The book, available June 2023, follows the journey of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young from individual artists to joining forces to become the world famous group.
The book chronicles the pre-band history, such as when Nash was part of The Hollies, Crosby was singing in The Byrds and Stills was part of Buffalo Springfield before they got together as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in Laurel Canyon, California, in the late 1960s.
| Publication price | £325 | |
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Nash penned the foreword of the book, which includes archived interviews with the band members, Diltz, fellow musicians, friends, and journalists, alongside a mix of famous photos and never-before-seen shots. Among the famous contributors are John Sebastian, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Judy Collins, the late Glenn Frey, Gene Clark, Grace Slick, and Arlo Guthrie.
The book is named after the song of the same name written solely by Stills and released as the lead single off his self-titled debut solo album in 1970, with his bandmates providing background vocals. (Americansongwriter)
Featuring over 1,000 photographs, Love the One You're With is the first time that Henry Diltz's photos of CSN&Y have been collected and presented in such number and format. Selected from an immense archive of colour slides, contact sheets and negatives, many are previously unpublished, while others are of iconic status.
The book's photographic journey starts at the roots of CSN&Y, centred on the 'sylvan place' that was Laurel Canyon in the late Sixties. Diltz photographed Graham Nash, David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young in their previous incarnations in the Hollies, the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield. He was then witness to musical alchemy as CSN discovered their astonishing vocal dynamic, first performing to fellow musicians and friends.
Throughout every decade since, Diltz has shot CSN, CSN&Y and their various iterations, in recording studios, on concert stages, for album covers, and at benefit concerts.
