Crosby, David
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Van Cortland, David | ||
| born on | 14 August 1941 at 21:02 (= 9:02 PM ) | ||
| Place | Hollywood California, USA, 34n05, 118w19 | ||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   21°58'   23°30 Asc. 15°55'
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Biography
American musician who joined Roger McGuinn to form the nucleus of the "Jet Set," later called "The Beefeaters" and finally, "The Byrds," 1964. Four years later he moved on to team up with Stills and Nash to form their superstar group.
With decades of drugs including heroin and coke, he was in and out of jail on drug charges 1983-1986. By 11/02/1994, his liver could not process any more abuse and he went into the hospital to either get a new liver or die. A donor was found and the seven-hour operation successfully completed on 11/19/1994. He underwent surgery 10/21/1997 in L.A. for a torn muscle in his abdomen and gigs were cancelled in August 1998 while doctors watched closely a fever and infection.
Crosby was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Byrds, and on 5/06/1997 for Crosby, Stills and Nash.
In 1997 Crosby had been reunited with a son who was once given up for adoption. James Raymond, 34, is a musician following in the footsteps of his dad. They have formed a group named CPR and do a complex three-part harmony of guitar and piano. Meanwhile Crosby is learning to fly and working on a book "Stand and Be Counted" that is to be released in 1998.
Nash has reunited with Crosby and Stills to release a new album "Looking Forward" 10/26/1999, to be followed by a U.S. tour; their first since 1974. Nash has said that they're "a little more mature, compassionate and sensitive of each other's feelings," Stills says that he is finally playing the guitar the way he had been striving to for 15 years and Crosby says that he will be "awake" for this tour, alluding to his former drug habit.
In March 2000 it was revealed that Crosby had fathered the two kids of lesbian couple Julie Cypher and singer Melissa Etheridge.
On March 6, 2004, the rock musician was arrested in a Manhattan hotel and charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a felony, as well as other lesser offenses. Evidently, a maid found marijuana, a loaded gun and several knives in his room.
Relationships
- business associate/partner relationship with Nash, Graham (born 2 February 1942)
- business associate/partner relationship with Stills, Stephen (born 3 January 1945)
- child relationship with Cypher, Bailey Jean (born 10 February 1997)
- child relationship with Cypher, Beckett (born 18 November 1998)
- friend relationship with Etheridge, Melissa (born 29 May 1961)
Events
- Health : Chronic illness 2 November 1994 (Liver shut down, went into hospital)
- Health : Chronic illness 19 November 1994 (Found liver and had operation)
- Work : Prize 6 May 1997 (Rock'n' Roll Hall of Fame)
- Social : Institutionalized - prison, hospital 1983 (Drug charges)
- Social : Joined group 1964 (The group, "The Byrds")
- Health : Medical procedure 21 October 1997 at 12:00 midnight in Los Angeles, Ca (Surgery to repair torn abdomen muscle)
- Health : Acute illness August 1998 (Acute fever and illness)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 26 October 1999 (New album, "Looking Forward")
- Work : Begin Major Project January 2000 (Start of U.S. tour)
- Social : Secrets revealed March 2000 (Father of two kids of Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher)
- Crime : Arrest 6 March 2004 (criminal possession of a weapon and possession of marijuana)
Source Notes
Linda Clark quotes him. Same date in the almanac "Rock On." Frank C. Clifford quotes, CA Vital Records to confirm the date of August 14 August, not 1945. I don't have a time from the DATE records (I'm sure the TOB is on the
certificate, though).
Frank
(Formerly, Erin Sullivan-Seale quoted his brother Ethan for 8/14/1945, 8:58 PM, Los Angeles, CA.)
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo (Crosby Stills and Nash)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Guitar)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer
- Traits : Body : Weight (Heavy)
- Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Drugs (Heavy, cocaine and heroin)
- Notable : Book Collection : Culture Collection
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, twice)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Liver/Pancreas/Spleen (Transplant)
- Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Surgery (Liver recipient)
- Family : Parenting : Kids 1-3 (One son plus sperm donor for two kids)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work (Tours)
- Family : Parenting : Other Parenting (Sperm donor of two kids by lesbian moms)
- Family : Parenting : Abusive - Neglectful (One son given for adoption, later reunited)
