One of that great Manchester City team of the late sixties and early seventies Francis Lee, has died. Along with Colin Bell, Mike Summerbee, Neil Young, Tony Book et al, City legends all, he was part of a formidable force in English football of the time.
He won various trophies with them including the second of City’s top Division titles (the previous one was in 1937 and they would not win another till 2011.)
After moving to Derby County he won another league title. Overall he made 500 league appearances, scoring 228 goals, and played for England 27 times (10 goals.)
Francis Henry (Frannie) Lee: 29/4/1944 – 2/10/2023. So it goes.
Last week, David Crosby of The Byrds, Crosby Stills and Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young plus various solo offerings died.
Another to add to the long list of 60s and 70s rock greats who have left us recently.
Crosby first came to attention in the UK as a member of US group The Byrds, pioneers of folk rock and a distinctive jangly guitar style
This video features a US TV appearance with a song which is a contender for the first psychedelic recording.
The Byrds: Eight Miles High
In 1968 he teamed up with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash to form one of the best close harmony groups of their time. One of my favourites of theirs is Suite: Judy Blue Eyes which I posted here.
That group became even more potent with the addition of Neil Young a year later. I featured CSNY’s great protest song Ohio in 2010.
This though is from that first eponymous CSN album; a slower, acoustic piece which Crosby wrote.
Crosby, Stills and Nash: Guinnevere
David Van Cortlandt Crosby: 14/8/1941 – 18/1/2023. So it goes.
