David Crosby’s son, James Raymond, recently sat down with Rolling Stone and disclosed his last phone call with his late father.
The musician shared the details of what took place in his final conversation with Crosby while revealing his father’s last unfulfilled wish as well. He recalled the day, saying:
“I was overcome with the feeling that I should call Croz. I knew he was having a rough go with Covid. He picked up right away and sounded pretty bad, but [he] said he was really looking forward to getting the new band in the same room to start rehearsing.”
Raymon further added:
“I told him to stay hydrated and just keep resting, that we’d be ready to roll once he was fully recuperated and feeling up to getting together. I told him I loved him. He told me he loved me.”
As James recalled, they had planned to perform two live shows in February just before the singer’s death. And during the rehearsals, Crosby decided to focus on songs from CSNY. In the same interview, Steve Postell, David’s long-term collaborator, revealed the possible intention behind the late musician’s decision to include so many CSNY songs in their setlist, explaining:
“We decided this was not just a celebration of Crosby — it was about the music of CSNY. That was the concept, and it was David’s idea. David loved all those guys. He knew he’d made some mistakes and wanted to make amends as much as possible. Part of doing that was playing some of that music.”
Although the CSNY icon didn’t have the chance to perform his February gig at the Lobero Theatre, his son Raymond will honor his late father with a tribute show at the same venue on August 20 with the band Stand and Be Counted. The lineup will also include Postell, Stevie Distanislao, Dean Parks, Andrew Ford, Lara Johnston, Ken Stacey, and Chris Stills, son of Stephen Stills.
