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Graham Nash Biography

The British singer-songwriter Graham Nash was born in 1942 in Lancashire, England. Long before Nash rose to fame as a member of the American group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he grew up in Salford, England and in his teenage years began to experiment with a number of different pop groups. In 1960, Graham co-founded The Hollies, which went on to become a highly successful band in England, and launched his own publishing company five years later.

Graham Nash remained with the Hollies for nearly a decade, until 1968, two years after meeting Stephen Stills "AND" David Crosby while touring through the United States with the Hollies. It was that chance meeting that led to the formation of Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, and the group went on to become one of the era’s most cherished groups. As a member of CSNY, Graham Nash wrote or co-wrote many of the group’s hits, including “Teach Your Children” and “Our House.”

During the rise of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, Graham Nash became very politically active, which is reflected in his songs “Immigration Man” and “Military Madness.” To this day, Nash continues to perform frequently with Crosby, teaming up in the early seventies to perform as a duo and even recently performing in 2011 at the Occupy Wall Street event. Graham Nash continues to advocate publicly for a variety of political causes, including environmental conservation, anti-nuclear endeavors, and human rights issues.

Graham Nash has also become well-known for his photography. Throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s, Nash’s photographs toured internationally as part of the Graham Nash collection. In the early 1990’s, Nash sold his print collection, of more than two thousand works, at a Sotheby’s auction. The sale ended up breaking records for the highest grossing sale of a single private collection of photography.