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    • Aug 14, 1941
    David Crosby is born in Los Angeles, California. He co-founds The Byrds in 1964, establishing a band that plays a seminal role in the rise of country-rock, although he leaves the group in 1967, creating Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young a year later
    Nov 19, 1964
    McGuinn, Hillman & Crosby rename their band as The Byrds. The group becomes an important link in the growth of country-rock, particularly through the 1968 album "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
    Nov 9, 1967
    Roger McGuinn boots David Crosby from The Byrds, just months before the band records one of country-rock's seminal albums, "Sweetheart Of The Rodeo"
    Aug 18, 1969
    Oldies group Sha Na Na, including Henry Gross, serves up Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" during the final moments of Woodstock. The morning's performers also include Blood Sweat & Tears, Crosby Stills Nash & Young and Jimi Hendrix
    Sep 22, 1969
    Buck Owens & The Buckaroos perform "Tall Dark Stranger" on the premiere episode of "The Music Scene" on ABC-TV. Also in the lineup: Tom Jones, James Brown and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
    Sep 30, 1969
    Former Byrd David Crosby's girlfriend, Christine Gail Hinton, dies in a car accident north of San Francisco
    Oct 24, 1969
    Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young record "Teach Your Children" in San Francisco at Wally Heider's Studio C. The song earns a country Grammy nomination in 1995 after it's remade by Crosby, Stills & Nash with Suzy Bogguss and Kathy Mattea
    Mar 11, 1970
    Crosby, Stills & Nash win Best New Artist at the 12th annual Grammy Awards
    Mar 28, 1982
    Byrds founder David Crosby is arrested in Los Angeles for possession of Quaaludes, driving under the influence of cocaine and possession of a concealed weapon
    Apr 13, 1982
    David Crosby, who co-founded the country-rock pioneering band The Byrds, is arrested in Dallas, Texas, for drug possession. It's the second time in three weeks he's been picked up on narcotics charges
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