Author: Charles Frank

Justin Stills’ Terrifying Snowboarding Accident Sends Shockwaves Through the Snowsports World

He played in a series of bands, including the Continentals, which then featured future Eagles guitarist Don Felder. Stills also sang as a solo artist at Gerde’s Folk City, a well-known coffeehouse in Greenwich Village. Stills eventually ended up in a nine-member vocal harmony ensemble, the house act at the famous Cafe au Go Go in New York City, called the Au Go Go Singers, which included his future Buffalo Springfield bandmate Richie Furay. This ensemble did some touring in the Catskills and in the South, released one album in 1964, and then broke up in 1965.

Chris Stills

All of Stills’ albums after Buffalo Springfield had gone either gold or platinum; the Manassas follow-up album the next year Down the Road was his first LP that did not, but still managed to reach 26 in the US charts. It was recorded less than a year after the debut double album, and encountered some issues with recording and not having enough Stills songs on the album. Also Atlantic were pushing for a far more commercially viable CSNY reunion. Which in June and July 1973, between the two 1973 Manassas tours at the start and end of the year, happened in Maui.

Since I met Lightnin’ Hopkins in 1961, he was the first musician that got me off that hard, he tore my brains out, y’know. I really enjoyed the honour of being able to have him come to my record; to my studio, to my family, to my rhythm section, to my track, y’know. And when Jimi plays guitar, I get really knocked out, it’s truly the best—and it broke my heart when he died. And he brought me to a place where I really decided that rock ‘n’ roll, as we know it right now, has got to change and I want to try help it change. Stills toured Europe as a solo artist for the first time during October 2008, resulted in the release of the 2009 live album and video Live At Shepherds Bush, recorded in London, England. On August 27, 2013, Stills released the album, Can’t Get Enough with Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Barry Goldberg as the blues band the Rides.

The Importance of Safety and Preparedness in Snowboarding

He lived in New York for a few years, forming a band at one point with another American School alum, Adam Cohen, son of singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen. Stills later signed with Atlantic Records (the same label as his father’s band), and released his solo debut album, 100 Year Thing, in January 1998. In May 1970, CSN&Y recorded Young’s “Ohio” following the Kent State massacre on May 4.

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1969–

In the wake of CSNY’s success, all four members recorded high-profile solo albums. In 1970, Stills released his eponymous solo debut album featuring guests Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Cass Elliot, Booker T Jones and Ringo Starr (credited only as “Richie”) as well as Crosby, Nash, Rita Coolidge and CSN&Y drummers Dallas Taylor and Johnny Barbata. It provided Stills with the US No. 14 hit single “Love the One You’re With.”, and another US top 40 hit “Sit Yourself Down”, peaking at No. 37.

  1. They released the CSN album in 1977 and unsuccessfully attempted another album in 1978.
  2. Stills released his final album on Columbia Records entitled Thoroughfare Gap in October 1978.
  3. It provided Stills with the US No. 14 hit single “Love the One You’re With.”, and another US top 40 hit “Sit Yourself Down”, peaking at No. 37.
  4. His performance is captured on Ernesto Juan Castellanos’s documentary Havana Jam ’79.
  5. While snowboarding can be a competitive and individualistic activity, accidents like Justin’s bring everyone together in a united stance for safety and support.

Buffalo Springfield and Super Session (1966–

It was one of the first stadium tours and the largest tour the band has done to date.7 CSN reunited in 1977 for their album CSN, which became the trio’s best-selling record. CSN and CSNY continued to have platinum albums through the 1980s. Stills’s performances with Crosby and Nash in late 1976 and early 1977 led to the permanent reunion of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. They released the CSN album in 1977 and unsuccessfully attempted another album in 1978.

Another key component of snowboarding safety is knowing your limits. It’s important to be honest with yourself about your skill level and to avoid trying to tackle runs that are beyond your ability. Pushing yourself to improve is one thing, but putting yourself in dangerous situations is another. If you’re unsure about whether or not you can handle a certain run, take a step back and consider either taking a lesson or staying on easier terrain until you feel more confident.

With near neighbours including Ron Wood and Eric Clapton, Stills embraced the life of an English gent. He dug into his pocket and gave Ringo £100,000 in old money. Doctors were quick to point out that he sustained numerous injuries, including a severe concussion, a spinal cord injury, and a broken wrist. Surprisingly, he was lucky enough to avoid any paralysis from the fall.

Stills moved to England and started recording his debut solo album. Was released on the small English independent folk rock label Talking Elephant, and was not widely reviewed. After playing some European dates in 1980, and with Graham Nash joining him for the German dates supporting Angelo Branduardi, Stills and Nash decided to record a duo album together.

Signing to Columbia Records and The Stills Young Band (1975–

Justin Stills, a well-known snowboarder, experienced one of these accidents recently. The details of the accident are rather unsettling, to say the least. It all happened while he was attempting to jump over a large gap jump. He didn’t quite make it, and in the process, he ended up crashing down on his head after a 15-foot fall.

The 2005 tour supported their Gold certified album Greatest Hits, their 2009 tour supported the CSN demos album Demos. In 1984, Stills released his first solo album in six years, Right by You on Atlantic Records. This would be the final Stills album to make the Billboard 200 album chart and featured Jimmy Page on guitar. After a four-day residency at the Roxy in January 1979 with original CSN bandmate Dallas Taylor on drums, Stills spent most of 1979 on tour in the US playing with his California Blues Band. His performance is captured on Ernesto Juan Castellanos’s documentary Havana Jam ’79. In 1976 after the release of Illegal Stills, Stills attempted a reunion with Neil Young.