Who are David Crosby’s Children?
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Legendary folk-rock singer David Crosby has died at the age of 81.
Founder of The Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – both of which inducted him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the 1990s – the artist’s freak-folk sound paved the way for musicians to come.
After his death on January 19th, David Crosby is survived by his wife Jean Dance and several children.
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David Crosby with his wife Jean and son Django
Who are David Crosby’s children?
David Crosby had six biological children throughout his life. His eldest son James Raymond was born in 1962 when David was just 21 years old. However, James’ mother, Celia Crawford Ferguson, put him up for adoption.
Years later, the folk-rock singer was reunited with his eldest son. Following in his father’s footsteps, James also became a musician, performing with David in the group CPR (Crosby, Pever, Raymond).
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A daughter, Erica Keller Crosby, was David’s second child, but little information is available about her birth details. has a half-brother. His three of David’s grandchildren are from Erica.
“Erika has three kids, lives in Florida, is an incredibly smart and wonderful woman and I love her with all my heart and I visit her regularly,” David told Fox News in 2019. .
David’s third child is as elusive as Erika (if not more). David and Debbie Donovan’s daughter, Donovan Crosby, has been out of the limelight and out of her father’s life: “Donovan doesn’t talk to me much,” David revealed in 2019. bottom.
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David’s fourth child was born almost a decade after he married his wife Jean Dance in 1987. Born in 1995, Jango Crosby had a close relationship with his father. In 2019, Rockstar revealed that he lives with his son, describing him as an “absolute joy.”
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David Crosby helped Melissa Etheridge conceive two children through sperm donation in the 1990s.
When singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge and her ex-partner Julie Cypher wanted to start a family in the late 1990s, David offered to donate his own sperm.
Relying on artificial insemination, Melissa conceived two children with David’s donation: Bailey Jean Cypher in 1997 and Beckett Cypher in 1998.
Julie Cypher, Melissa Etheridge, David Crosby
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In a 2016 interview with Today, Melissa revealed that Brad Pitt was a potential sperm donor. However, she decided against it because Brad desperately wanted a child of her own and she and Julie didn’t need an extra parent.
“One of the reasons David Crosby and his wife are perfect is because they already had kids.
David wasn’t considered a parent to Beckett, but he was alive and speaking out after Beckett’s tragic passing in 2020.
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Melissa shared her thoughts on Instagram when she learned of David’s death on Jan. 19.
“I am saddened by the loss of my friend and biological father of Bailey and Beckett, David,” she wrote. “He gave me the gift of family. I will be forever grateful to him, Django and Jan. His music and legacy will touch many generations. A true treasure.”