Cosby , Stills and Nash have been one of my favorite acts for as long as I can remember. The threesome’s story is timeless and legendary. They have created and played music together, and with Neil Young, in a variety of incarnations for decades. The band with a social conscience can play acoustically harkening back to their folk roots or play electric with the great Stephen Stills formerly of the Buffalo Springfield and Manassas on the lead guitar. Each band member is prolific in his own right but this is a true case of the sum bring greater than the parts. 

I have no specific recollection of this particular CSN concert but there was one show at Madison Square Garden when we were heading in to see the band on the 7 subway line when the train stopped moving for an extended period of time putting our arrival for start of the show in jeapordy. As it turned out someone had leapt in front of a train ahead of us causing the delay. Eventually we started moving again and made it to the show but even the best laid plans in New York City can be sidetracked by unforeseen circumstances. 

David Ctosby played Town Hall this past December promoting a new “album” and Graham Nash will play City Winery with Shawn Colvin during her winter stint where she will also play with Richard Thompson and Patty Griffin.

Stephen Stills had been working his blues project with The Rides but has not been heard of other than a charity gig he played with a Neil Young appearance. Of the three, Strphen appears not to be as fit as Nash or even Crosby with his numerous documented health scares. 

As with many of the rock legends of the 1960’s and 1970’s our heroes are now in their 70’s and their music can now be heard on the FM oldies station replacing our parents’ Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme music. 

Just a Song Before I Go

Teach Your Children

Rock on!

GQ