Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Originating from the "super group" Crosby, Stills & Nash , this "super-duper group" came to be through Steven Stills' quest to form a well-rounded touring band to support the tremendous success of Crosby, Stills & Nash's 1969 debut LP. Other than the presence of prior Brain Train and Clear Light member Dallas Taylor (drums), Stills had handled the majority of CSN's studio instrumentation and was now in search of a solid keyboard player to fill in some gaps. Stills had initially approached Steve Winwood of Traffic to handle the ivories, but he gracefully declined, so Atlantic Records founder Ah…