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David Lindley

real name David Perry Lindley

United States · 1944-03-21 – 2023-03-03

David Lindley is credited on 2,225 releases across 310 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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American musician and multi-instrumentalist
Born: 21st March 1944 San Marino, California, USA
Died: 3rd March 2023 Claremont, California, USA.
Original member of the psychedelic-folk group Kaleidoscope (1966-70) and later formed his own band David Lindley And El Rayo-X. Regular collaborator with Jackson Browne and Ry Cooder. His first major session was on Songs Of Leonard Cohen and became one of the most sought-after session players and live musicians in the US, working with artists such as Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen and Curtis Mayfield. Lindley was noted for his ability to play almost any stringed instrument, including: 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.
Brother-in-law of Chris Darrow. Cousin of Linda Ronstadt and Peter Lewis (9).
Father of Rosanne Lindley.