The Stiefel Theatre in Salina is thrilled to announce Graham Nash - More Evenings of Songs and Stories, on Saturday, August 10 at 7:30 pm. Tickets start at $59 and go on sale Friday, February 23 at 10 am. They can be purchased in person at the Stiefel Theatre Box Office, online at www.stiefeltheatre.org, or by calling 785-827-1998.
Graham Nash
Legendary artist Graham Nash, as a founding member of both the Hollies and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who has seen rock history unfold at some of its seminal moments â from the launch of the British Invasion (thatâs him on-screen in 1967, eyewitness to the Beatles global broadcast performance of âAll You Need Is Loveâ from Abbey Road studios) to the birth of the Laurel Canyon movement a year later. An extraordinary Grammy AwardÂź winning renaissance artist â and self-described âsimple manâ â Nash was inducted twice into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, for his work with CSN and his work as a solo artist, beginning with two landmark albums, Songs For Beginners and Wild Tales.
Towering above virtually everything that Graham Nash has accomplished in his long and multi-faceted career, stands the litany of songs that he has written and introduced to the soundtrack of our lives for nearly six decades. Nashâs remarkable body of work began with his contributions to the Hollies opus from 1964 to â68, including âStop Stop Stop,â âOn A Carousel,â âCarrie Anne,â âKing Midas In Reverse,â and âJennifer Eccles,â and continues all the way to Now (2023), his most recent solo album.
The original classic union of Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) lasted but twenty months. Yet their songs are lightning rods embedded in our DNA, starting with Nashâs âMarrakesh Express,â âPre-Road Downsâ and âLady Of the Island,â from the first Crosby, Stills & Nash LP (1969). On CSNYâs DĂ©jĂ Vu (1970), Nashâs iconic âTeach Your Childrenâ and âOur Houseâ (for Joni Mitchell) beseeched us to hold love tightly, to fend off the madness that was on its way.
Nashâs career as a solo artist took flight in 1971, with the two aforementioned albums further showcasing the depths of his abilities as a singer and songwriter: his solo debut Songs For Beginners (with âChicago/We Can Change the Worldâ and âMilitary Madnessâ), and Wild Tales released in 1974 (with âPrison Song,â âOh! Camil,â and âYouâll Never Be the Sameâ).
The most resilient, long-lived and productive partnership to emerge from the CSNY camp was launched (before Nashâs Wild Tales) with the eponymously titled Graham Nash/David Crosby (1972), bookended by Nashâs âSouthbound Trainâ as the opening track and âImmigration Manâ as the closer. The duo contributed further to the soundtrack of the â70s on their back-to-back Lps, Wind On the Water (1975) and Whistling Down the Wire (1976).
Nashâs passionate voice continues to be heard in support of peace, and social and environmental justice. The No Nukes/Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) concerts he organized with Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt in 1979 remain seminal benefit events.
In September 2013, Nash released his long-awaited autobiography Wild Tales, which landed him on the New York Times Best Sellers list. In recognition for his contributions as a musician and philanthropist, Nash was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth. While continually building his musical legacy, Nash is also an internationally renowned photographer and visual artist whose work has been shown in galleries and museums worldwide. A collection of his photos is featured in the book A Life in Focus: The Photography of Graham Nash which was released in November 2021 by Insight Editions.
Website - http://grahamnash.com
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/OfficialGrahamNash
Instagram - http://instagram.com/officialgrahamnash
Twitter - http://twitter.com/TheGrahamNash
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialGrahamNash
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@grahamnash
Bandsintown - https://www.bandsintown.com/a/47159-graham-nashFor more information please contact Jane Gates at the Stiefel. Thank you for your support!