PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA, THE: CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH: FORTY-FIVE YEARS GONE & STILL CARRYING ON {LONG VERSION}
Summary
One in a series of evenings and special screenings presented at The Paley Center for Media in New York. This evening celebrates the long career of the folk-rock music group Crosby, Stills & Nash, sometimes Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young with Neil Young. Host Maureen Reidy (CEO, The Paley Center for Media) offers opening remarks and introduces a brief clip package of the group members' various performances over the years. Reidy then brings moderator Ron Simon (curator, The Paley Center for Media/New York) to the stage, along with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash.
The conversation touches on such topics as: Crosby's "wonderfully misconceived" 1965 appearance on "Hullabaloo" with The Byrds; Nash's opinion at twenty-five about the power of music and activism to change the world; Nash's surprised and pleased reaction to the use of his song "On a Carousel" on the '60s-themed series "Mad Men"; the use of "For What It's Worth" as the theme song of the CNN miniseries "The Sixties"; inspiration from The Beatles' and Bob Dylan's humorous interactions with the press; praise for the late Pete Seeger and his song "Turn! Turn! Turn!", made famous by The Byrds in 1965; their time spent in Sag Harbor to "work out the kinks" in their music; their vague memories of Woodstock; their failed audition for the Beatles' Apple Records; their recent album "CSNY 1974," a box set featuring nine of the thirty-one one shows played on their "very daring" 1974 tour; Young's song "Goodbye Dick" and their "totally joyful" reactions to President Nixon's resignation; the "emotional yo-yo" of performing upbeat songs alongside those with more serious themes; memories of and influence from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Kennedys; Young's writing of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" for Nash; Stills' trademark football jerseys; Nash's experience "falling back in love" with their younger selves while editing the box set; Young's anti-mp3 stance and commitment to high-resolution audio; their longtime anti-war stance and surprise at some audience members' strong negative reaction to their song "Let's Impeach the President" about George W. Bush; their habit of combining their classic older material with new songs in concerts; their song "Almost Gone," written for imprisoned Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning; their recent appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," with Fallon impersonating Young; and praise for jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, with whom they performed at Lincoln Center in 2013.
Questions from the audience then lead to a discussion of the following topics, among others: praise for the 1980 album "Replay" and their 1983 album "Allies"; Nash's emotional experience performing with Japanese schoolchildren on the fortieth anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing; Stills' surprising history with The Monkees; the story behind their protest song "Ohio," written about the 1970 Kent State shootings and quickly produced by Ahmet Ertegun; their opinions on the current government and comparisons to the Vietnam era and the existence of the draft; their work with oceanographer Jacques Cousteau on their song "To the Last Whale…"; their collaborative writing style and commitment to only performing songs loved by all three members; their plans for a future album of covers of songs "they wish they'd written"; their opinions of today's "troubadours," or artists with meaningful social messages; debate about the government's actions regarding Saddam Hussein as well as Presidents Johnson and Nixon's decisions in Vietnam; and praise for Ertegun's understanding of their distinctive sound.
Clips featuring the panelists' music, together and with other groups, are interspersed throughout the evening, including performances of "Turn! Turn! Turn!"; "For What It's Worth"; "The Times They Are A-Changin'"; "4+20"; "Almost Cut My Hair"; "Johnny's Garden"; "Our House"; "Only Love Can Break Your Heart"; "Love the One You're With"; and "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes."
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: July 7, 2014 7:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:30:27
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 114400
- GENRE: Seminars
- SUBJECT HEADING: N/A
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Maureen Reidy … Host
- Ron Simon … Moderator
- David Crosby … Panelist
- Stephen Stills … Panelist
- Graham Nash … Panelist
- The Beatles
- George W. Bush
- The Byrds
- Jacques Cousteau
- Bob Dylan
- Ahmet Ertegun
- Jimmy Fallon
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- John F. Kennedy
- Robert F. Kennedy
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Chelsea Manning
- Wynton Marsalis
- The Monkees
- Pete Seeger
- Richard Nixon
- Neil Young