David Lindley (musician)
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| David Lindley | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 1, 1944 |
| Origin | San Marino, California |
| Years active | 1966 - present |
| Website | Official Website |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Silvertone, Danelectro (guitar) | |
David Lindley (born 1944 in San Marino, California) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (his instruments include a variety of instruments such as banjo, kettle drums, lap steel guitar, violin, oud, cittern, bouzouki, saz, and cümbüş). During 1966 to 1970 he was part of the eclectic psychedelic band Kaleidoscope. He is well-known as a "lead guitarist for hire," or commonly, a high dollar session musician, particularly for rock musicians, having played with Jackson Browne (for which he is probably most known), Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Graham Nash, Bob Dylan, and Rod Stewart. He has also collaborated with fellow guitarists Ry Cooder and Henry Kaiser, and led his own band, 'El Rayo X.' Artist Ben Harper has credited Lindley's distinctive slide guitar style as a major influence on his own playing and in 2006 Lindley sat in on Harper's album Both Sides of the Gun. He is known among the guitar community for his use of "cheap" instruments sold at Sears department stores and intended for amateurs. He uses these for the unique sound they produce, especially with a slide. In the early 1990s, he toured and recorded with Hani Naser adding percussion to his solo performances, and in recent years he has also toured extensively and recorded with reggae percussionist Wally Ingram.
[edit] Solo Discography (Excerpts)
- 1981 : El Rayo-X
- 1982 : Win This Record
- 1983 : El Rayo Live
- 1985 : Mr. Dave
- 1988 : Very Greasy #174 US
- 1991 : OST The Indian Runner with Jack Nitzsche
- 1991 : A World Out of Time (Shanachie Records) with Henry Kaiser in Madagascar
- 1994 : The Sweet Sunny North (Shanachie Records) with Henry Kaiser in Norway
- 1994 : Wheels of the Sun by Kazu Matsui (Hermans records) with Hani Naser
- 1994 : Official Bootleg #1: Live In Tokyo Playing Real Good with Hani Naser
- 1995 : Cooder-Lindley Family Live at the Vienna Opera House with Ry Cooder
- 1995 : Song of Sacajawea (Rabbit Ears)
- 1995 : Official Bootleg #2: Live All Over the Place Playing Even Better
- 2000 : Twango Bango Deluxe (with Wally Ingram)
- 2001 : Twango Bango II (with Wally Ingram)
- 2003 : Twango Bango III (with Wally Ingram)
- 2004 : Live in Europe (with Wally Ingram)
- 2008 : David Lindley—Big Twang
