Bloggerhythms

I've always been a sucker for almost any music that came out of the Laurel Canyon. The harmonies that emanated from many Southern California folk-rockers who lived, worked and thrived there will always have a place in the musical part of my heart. To this day the vocal sounds of artists like The Beach Boys, The Mamas and The Papas, Eagles and Crosby, Stills and Nash always have me listening in awe at how people can sing so beautifully together. CSN had three distinct personalities. Stephen Stills rocked out more than his two bandmates, Graham Nash was the pop tunesmith, and David Crosby was the one who wrote songs that were the most out-of-the-mainstream. It was true even when the trio was joined by Neil Young. Nevertheless, when their voices blended together it was a thing of beauty.  "Guinevere," "Wooden Ships," "Déjà Vu," "Almost Cut My Hair," "Shadow Captain" and "Long Time Gone," were just som...

CPR was a band that included David Crosby, guitarist Jeff Pevar, and keyboard player James Raymond. I'm sure the trio's name was inspired by the acronym used for the Hall of Famer's legendary outfit, CSN&Y. CPR has an interesting back story. Crosby is Raymond's natural father. He gave the child up for adoption in the early 60s and for decades Raymond didn't know anything about Crosby except that he was a famous musician. After the younger man discovered his roots in 1992 the father and son talked on the phone, hit it off quite well, and they met two years later. Ironically, Raymond was also a musician who majored in music at Cal State – San Bernardino so Crosby asked him to join a new band he was organizing. They began writing songs together and this led to CPR's eponymous debut CD . Too appreciate this disc at all you have to be a fan of Crosby's work. He always wrote the least accessible music for CSN - that does not mean bad - and this albu...