- In 1971, Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young gathered musicians to record sessions for his third solo album. Some of the people invited included members of the Flying Burrito Brothers and the Byrds. The resulting group worked out so well that they decided to record an album together as their own band.The still unnamed band partook on a small tour. While at the train station in Manassas,...
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive For years, Stephen Stills wasn't feeling like himself. "I was really out of sorts and I didn't know why I was in such a funk," he tells Spinner. "I let myself get so fat." In 2008, he found out why. "I didn't realize for the previous five years I had been dragging a cancer around in there," he says. "When that stuff...
It was a long night — close to five hours. By the time Bruce Springsteen came on at 11:45 p.m., it felt like we’d seen Crosby, Stills & Nash the day before. But there were sublime, even transcendent, moments on the first night of the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts at Madison Square Garden (they will air on HBO starting November 29). Also some surprises: We’ve...
Photo: Mazur/WireImage It was well past 1:00 a.m. when the first night of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary celebration began winding down. For six hours, a capacity crowd at New York’s Madison Square Garden had been dancing in the aisles to a superstar lineup only the Hall of Fame could produce: Bruce [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News When the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows were announced earlier this summer, even the most jaded music fan had to be excited by the prospect of seeing Bruce Springsteen , Paul Simon -- both solo and with Art Garfunkel -- Stevie Wonder and Crosby, Stills, and Nash on the same bill. But Thursday night's concert at Madison Square Garden, the first...
The first of two Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary shows at Madison Square Garden isn’t even over yet, but a host of monumental moments have already gone down on the stage of the storied New York venue. Here’s a rundown: • Crosby, Stills and Nash add another layer of perfect harmony when James [...]
Fans of Stephen Stills have a lot to look forward to... The legendary guitarist says he will release his archives in pieces over the next few years, culminating the project with a complete Blu-ray set. In September, Stills released a...
Jimm Etters (38) is the winner! I have been listening to this album since the giveaway started and I just love it. Stephen Stills has influenced generations with his powerful voice, song writing artistry, and passionate guitar playing, both as a solo artist and as a member of Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive When Crosby, Stills and Nash perform on night one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 25th anniversary shows this week, the legendary trio will be joined by some very familiar friends. " Bonnie Raitt , James Taylor , Jackson Browne are our visitors," Stephen Stills , who performed and sat down for an interview on Howard Stern's show Tuesday...
Sometimes you just have to get something out of your system and shout it from the rooftops. Stephen Stills is, and i don't think i'm being controversial here one of the best Singer/ Songwriters of the last fifty years, and as a guitar player he's right up there in the Clapton/ Hendrix camp as far as i'm concerned. Here is one of his finest tunes for your delictation. Ladies and Gentlemen please be...
Today Stephen Stills's Love The One You're With popped up on my MP3 player. I couldn't say how many times I've heard this song since it was first released, but today was the first time that it ever occurred to me that the "Do de do do do do de do do" part of the chorus is the same as that found in Suite:Judy Blue Eyes. Now I've regarded LTOYW as a celebration of promiscuity; a legacy of...
Ray LaMontagne brings his repertoire to a larger venue Big crowds don't scare singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne. It's the little spaces that really unsettle him.
LaMontagne brings his repertoire to a larger venue Big crowds don't scare singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne. It's the little spaces that really unsettle him.