David Lindley

David Lindley (born March 21, 1944 in San Marino, California) is an American musician whose work is most often remembered for his association and work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians of fame, although he has also worked extensively in other genres as well. He has mastered such a wide variety instruments, that Acoustic Guitar Magazine referred to Lindley as a "maxi-instrumentalist" in a cover story on his work. The majo... more

David Lindley (born March 21, 1944 in San Marino, California) is an American musician whose work is most often remembered for his association and work with Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, and other rock musicians of fame, although he has also worked extensively in other genres as well. He has mastered such a wide variety instruments, that Acoustic Guitar Magazine referred to Lindley as a "maxi-instrumentalist" in a cover story on his work. The majority of the instruments that Lindley plays are stringed instruments. They include but are not limited to the acoustic and electric guitar, upright and electric bass guitar, banjo, lap steel guitar, mandolin, hardingfele, bouzouki, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud, weissenborn, and zither. Lindley has performed as a member of the band Kaleidoscope, served as bandleader of his own band El Rayo-X, and has been hired to serve in that capacity for other artists on tour. He is noted as one of the premiere session musicians today. In... less