Crosby, Stills & Nash

The fact that each principal came from another hugely successful band caused CSN to be known as the world's first "supergroup." The threesome more than lived up to the term with their '69 debut LP, a ten-song tour de force that hit #6 on Billboard's pop albums chart, earned CSN a GRAMMY® for Best New Artist and delivered classic tracks including "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Marrakesh Express," "Guinnevere" and "Wooden Ships." In naming the disc one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Rolling Stone quoted another rock immortal in its salute: "'I've Seen Crosby, Stills and Nash burnin' ass,' Jimi Hendrix declared in 1969. ‘They're groovy, Western-sky music.' Hendrix knew what he was talking about."

1970's Déjà Vu came next, the first album from the group's four-man configuration with Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSN&Y). Another notch on the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Déjà Vu was a #1 LP that introduced timeless hits including "Teach Your Children," "Our House," "Helpless," "Carry On" and "Almost Cut My Hair." 4 Way Street, a double live LP, followed in 1971, showcasing CSN&Y's live mojo on a set of songs as personal as it was political. Its success further built their reputation as the only American band of the original Woodstock era to have a societal impact rivaling that of the Beatles.

CSN survived the turbulent times in which they existed as well as the often volatile climate of their own inner-workings to continue to make music that connected with fans across America and around the world. So Far, the group's 1974 retrospective-to-date, topped the charts at #1 inBillboard. The 1977 studio album CSN climbed to #2 and delivered their first multiplatinum single (and, at #7, their all-time highest charting track), "Just A Song Before I Go." 1982'sDaylight Again added two more hits to the CSN songbook with "Southern Cross" and "Wasted On The Way."

Highlights from the also-ongoing CSN&Y partnership include the 1999 Top 40 album Looking Forward, which led to the quartet's landmark 2000 reunion tour-and subsequent outings in 2003 and 2006. The latter, CSN&Y's controversial "Freedom Of Speech Tour," spun off the documentary feature CSNY/Déjà Vu (a film by Neil Young), examining the group's connection to its audience in both political and musical terms.

Did You Know? This trio of legendary singer-songwriters has been actively collaborating since 1969, when they first harmonized in either Joni Mitchell's living room or Mama Cass Elliot's dining room, depending on which member you ask (Crosby and Nash ascribe to the former, Stills is adamant about the latter).