David Lindley, (pictured in the middle) guitarist and master of virtually all stringed instruments, died today following an undisclosed illness. He was 18 days shy of his 79th birthday.
Lindley had a long association with Jackson Browne playing on nearly all of his hits and notably sharing back up vocal duties with Rosemary Butler of Birtha fame on "Stay". He also either recorded or performed with the likes of America, The Youngbloods, Ry Cooder, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Rod Stewart, Joe Walsh, Warren Zevon, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones and Ben Harper.
However, Lindley would get his start with the psychedelic band Kaleidoscope which he formed with his future brother-in-law Chris Darrow who would later play with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Kaleidoscope's psychedelia had a strong Middle Eastern sound much of which was driven by Lindley. David Lindley was playing world music even before the term was invented. He did this by keeping his mind open. R.I.P.
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