Crosby Collaborators
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.
While Mitchell was playing one night in 1967 in the Gaslight South, a club in Coconut Grove, FL, Crosby walked in and was immediately struck by her ability and her appeal as an artist. She accompanied him back to Los Angeles, where he set about introducing her and her
Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter.
While Mitchell was playing one night in 1967 in the Gaslight South, a club in Coconut Grove, FL, Crosby walked in and was immediately struck by her ability and her appeal as an artist. She accompanied him back to Los Angeles, where he set about introducing her and her music to his friends. Soon she was being managed by Elliot Roberts, who, after being urged by Buffy Sainte-Marie, had first seen her play in a Greenwich Village coffee house. He had a close business association with David Geffen. Roberts & Geffen were to have important influences on her career. She was signed to the Warners-affiliated Reprise label. Crosby convinced Reprise to let Mitchell record a solo acoustic album without the folk-rock overdubs in vogue at that time, and his clout earned him a producer's credit in March 1968, when Reprise released her debut album, known either as Joni Mitchell or "Song to a Seagull."
Jerry Garcia
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Jerome "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead.
The Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra (PERRO) is a nickname given to artists who recorded together in the early 1970s.They were predominantly members of Jef
Jerome "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead.
The Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra (PERRO) is a nickname given to artists who recorded together in the early 1970s.They were predominantly members of Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. Their first album together was Blows Against the Empire, when they were known as Jefferson Starship. The name changed to Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra for the next album, David Crosby’s If I Could Only Remember My Name. During the sessions for Crosby’s album at Wally Heider Studios, the musicians of each band were invited to the sessions and rehearsed hours of material, and everything was recorded. Material played during these recorded sessions in 1971 was used for Crosby’s album (the “PERRO Chorus” is credited on the song, “What Are Their Names”) and several other solo albums after Crosby’s. The name Jefferson Starship was later used for Paul Kantner and Grace Slick’s new band formed in 1974.
Phil Collins
Joni Mitchell
Phil Collins
English musician, singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer & actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis, and had a successful solo career, achieving 3 UK number-one singles & 7 US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists, and solo resulted in more US t
English musician, singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer & actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis, and had a successful solo career, achieving 3 UK number-one singles & 7 US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists, and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s.
Crosby collaborated with Phil Collins on some of his albums; writing songs which Collins recorded, or providing back-up vocals. Suffering from Hepatitus C, Crosby underwent a liver transplant in 1994, with the financial help of his friend and fellow collaborator, Phil Collins.