Editing Graham Nash (section)

==Music career==
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===The Hollies===
{{Main article|The Hollies}}
[[File:GrahamNashBexhill300823 (40 of 42) (53155923197).jpg|thumb|Graham Nash at De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill, Wednesday 30 August 2023]]
[[File:Graham Nash 2012.jpg|thumb|Nash performing in 2011]]
In the early 1960s, Nash co-founded the Hollies, one of the UK's most successful pop groups, with school friend [[Allan Clarke (singer)|Allan Clarke]], and was credited as the group's leader on their first album. He was featured vocally on "[[Just One Look (song)|Just One Look]]" (1964) and sang his first lead vocal on the original Hollies song "To You My Love" on the band's second album ''In The Hollies Style'' of the same year. He often sang featured bridge vocals on later Hollies recordings ("So Lonely", "I've Been Wrong", "Pay You Back With Interest") and provided lead vocals on several later singles, notably "[[On a Carousel]]" and "[[Carrie Anne]]" (both 1967).<ref>{{cite news |last=Lennon |first=Troy |date=1 February 2017 |title=Prolific songwriter Graham Nash still finds his voice with a new generation of fans |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]] |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/prolific-songwriter-graham-nash-still-finds-his-voice-with-a-new-generation-of-fans/news-story/10aa471da2073b4185c46108b5d4fdc1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303190528if_/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/prolific-songwriter-graham-nash-still-finds-his-voice-with-a-new-generation-of-fans/news-story/10aa471da2073b4185c46108b5d4fdc1 |archive-date=3 March 2017}}</ref>

Nash encouraged the Hollies to write their own songs, initially with Clarke, then with Clarke and guitarist Tony Hicks. From 1964 to mid-1966 they wrote under the alias L. Ransford. Their own names were credited on songs from "Stop Stop Stop" from October 1966 onward. In 1965, Nash, with Allan Clarke and guitarist Tony Hicks, formed Gralto Music Ltd, a publishing company which handled their own songs and later signed the young Reg Dwight (a.k.a. [[Elton John]]) who played piano and organ on Hollies 1969 and 1970 recordings.

Nash was pivotal in the forging of a sound and lyrics, often writing the verses on Clarke, Hicks & Nash songs. However, Nash also composed songs by himself under the 'team banner' (like [[Lennon & McCartney]]), including "Fifi the Flea" (1966), "Clown" (1966), "Stop Right There", and "Everything Is Sunshine" (1967). The ''[[Butterfly (The Hollies album)|Butterfly]]'' album included several of his songs that had less group participation and exhibited more of a singer-songwriter approach. He was disappointed when this new style did not register with their audience, especially "[[King Midas in Reverse]]" (Nash and producer Ron Richards clashed over this song because Richards believed it was 'too complex' to work as a hit single).

=== Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ===
{{Main article|Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young}}
Nash initially met both [[David Crosby]] and [[Stephen Stills]] in 1966 during a Hollies US tour. On a subsequent visit to the US in 1968, he was more formally introduced to Crosby by mutual friend [[Cass Elliott]] in [[Laurel Canyon]], Los Angeles. Nash left the Hollies to form a new group with Crosby and Stills. A trio at first, [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills & Nash]] later became a quartet in 1969 with [[Neil Young]]: '''Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young''' (CSNY).

With both configurations, Nash went on to even greater worldwide success, penning many of CSN's most-commercial hit singles such as "[[Our House (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song)|Our House]]" (about the house in Laurel Canyon shared with his then-lover [[Joni Mitchell]]); "[[Teach Your Children]]" and "[[Marrakesh Express]]" (both of which had been rejected by the Hollies); "[[Just a Song Before I Go]]"; and "[[Wasted on the Way]]". Nash, nicknamed "Willy" by his bandmates, has been described as the glue that keeps their often fragile alliances together.

Nash became politically active after moving to California, as reflected in his [[Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War|anti-Vietnam War]] songs "Military Madness" and "[[Chicago (Graham Nash song)|Chicago / We Can Change the World]]" (about the [[Chicago Seven|trial of the Chicago Eight]]).

=== Crosby & Nash ===
{{Main article|Crosby & Nash}}
In 1972, during CSNY's first hiatus, Nash teamed with Crosby, forming a successful duo. They worked in this configuration on and off for many years, producing four studio albums and a few live and compilation albums. His song "[[Immigration Man]]", [[Crosby & Nash]]'s biggest hit as a duo, arose from a tiff he had with a US Customs official while trying to enter the country.

=== Solo career ===
In 1971, Nash released his first solo album ''[[Songs for Beginners|Songs For Beginners]]'' on [[Atlantic Records]]. His second album ''[[Wild Tales (album)|Wild Tales]]'', was released in 1974. Later, Nash would perform these two albums live on tour in 2019.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=2019-03-14 |title=Graham Nash to Play First Two Solo Albums on Fall Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/graham-nash-solo-albums-fall-tour-808447/ |access-date=2024-06-05 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1979, Nash co-founded [[Musicians United for Safe Energy]] which is against the expansion of [[nuclear power]]. MUSE put on the educational fundraising No Nukes events. In 2007 the group recorded a music video of a new version of the [[Buffalo Springfield]] song "[[For What It's Worth (Stephen Stills song)|For What It's Worth]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nukefree.org/node/96 |title="For What It's Worth," No Nukes Reunite After Thirty Years |publisher=Nukefree.org |access-date=20 October 2011 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719202100/http://www.nukefree.org/node/96 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nirs.org/home.htm |title=Musicians Act to Stop New Atomic Reactors |publisher=Nirs.org |access-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150609064533/http://www.nirs.org/home.htm |archive-date=9 June 2015 }}</ref>

=== Hollies reunion ===
Nash briefly rejoined the Hollies in 1983 (to mark their 20th anniversary) to record two albums, ''[[What Goes Around... (Hollies album)|What Goes Around...]]'' and ''Reunion''. In 1993, Nash again reunited with the Hollies to record a new version of "Peggy Sue Got Married" that featured lead vocal by Buddy Holly (taken from an alternative version of the song given to Nash by Holly's widow Maria Eleana Holly)—this Buddy Holly & the Hollies recording opened the ''Not Fade Away'' tribute album to Holly by various artists.

=== Later years ===
In 2005, Nash collaborated with Norwegian musicians [[A-ha]] on the songs "Over the Treetops" (penned by [[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy]]) and "Cosy Prisons" (penned by [[Magne Furuholmen]]) for the ''[[Analogue (album)|Analogue]]'' recording. In 2006, Nash worked with [[David Gilmour]] and David Crosby on the title track of David Gilmour's third solo album, ''[[On an Island]]''. In March 2006, the album was released and quickly reached No. 1 on the UK charts. Nash and Crosby subsequently toured the UK with Gilmour, singing backup on "On an Island", "The Blue", "[[Shine On You Crazy Diamond]]", and "[[Find the Cost of Freedom]]".

[[File:David Crosby Graham Nash Occupy Wall Street 2011 Shankbone.JPG|thumb|[[David Crosby]] and Nash playing [[Occupy Wall Street]], November 2011]]
In addition to his political songs Nash has written many songs on other themes he cares about such as of nature and ecology—beginning with the Hollies' "Signs That Will Never Change" (first recorded by [[the Everly Brothers]] in 1966)—later CSNY's "Clear Blue Skies", plus [[anti-nuclear]]-waste-dumping ("Barrel of Pain"), anti-war ("Soldiers of Peace") and social issues ("Prison Song").

Nash appeared on the season 7 finale of ''[[American Idol]]'' singing "Teach Your Children" with [[Brooke White]].

In 2010, Nash was inducted a second time to the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]], this time as a member of the Hollies. He was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] "for services to music and charitable activities", becoming an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Diplomatic and Overseas Division of the Queen's Birthday Honours List on 12 June 2010. Nash received the title of George Eastman Honorary Scholar at the [[George Eastman House]] on 22 January 2011, in Rochester, New York.<ref name="Rockhall.com"/><ref name="http"/>

Nash contributed a cover of "[[Raining in My Heart]]" to the 2011 tribute album ''[[Rave on Buddy Holly]]''.

[[File:DIG13603-011.jpg|thumb|left|Nash playing at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2014]]On 22 January 2016, Nash announced the forthcoming release on 15 April 2016 of his new studio album entitled ''[[This Path Tonight (album)|This Path Tonight]]'' (his first collection of new songs in fourteen years) and shared the title track from it through ''[[Mojo (magazine)|MOJO]]'' magazine's website.<ref name="mojo4music.com Graham Nash This Path Tonight">{{cite web |url=http://www.mojo4music.com/22974/graham-nash-previews-new-album-this-path-tonight/ |title= Graham Nash Previews New Album, This Path Tonight (Graham Nash shares the title track of his forthcoming album, This Path Tonight, in an exclusive stream for MOJO readers.) (by MOJO Staff) |date= 22 January 2016 |website=[[Mojo (magazine)|MOJO]] |access-date= 6 March 2016}}</ref> On 4 February 2016, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine unveiled a new song from the new album, the reflective "Encore," the tender tune that wraps up Nash's new album.<ref name="rollingstone.com Graham Nash This Path Tonight New Song Encore">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-graham-nashs-reflective-new-song-encore-20160204 |title=Hear Graham Nash's Reflective New Song "Encore" (Tender tune is the final track on ''This Path Tonight'', singer-songwriter's first solo album in 14 years) (by Andy Greene) |date= 4 February 2016 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date= 6 March 2016}}</ref> Upon the upcoming release of his new studio album in April 2016, Nash planned a solo tour from 25 March 2016 at the [[Byron Bay Bluesfest]] in Australia, continuing United States on 22 April 2016 at [[Saban Theatre]], [[Beverly Hills, California]], to visit Europe starting from the UK on 21 May 2016 at the [[Albert Hall, Manchester|Albert Hall]], Manchester and ending 14 June 2016 at the Alte Oper Hall, [[Frankfurt]], Germany.

He was still touring in the fall of 2017, performing in New Jersey and New York in September.<ref>{{Citation |date=29 June 2017 |title=Intimate evening with Graham Nash |publisher=[[New Jersey Herald]] |url=http://www.njherald.com/20170629/intimate-evening-with-graham-nash |access-date=19 September 2017 |archive-date=20 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920141512/http://www.njherald.com/20170629/intimate-evening-with-graham-nash |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 29 June 2018, [[Rhino Records]] released the two-disk box set ''Over The Years'', a 30-track collection of Nash's demos made from 1968 to 1980, featuring highlights from the [[Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young|CSN]] debut album ''[[Crosby, Stills & Nash (album)|Crosby, Stills & Nash]]'' ("Marrakesh Express"), CSNY follow-up ''[[Déjà Vu (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young album)|Déjà Vu]]'' ("Our House", "Teach Your Children"), song selections from subsequent CSN albums, four tracks from Nash's 1971 solo album ''Songs For Beginners'', with "Better Days" and "I Used To Be King" presented as unreleased mixes. The most recent recording on the compilation is "Myself at Last" from Nash's 2016 solo album ''[[This Path Tonight]]''. The second disc in this set features 15 demo recordings, 12 of which have never been released.<ref name="su11perdeluxeedition.com ">{{cite web |url=http://www.superdeluxeedition.com/news/graham-nash-over-the-years/ |title=Graham Nash / Over The Years > 2CD Anthology – unreleased demos |date= July 2018 |website=superdeluxeedition.com |access-date= 30 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="folkradio.co.uk Graham Nash Over The Years">{{cite web |url=http://www.folkradio.co.uk/2018/07/graham-nash-over-the-years/ |title=Graham Nash – Over The Years |date= July 2018 |website=folkradio.co.uk |access-date= 30 July 2018}}</ref>

Nash and [[Stephen Stills]], backed by [[Dawes (band)|Dawes]], reunited for a performance of "[[Teach Your Children]]" at the January 30, 2025 [[Fire Aid]] benefit concert in [[Los Angeles]]. It marked the first time since 2016 that Nash and Stills have performed together.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/stephen-stills-graham-nash-dawes-fireaid-concert-1235888380/|title=Stephen Stills & Graham Nash Join Dawes During FireAid L.A. Benefit Concert|publisher=[[Billboard Magazine]]|date=January 30, 2025|access-date=January 31, 2025}}</ref>