it with a Neil Young song written for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is serious now. I\u2019m gonna ask you to please sing really loud,\u201d said Crosby to the large crowd attending the free concert at Cooper River Park for the kickoff event of the 2019 Camden County summer concert series. \u201cThis song is really important right now in America. It\u2019s needs to get sung a whole lot really loud. Some people down there in D.C. need to hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Crosby \u2014 politically active throughout his career \u2014 and his Sky Trails Band then offered a spirited version of CSN&Y\u2019s \u201cOhio,\u201d a protest song and counterculture anthem about the Kent State shootings May 4, 1970. Four unarmed students were killed by Ohio National Guard soldiers during a campus protest against the bombing of Cambodia by the U.S. <\/span><\/p>\n

Young saw photos of the incident in Life magazine and decided to write the lyrics to \u201cOhio.\u201d CSN&Y recorded the song at Record Plant Studios on May 21, 1970. It was released as a single in June 1970, but was banned from some AM radio stations because of the challenge to the Nixon administration in the lyrics.<\/p>\n

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David Crosby and his son, keyboardist James Raymond.
(Photo by Mike Morsch)<\/p><\/div>\n

The crowd in Pennsauken \u2014 which included a fair amount of old hippies, although somewhat surprisingly I didn\u2019t smell any weed \u2014 obliged Crosby and sang \u201cOhio\u201d really loud, the culmination of a performance by Crosby and his band that showed that the 77-year-old rocker has still got it and can bring it on any given night.<\/p>\n

A founding member of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills and Nash \u2014 both groups are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame \u2014 Crosby co-wrote \u201cEight Miles High\u201d for The Byrds as well as \u201cWooden Ships\u201d for CS&N, both of which we heard Saturday night, among many of his other hits. <\/span><\/p>\n

He may look like an old hippie himself, with his long, white hair and his droopy drawers that would fall right off if it weren\u2019t for suspenders, but Crosby\u2019s voice is still strong. Our rock royalty heroes are getting old \u2014 we are, too, along with them \u2014 and some of them don\u2019t have the vocal command they once had. <\/span><\/p>\n

Crosby isn\u2019t one of those. He\u2019s still got the pipes, has  <\/span>surrounded himself with brilliant musicians, including his son James Raymond, and still puts emotion into the old songs as well as freshness into his new songs. <\/span><\/p>\n

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David Crosby has been indicted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of two bands \u2014 The Byrds and Crosby, Still & Nash.
(Photo by Mike Morsch)<\/p><\/div>\n

He has admitted in the past to being brash, and he\u2019s still got a touch of that, although he copped to being just \u201csilly\u201d these days to the New Jersey crowd. Reports are that Stills, Nash and Young don\u2019t speak to him now, which might not seem all that unusual for a group that has had several internal dust-ups over the years. But Croz was humble on this evening and seemed to genuinely appreciate that the crowd had come out to see him.<\/p>\n

As an aside, if you frequent Twitter, you can follow Crosby and maybe even have an exchange with him. He does engage his fans on that social platform, but be forewarned: He doesn\u2019t suffer fools easily. If you ask him a legit question, you likely will get an answer, albeit short and sweet. Likewise, if you tweet something stupid, he\u2019ll call you out. I\u2019ve had a couple of music-related exchanges with him and have managed to stay out of his doghouse.<\/p>\n

And kudos to Camden County for kicking off its summer concert series by bringing in a big name. You don\u2019t often see a top tier artist like Crosby for free. Camden County must have shelled out a keg of gold for this show, but it appeared to be greatly appreciated by those in attendance. <\/span><\/p>\n

There are few things better than sitting out in a nice park, on a perfect summer evening, and watching one of our generation’s musical icons.<\/p>\n

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David Crosby has surrounded himself with brilliant musicians, including lead guitarist Jeff Pevar.
(Photo by Mike Morsch)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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