CSN &Y made fabulous, original music and personified the Hippy Era. Although Dave was edgy and tricky, a bit like his harmonies but more difficult to get on with, their hippy message was right: we should chase fulfilment, not money, because if we had, humanity wouldn’t be in this mess. — The recent passing of Dave Crosby takes many of us boomers back to our youths and the amazing music, much of it completely novel and unique at that time, which surrounded us. Crosby, Stills and Nash… and Young were certainly up there, and the sounds and harmonies inspired by Crosby…