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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 (3) (1966-70) and later formed his own band David Lindley And El Rayo-X. Regular collaborator with Jackson Browne and Ry Cooder (#7). 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 (2), Iggy Pop (#2), Warren Zevon, Bruce Springsteen (#13) and Curtis Mayfield (#2). 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.