E-mail a friendFebruary 19, 2008
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby says folk singers have always been town criers, bringing attention to current issues. Photographer Steve Schapiro tells the story behind some of his famous images.
David Crosby
David Crosby
As a founding member of two pioneering musical groups—the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young—David Crosby helped create the folk-rock sound. The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee also produced the album that introduced Joni Mitchell to the world. He recounted his rollercoaster journey in his memoirs, Long Time Gone and Since Then, and helped unveil the documentary CSNY: Déjà vu, described as part performance and part commentary on war. Crosby has formed a new band, CPR, which includes his son.
Steve Schapiro
Steve Schapiro
A celebrated documentarian, Steve Schapiro's photos are in the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian. He's chronicled American life for the world's most prominent magazines, with photographs of such pivotal cover stories as the Selma March and Bobby Kennedy's presidential campaign. He's also produced socially aware documentaries, including Survivors of Jim Crow. His new book, Schapiro's Heroes, includes behind-the-scenes photographs of people who shaped the political and cultural climate.