CSNY drummer Dallas Taylor dies at 66

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Dallas Taylor, best known as the drummer for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Manassas and Stephen Stills, died yesterday of unknown causes at the age of 66.

His wife, Patti McGovern-Taylor, announced today the news via Facebook. Taylor's music career started with the band Clear Light before meeting Stills and being invited to perform on Crosby, Stills & Nash's groundbreaking debut album. A few months later he was back behind the kit as a quartet with the addition of Neil Young and recorded the 1970 masterpiece Deja Vu.

He stayed with Stills for the guitarist's 1970 self-titled solo album, and joined him in the highly underrated group Manassas for their 1972 and 1973 albums. Taylor later worked with Van Morrison and Paul Butterfield.

In 1985, he dedicated his time as a certified addiction interventionist, to help people facing alcohol and drug problems recover throughout California and the United States.