Graham Nash - Biography

Last Editor: leedgye				Graham Nash Biography -   Name : Graham Nash Profession : Singer/ Lyricist Birth Details : born 2 February 1942 Spouse : Susan Sennett (1977 - present) 3 children

Graham Nash Trivia -

Father of Jackson Nash Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 (as a member of Crosby, Stills and Nash). Had a long term love affair with singer Joni Mitchell. In fact, he wrote the song "Our House" about their relationship. Left the Hollies because he wanted to write more challenging material. In fact, he quit the band after they announced they were going to do an album of Bob Dylan covers. The original singer and rhythm guitarist for the Hollies. Was a founding member of MUSE (Musicians United for Safe Energy). When he started teaming up with David Crosby and Stephen Stills, a problem arose because Crosby and Stills were signed to Atlantic records and Nash, as a member of the Hollies, was signed to Epic. The problem was resolved when Atlantic "traded" Richie Furay to Epic for Nash. Was nearly killed at Woodstock as the helicopter that was flying him in lost its tail rotor just as it was coming in for a landing. As a result the helicopter was forced to autorotate down the last 25 feet and make a hard landing. Luckilly, Nash wasn't hurt and he was still able to perform.

Graham Nash Detailed Biography -

Graham Nash (born 2 February 1942) is a British singer-songwriter. Nash was born in Blackpool, England during World War II. In the early 1960s was a leading member of The Hollies, one of the UK's most successful pop groups ever. Although recognised as a key member of the group, he seldom sang lead vocals, although he did write many of the band's songs, most often in collaboration with Allan Clarke. Nash was pivotal in the forging of a sound and lyrics showing an obvious hippie influence on The Hollies' album 'Butterfly' a collection that brought differing opinions concerning the band's musical direction to the fore. In 1968, after a visit to the USA during which he had been introduced to David Crosby in Laurel Canyon and had begun experimenting with drugs, Nash left The Hollies at the height of their fame, to form a new group with Crosby and Stephen Stills, a threesome at first, and later a foursome with Neil Young - Crosby, Stills & Nash. With them, he went on to even greater worldwide success. Nash, nicknamed "Willy" by his band mates in CSNY, has been described as the glue that keeps their often fragile alliances together. A mark of this is the loyalty and support Nash showed to his best friend, Crosby, during Crosby's well documented period of drug addiction ending in the mid 1980s. Nash's solo career has often been shelved in favour of reunions on stage and in the studio with either Crosby and Stills or Crosby, Stills and Young. His own solo work shows a love of melody and ballads. His solo recordings have experimented with jazz and electronic percussion but tend not to stray too far from a pop format with well defined hook lines. In 1979, Nash cofounded Musicians United for Safe Energy. Nash started collecting photographs in the 1970s, and eventually sold the bulk of his collection in 1990 to fund and co-found the creation of Nash Editions, a digital fine-arts lithographic firm that used some of the most advanced scanning and printing equipment in early days. The company continues to operate today. Solo work 1971 Songs for Beginners 1973 Wild Tales 1980 Earth & Sky 1986 Innocent Eyes 2002 Songs for Survivors With Crosby, Stills, and Nash (and Young) Crosby, Stills, and Nash, 1969 Deja Vu, 1970 Four Way Street, 1971 So Far, 1974 CSN, 1977 Replay, 1980 Daylight Again, 1982 Allies, 1983 American Dream, 1988 Live It Up, 1990 CSN (box set), 1991 After The Storm, 1994 Carry On, 1998 Looking Forward, 1999 Greatest Hits, 2005