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Graham Nash
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Graham William Nash OBE was the co-founder of the ‘The Hollies’ in the ’60s going on to produce charting pop-rock songs like ‘Carrie-Anne’ and ‘On a Carousel’.
While on tour with the band, Nash met David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young forming ‘CSNY’ creating of the the most iconic debut albums of all time ‘Déjà Vu’ 1970 immediately topping the US charts. The band also performed at the iconic 1969 Woodstock festival.
Despite their great success due to clashing creative visions, the band broke up several times officially disbanding in 2015.
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The member shared a volatile relationship over creative decisions and suffered six major break ups with the band permanently dissolving in 2015.
In 2010, Nash was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to music and extensive charity work.
Aside from his music career, Graham Nash is also an avid photographer and has received an honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts from Lesley University.