David Lindley (born 1944 in San Marino, California) is an American guitarist and multi-instrumentalist (his instruments include a variety of stringed instruments such as banjo, lap steel guitar, violin, oud, cittern, bouzouki, saz, and cümbüş). He is well-known as a "lead guitarist for hire", particularly for West Coast rock musicians of the 1970s, having played with Jackson Browne (for which work he is probably most known), Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, Bob Dylan, and Rod Stewart. He has also collaborated with fellow guitarists Ry Cooder and Henry Kaiser, and leads his own band, 'El Rayo X'. 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... San Marino is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ... Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... A Multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays multiple instruments (not necessarily at the same time). ... The banjo is a stringed instrument, derived from the banjar, a stringed instrument of Caribbean origins, sometimes called the gourd banjo. The banjar, in turn was based on the African akonting. Some etymologists derive it from a dialectal pronunciation of bandore, though recent research suggests that it may come from... Lap Steel Guitar (also called Hawaiian Guitar or simply lap steel or steel guitar) is a type of guitar, and a method of playing the instrument. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a perfect fifth apart. ... Front and rear views of an oud. ... The cittern is a stringed instrument dating from the Renaissance, having evolved considerably since that time. ... An Irish Bouzouki The bouzouki (gr. ... Saz is a musical instrument family from the Middle East which is very popular in Turkey. ... Standard Cümbüş Info The cümbüş (pronounced joom-boosh) is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Jackson Browne Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an influential American singer-songwriter. ... Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003), born in Chicago, Illinois. ... Linda Ronstadt on the cover of her 2002 collection The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer. ... James Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Portrait photograph of Bob Dylan taken by Daniel Kramer Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is widely regarded as one of Americas greatest popular songwriters. ... Rod Stewart Roderick David Stewart (born January 10, 1945 in Highgate, London) is an English singer and songwriter of Scottish descent, most known for his uniquely raspy, gravelly voice and personable singing style, as exemplified in his signature song Maggie May. In a career now entering its fifth decade, Stewart... Ry Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is a guitarist especially well known for his slide guitar work. ... Henry Kaiser, born in Oakland, California, on 19 September 1952, is a widely-recorded experimental guitarist. ...

External links

• The Official David Lindley Web Page