David Lindley

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 [a578533] (1966-70) and later formed his own band [a3898280]. Regular collaborator with [a200567] and [a55080]. His first major session was on [m=3832] and became one of the most sought-after session players and live musicians in the US, working with artists such as [a262943], [a262944], [a11073], [a273411], [a219986] and [a17589]. 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 [a401930].