Personnel includes: Graham Nash (vocals, guitar, piano, organ, tambourine); Dorian Rudnytsky (cello); Seemon Posthuma (bass clarinet); Bobby Keys (saxophone); Joel Bernstein, Joe Yankee (piano); Calvin Samuels, Chris Ethridge (bass); Johnny Barbata, Dallas Taylor (drums); Pat Arnold, Vanetta Fields, Shirley Matthews, Clydie King, Dorothy Morrison (background vocals). Recorded at Wally Heiders Studio III, Los Angeles and Studio "C", San Francisco. Personnel: Graham Nash (guitar); Rita Coolidge (vocals); Jerry Garcia (guitar); Joe Yankee (piano); Chris Ethridge (bass instrument, tambourine); Calvin Samuels (bass instrument); John Barbata (drum); Larry Cox (background vocals). Probably Graham Nash's most famous solo album--he never recorded as many solo projects as his CSN&Y cohorts, for some reason--1971's SONGS FOR BEGINNERS is the quintessential Graham Nash experience. The ex-Hollies frontman overdubs his distinctive harmonies over unfailingly pretty piano and guitar melodies, letting his pop instincts, ...