CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG - Down By the River (1970).MPG

"Down by the River" is a song composed by Neil Young. It was first released on his 1969 album with Crazy Horse, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere. Young explained the context of story when introducing it in New Orleans on September 27, 1984. It depicts a man who catches his woman cheating on him, then meets her down by the river and shoots her. A few hours later the sheriff comes to his house and arrests him.[1] In the liner notes of his 1977 anthology album Decade, Young states that he wrote "Down by the River" and "Cowgirl in the Sand" while passed out in bed in Topanga Canyon.

[@jdmo]

Big Sur Folk Festival, 1969! The ever-beautiful Joan Baez in orange robe dancing with Dorothy Combs Morrison 0:32 - 0:38. The other woman in orange is Baez's sister Mimi Farina. Joni Mitchell, John Sebastian, the Combs Sisters (gospel group) and the Flying Burrito Bros. also performed at the festival. Filmed Sept. 13-14, 1969 at Big Sur, just a month after Woodstock and two months after Easy Rider was released; the counter-culture is riding high two months before Altamont, and the beautiful people of the Hollywood hippie set are on hand, mingling with the queens of the Bay Area folk scene. The tall guy with the bushy hair in the grey-green suit jacket tapping the tambourine is Bert Schneider of Raybert Productions (The Monkees, Easy Rider; Hearts and Minds). On bass is Greg Reeves. The drummer is Dallas Taylor. Where Neil Young and Crazy Horse versions of "Down by the River" laid into the groove to create a funky atmospheric space rock, the CSN&Y versions are marked (in addition to the great singing) by "the jam" instigated by Taylor on drums. Man, David Crosby sure is having a good time -- and Bert really gets into it on tambourine. "It ain't paradise, but it used to be. .... a hippie dream."

[@thamnosma]

Thanks for the ID on the suited guy. I figured he was a producer or record company guy of some sort. The rest also is excellent background and info. Appreciated. Geez, haven't listened to Mimi Farina in years. I remember those Vanguard releases of Mimi and Richard, which was Joan's label as well if I remember correctly.

[@1stalingrad]

Honestly. ... Who Wouldn’t wanna b there, they never knew how good it was ,,, fucking awesome!!!! What !!!!!

[@skythesiberianhusky9183]

u just doxed them hard didnt u :D

[@TheTimesoftrouble]

Very very informative, so I thank you much.

[@richdavis3070]

Lol, you just answered all my questions 😎

[@garyscharf9232]

They're known for their amazing harmonies, but the melding of the guitars is just as mesmerizing.

[@antolintinez]

I never heard this version. It is very very good. The improvisation in the middle of the song is superb.

[@eduardoalcala8310]

6:06 the moment Stills stops smiling and is mersmerized by Neil's guitar playing, him (Stills) and Crosby act as if possesed. Same thing I noticed happened at some point to Crosby during Southern Man on FIlmore East, he was inmersed by Neil's passionate performance. Also check 1998's Country Feedback Michael Stipes in awe while Neil was soloing. I'm sure Neil Young is an alchemist, an outerworldly being disguised as an earthling

[@Thundergod-]

Not much in life is sweeter than Stills vs Young on those double leads....

[@lauder64]

Hippie world... Peace, love, R & R, beer and grass... what a memories... From: Caracas, Venezuela...

[@Scotsgrey13]

I'm disappointed they cut this song down to six minutes, because it deserves ten at the very least. That being said, this is absolutely great. The film is outstanding as well.

[@thamnosma]

Is the version in the film longer or is it cut there as well? Do you know how long the jam actually did go?

[@lawrenceklar9887]

Ronnie

[@benmeltzer]

They played the song at the Greek Theater about three weeks prior to this performance, it lasted 13-1/2 minutes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIHLapWsbcukmck

[@LittleLulubee]

What film?

[@markdelcheccolo9191]

This is from the concert film "Celebration at Big Sur" in California. This concert was right after Woodstock..

[@bubhub64]

Wow, I haven't seen this footage in years! I remember watching this on TV back in the early to mid 70's. I sure do miss those days!

[@redginaldsanders6122]

The four of them together were REALLY, REALLY GOOD Playing Live. And, of course, we can't forget Fuzzy Samuels on Bass & Dallas Taylor on drums.....Yeah!!

[@russallert]

It's actually Greg Reeves - Fuzzy replaced him in 1970 (this was filmed in '69).

[@redginaldsanders6122]

@@russallert Thanks......I didn't know that. Many of them have passed, but Man......Together the MUSIC that They made!

[@kevinallison2227]

Rick James play in this lineup?

[@russallert]

@@kevinallison2227 No, but he recommended Reeves to Young. After Reeves was fired from CSNY (he flipped out on acid, thought he was an Apache witch doctor, and also insisted that the band do songs that he wrote - he was pretty young at the time), Young hired him for the After The Gold Rush sessions, and apparently they've kept in touch since then.

[@anthonyfoutch3152]

Dallas got an even cut in all royalties thanks to Stills.

[@skinrule1]

Shows what real talent can do. Love the chicks doing the hippie dance too.

[@dianavonb1405]

Love "the face" the guys make when they are grooving on their guitars and check out Crosby smiling like he's high (he was !) Neil Young was a cutie back in the day.

[@kennethb.drinkard2010]

That's guitar face,you don't have to be high,just a bit practiced

[@kevinallison2227]

Righhhhhhttt

[@ramonsanchez7961]

Neil Young theme, where each. Musician gives their Best Neil, Stephen, Grahan, and David song forever on The memory of all of us Who have followed this great quarted since The 69s 🎸🎸🎸🥁🎹

[@Mostafa20268]

One of my favorites videos on YT, I am coming here from time to time to enjoy the real music and the beautiful hippies girls faces Dances back when was no mobile phones to be busy with !

[@bobcardenaz9034]

They so young .........Where did the time go? every body stoned and rocking out.Those were the days

[@TheZacdes]

went so fast:( 57:/

[@ChunksPlace]

Still happens all the time if you go to the underground blues rock shows...

[@Mostafa20268]

Yes Bob...where did the time Go !!?

[@ericavila431]

Greg Reeves is awesome in the Bass

[@lindadinato-koontz2735]

Seen many times, underrated for sure

[@johnkarnes9732]

in the Mount Rushmore of rock and roll, Neil is up there

[@brgreg8725]

If you Google- RIDICULOUSLY TALENTED! 100 % guaranteed Neil Young picture is on there

[@jeffreymiddleton4063]

Stills guitar is awesome

[@perryhaberman196]

Wish I could have been there but I was only seven years old. Love these guys.

[@LittleLulubee]

I wasn’t even born 😭

[@cdhlj]

Beautiful area at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA; I lived there at Esalen in the late 80’s -tho wish I had been there in 69’s too!

[@RenatoSantos-sh6zz]

muito bom CSNY, grandes musicos, referencia de super talentos....só classicos.

[@netamendonka8048]

TODOS éstos tipos don unos genios en verdad inolvidables ❤

[@nicolafodera8485]

Fantastici! 💯💯ricordi bellissimi della mia gioventù ❤

[@souloftheage]

My God!, I do love this!!.What amazing musicians.I just Selena Gomez disrobing in some ad-didnt stay to see what she was selling.Groups like this don't sell themselves short. They don't have to-they acrually have MUSICAL TALENT!.AMAZING.

[@tomsurfing007]

There is a video of this event -- " Celebration at Big Sur " (1969)

[@aprendizdebrujo100]

Lo que hizo el señor Neil Young entre 1969 y 1979 (en solitrio o con Crazy Horse), ha sido muchísimo mas relevante de lo que hicieron en soliario John Lennon, Paul Mc.cartney, o Geoge Harrison en esa década, por mucho Imagine, Band on the Run o triple All Thing Must Pass... No por la calidad de sus mejores obras, sino por su regularidad, cinco álbumes obras maestras absolutas entre 1969 y 1979

[@carlosdavid6803]

Gigante Neil

[@FernandoMartinez-dq5bf]

Tienes toda la razón y me he dado cuenta de que no mucha gente se percata de eso

[@emillegar2278]

perfect, perfect, perfect,

[@ruggeromascazzini6662]

Rest in peace Crosby You are a rainbow warrior

[@Kingejoe]

is that at Joan Baez 0:32 ????? I think it is

[@Meyepadwe]

The lady having a seizure?

[@burmansmith3944]

yes and sister Mimi Farina

[@mysteryjesus]

It's great to finally see the whole video! I saw this on some history of rock and roll show but of course it was only a short clip (tease)...used to be so frustrating to see a great version of a song and you only got a few seconds of it.

[@Mostafa20268]

Bass guitar player did a great job ..woow !

[@ismaelnoguera5107]

Es 14 sept 1969. Se cumple 53 años de este icónico. Concierto :. Big sur folk festival. Atmósfera y sentimientos irrepetibles. The duke

[@belair90210]

Man I wish I had been alive then. Also is that Joan Baez dancing in red? 💃🏻

[@LittleLulubee]

Wow, what a 💎 of a video 🤩 Thank you!!!! I ❤️ these guys ❤️😍❤️🎸🎶🌟💫

[@rideronthestorm94]

This was in 1969, about a month after Woodstock

[@burmansmith3944]

and two weeks after Altamont

[@cmsmhp]

@@burmansmith3944 No, Altamont was in December. This was in September.

[@johnmolina3284]

That kid is telling the story to his grandchildren today.

[@judycolson6047]

I so wanted CSN&Y to not lose Young but he was destined to go his way. Like CCR they only did a few years but what a great few years of fantastic music they made! Wonderful harmonies of four great talents.

[@SeanONeill-mw4jc]

Neil Young drove down to LA in his big black hearse to try n find his old pal Steven Stills, he had no luck and was driving back but Stills saw him at a jct of Sunset Blvd... They went to Crosbies 4:24 home in nearby Laurel Canyon and the rest is history CSNY

[@CooManTunes]

I heard they had a firetruck set up at this concert and sprayed water laced with lsd all over the crowd and band. What an incredible experience that must've been!

[@ZoSo1973]

That's cool, where did you hear that from?

[@CooManTunes]

Just my crazy imagination. :D Seems befitting for the time and place though.

[@johnprekurat6960]

@@CooManTunes The swimming pool was filled with liquid acid.

[@JSark-by2ts]

This is next level!

[@clintatkinson708]

Everyone was chill, even Will Farrell in the gold jacket, great tune also.

[@petercullen1624]

nice to see the love in their faces . . .

[@bluemoon6180]

Forever young..

[@steelybizzle]

Jim Morrison & Robbie Krieger both there at the big tree ✌

[@julyarchives]

What a great tune .They thought they were invincible ,it was only just apart of life though.

[@augiedoggie1379]

back when bands jammed

[@rodrigorafael9514]

Wish I was there

[@teresapuppo1388]

Paradisiaca l'ambientazione. E' bello stare all'aria aperta

[@вапериймиранович]

... It was recently ..That was Long Ago!

[@belair90210]

This is so much better at 1.25x speed ☺️

[@Shakeytunes]

Is this the gig that someone got abusive and Stephen chucked his guitar on the ground and went after him?

[@DaleTracey]

Yeah it is. I'm pretty sure they were calling Stills a sell out. Stills did have a very over the top fur coat on though

[@GuiitarBilly]

CSNY: a very LA / Hollywoodesque supergroup. Hip but showbiz hip. (Rich) rockstars first and foremost, they were way talented but maybe not authentically counter-culture enough for some in the audience who had come down from the Bay Area for this concert. Stills ‘going after’ someone in the audience over a sellout comment says it all. Everyone in that group fairly quickly shed their hippie trappings when they were no longer fashionable- except Crosby. Whether you like Cros or not, he’s been pretty consistent.

[@klausellingsen5027]

Peace Love Dope

[@Bigkidstudios23]

I would’ve loved to see these guys live

[@CHRONICxTHEORY]

RIP David Crosby 😢

[@franklanger3848]

Cream war eine großartige Band

[@eldievalenciano7967]

The Legends at Work !!!!!!$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[@jeffcaudill7910]

How much cooler can it get honesty?

[@petersonlafollette3521]

Consider everything that was in the air then- war, social, political, but the music just carried everything. Pure art and simple bliss ruled.

[@seeviegeenie]

It really can't get much more authentically cool. Agreed

[@MrRacket991]

Stills looks over at Young and seems to be thinking: "I'll show that moose-head who's the real musical genius around here."

[@cesarmendez6367]

La época de pelo largo y pantalones acampanados y camisa de parchos que yo bastante usé César Méndez Venezuela

[@DanielDuprexraiders]

Wow thank you!!! nice

[@kennethb.drinkard2010]

I970,the pinnacle of the 60s, too.

[@TheJtmm]

Gonna grow me some chops!!! coolest thing I see goin round.

[@luiscorrea4521]

Un lujo

[@johnathanjuarez923]

Look at there hollobodys it's hard to find those these days

[@sylviafoster9093]

Stills is playing a Gretsch White Falcon.Neil is playing a Guild guitar.

[@iehen]

@@sylviafoster9093 Neil is playing a Gretsch 6120

[@JNDGuitarman]

And David Crosby is playing a Gibson (forget the model though).

[@jeffreymiddleton4063]

Still soloing diff from album far out it indeed asmokes

[@nicolafodera8485]

Leggenda!🙌

[@kevinlese633]

Plug in and turn it up

[@maxwebber37]

Nash and Young one of the best guitar combos ever

[@johnhamilton7391]

I think you mean Stills & Young....yes they are awesome together :)

[@maxwebber37]

john hamilton I do indeed, I blame the beer, cheers!

[@johnprekurat6960]

@@maxwebber37 Don't worry about it. The other day I wrote that Aldrin, Young, and Collins flew to the Moon in 1969.

[@maxwebber37]

@@johnprekurat6960 close enough 😂

[@ronzbronz6043]

Stills ^ Young surely you mean t eh ??

[@terasasanders8155]

I love it this way the old way is the best way,,

[@parkst.frankfranklin3986]

I have seen a cout of these dancers on another video. I'm sure lan that it was Peter Green live.

[@simonrangel4395]

Where was this concert? I saw a shot of joan baez in the audience. Was it a festival?

[@pieterklaaskrugmann]

Guess i missed these days , bourne to late😪

[@bigfrank1010]

Groovey

[@marc9089]

tamborine man , time traveller !

[@dwat26]

is "Hippy" to be the highest achievement of human consciousness?

[@jake42ner]

Peace.Pot.Microdot, brother

[@arnibah]

GROOVIE:)

[@nomoniker7917]

Wow

[@geoman51270]

Stills

[@alejandroescamilla5305]

From costa Rica the best

[@geoman51270]

Yeaaaaaah!

[@ogdocvato]

Far out, man.

[@kennethb.drinkard2010]

Tried to learn that on guitar years ago,but not like those lead electrics,they know how to improvise, but that ain't bluegrass!

[@monkabrahms7997]

I'll take stills guitar tho

[@gordoeastlos323]

Beautiful time being on mushrooms, acid and weed. No worries about fentanyl being in existence and killing you.

[@chrisames2795]

Big Sur

[@bryannepveu6807]

And now Dave is gone. 😔

[@geoman51270]

Sad!

[@souloftheage]

Who's the GREAT bass player?. Looked like a young, black guy?.

[@moritzternien8744]

His name is Greg Reeves

[@keithbirch1]

It was actaully Clain “&uzzy “ samuels who paued on Deja Vu album I think drummer is Greg Reeves

[@Golf4-65]

It’s Greg Reeves, on bass. IMO CSNY never sounded as good without Reeves. Dallas Taylor is the drummer.

[@albertoguerrero1740]

Dallas Taylor on bass 6:07

[@loststylus7641]

Dallas Taylor was the drummer, that would be Greg Reeves on bass

[@gersonjavierbarreda]

what is the name of the film?

[@bonhamhouse1169]

More like, Down by the Swimming Pool!

[@LittleLulubee]

👍😂🤣🤣

[@matthewbarlow6013]

Holy shit

[@michaelhamilton6658]

wanna know more about young bass player...

[@lewisyoung4531]

Greg Reeves. He was hired to play bass, and Dallas Taylor was hired to play drums for CSNY back then. They had tried to hire Young, but he insisted on full membership amd partnership, and got it.

[@dennispouwiel6659]

+Michael Hamilton rick james superfreak...!!!

[@harryhones]

Joan Baez in the cape

[@leemblake]

This side made a square Lots of sides

[@jal8822]

L'asti bass player est malade jeez

[@Pan3405]

Neil Young's voice sooo nice... What's happened with Neil voice nowadays..? He sounds so like Kermit the Frog.. I keep the memory of this great sound from back in the seventies!

[@neil3467]

+Pan3405 Ah, he's like 70 years old.

[@Pan3405]

OK.. so that is the problem.. "Neil retire!!"

[@artvallejos1460]

@@Pan3405 6 years later and Neil Young still going strong. I hope you retired from making comments.