Album of the Day

Though his most famous recordings are those cut with The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash, David Crosby could also conjure musical magic on his own, and his IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME is filled with haunting beauty. Crosby's matchless vocals conjure a variety of moods here, even in the absence of lyrics ("Song With No Words (Tree With No Leaves)"). The album's nine tracks were recorded in San Francisco, and members of Bay Area kingpins the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane appear in support roles - the collection is a postcard from early-1970s California, its sunshine tempered by uncertainty. David Crosby was born on this day in 1941, and we’ll remember him now with IF I COULD ONLY REMEMBER MY NAME.