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(Credits: Far Out \/ Acroterion)<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s funny to think that some of the most important members of the rock and roll revolution of the 1960s and \u201970s could likely walk past a lamen fan without ever being noticed. And, if there was one man who typified that, it might be Graham Nash<\/a>. <\/p>\n An icon in so many ways, directly involved with Merseybeat legends The Hollies and the Laurel Canyon supergroup that bore their names, that he shared with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young, Nash can be considered one hell of an important figure. He can also be considered well-versed in what it means to be in a band. <\/p>\n Every band member needs to learn the meaning of the word \u2018compromise\u2019 before even considering putting a group together. Unless you are the undisputed leader or your name is Bruce Springsteen, no one is the boss of a group, and the best music tends to come from people collaborating to make sure they make the best music possible. Graham Nash may have already had great songs at his disposal, but one of his nuggets of brilliance from Crosby, Stills, and Nash was enough to give him the boot from The Hollies.<\/p>\n Before he had become known as one of the biggest names in folk-rock, Nash had already been in the trenches with the golden age of British rock and roll. When working on the club circuit, Nash started to rub shoulders with The Beatles before they were even famous, eventually talking about working with John Lennon before the album Please Please Me came out.<\/p>\n By the time that the late 1960s rolled around, Nash had started to become a bit too stifled working with just one band. He wanted to spread his wings, and joining with David Crosby and Stephen Stills was almost too perfect not to work. Since the band never had any set plans, every record felt like a songwriter\u2019s workshop, using strange tunings and incredible harmonies to flesh out every song.<\/p>\n Although they were far from the first supergroup to come out, the band\u2019s debut album utilised everything every band member could do at their best. There was a little bit of folk, a little bit of rock and roll, and a whole lot of harmonies. Neil Young hadn\u2019t quite come in yet to bring an edge to them, but that didn\u2019t matter so long as fans could sing along to tracks like \u2018Marrakesh Express\u2019.<\/p>\n According to David Crosby, the folk direction was the antithesis of what The Hollies had been known for at the time. They had their folksy moments, sure, but they were never going to go full Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell and make a song dominated by lush acoustic guitars and the kind of stoned-out imagery behind these lyrics.<\/p>\n Looking back on the band\u2019s inception, Crosby thought \u2018Marrakesh Express\u2019 was the reason why Nash ended up joining the group, telling MusicRadar<\/a>, \u201cThis is why The Hollies lost Nash. He was writing songs like this. If they had realized how good his songs were \u2013 \u2018Right Between The Eyes\u2019, \u2018Lady Of The Island\u2019, \u2018Marrakesh Express\u2019 \u2013 I don\u2019t know what would have happened\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"David](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/David-Crosby-Graham-Nash-1960s-Far-Out-Magazine-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/a>Graham Nash singing with David Crosby. (Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n