CSNY by Peter Doggett - ISBN: 9781501183034
Paperback
Rock’s first supergroup: Harmony, hedonism, and heartbreak defined an era.

CSNY

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    17 April 2024

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Summary

An engaging and illuminating biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of “rock’s first supergroup” when they were the most successful, influential, and politically potent band in America.

After making their marks in popular bands such as the Hollies and the Byrds, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash released their first album in May 1969. By the time they arrived at Woodstock a few months later, Neil Young had joined their ranks and together, the…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781501183034
ISBN-10:1501183036
Author:Peter Doggett
Publisher:Atria Books
Imprint:Atria Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:17 April 2024
Weight:333g
Dimensions:213mm x 140mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

“This honest, occasionally laudatory history will delight its baby boomer audience.”

“An enthusiastic history of one of rock music’s most significant supergroups. … The narrative is eminently readable… . A must for CSNY fans and anyone who remembers the era when it ruled the pop charts.” —Starred Kirkus Review“Plenty of nuggets for the diehard fan…a more than welcome addition to the band’s bookshelf.” * Houston Press *“A meticulous chronicle … but also a deft portrait of a golden age tarnishing even as the band sang.” * Sunday Times (London) *“Engaging … Doggett uses the saga of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young as a metaphor for the Woodstock generation and their doomed mission to return to the garden.” * The Times (London) *“This honest, occasionally laudatory history will delight its baby boomer audience.” * Publishers Weekly *

About The Author

Peter Doggett

Peter Doggett has been writing professionally about popular music and 20th-century culture since 1980. His many books include You Never Give Me Your Money, about the breakup of the Beatles and its aftermath; There’s a Riot Going On, chronicling the links between rock music and revolutionary politics in the late 1960s and early 1970s; and a biography of David Bowie’s 1970s recorded output, The Man Who Sold the World. He lives in London.

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