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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1969 - May: Crosby, Stills & Nash “Crosby, Stills & Nash”
Description: It is hard to think of a time in the rock era when Crosby, Stills & Nash were not already a mainstay of the genre, but every rock legend has an origin, and the self-titled debut album first appeared in May of 1969. It was a near-instant success and one of the harbingers of a turn from blues-oriented rock to more acoustic, folk-oriented rock that would usher in the decade of the 70's.
Crosby, Stills & Nash were a supergroup from their debut. David Crosby came from The Byrds, Stephen Stills came out of Buffalo Springfield, and Graham Nash was fr...