The musician Neil Young said was the soul of CSNY: “Stood for what we believed in”When it came to Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, there was no real star; that was the beauty of it. Despite Crosby, Stills and Nash’s warring individual personalities, there was an undoubted sense of magic that appeared when the three of them shared harmonies and sang the sweet melodies of their Americana songwriting. There was a depth to his songwriting and performance that added an extra layer of soul to the CSN and CSNY sound, making him arguably their most important member. When he died in 2023, Young paid tribute to that skill by saying, “David is gone, but his music lives on,” Young wrote. “The soul of CSNY, David’s voice and energy were at the heart of our band.