A master of multiple stringed instruments, Lindley stood out as a solo artist, band leader and musician of choice for Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, Graham Nash, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan and many more
David Lindley may not have been a household name for most music fans, but he most certainly was for his fellow musicians. Witness the classic albums that featured this masterful guitarist, whose death at the age of 78 was reported Friday. The circumstances and place of his death have not yet been disclosed.
Lindley stood out on guitar, violin, banjo, lap-pedal steel and such Middle Eastern instruments as the oud, bouzouki and saz. He never overplayed or showed off, preferring to enhance the music at hand, and he sang in an agreeably reedy voice that was free of any artifice or affectation. On stage and off, he had a penchant for very loud shirts and colorful vintage shoes. His concerts never failed to captivate, whether he was performing solo, in a duo, with his band or with one of his famous admirers.
Consequently, each of Lindley’s subsequent appearances in San Diego have been just as rousing, but they have all taken place in the more insulated, and, potentially less arresting, confines of the Rodeo club in La Jolla. The acclaimed musician will perform there tomorrow at 9 p.m. “When I was a teen-ager, I liked people like Duane Eddy and Johnny and the Hurricanes, and I also liked flamenco guitar and Arabic music,” explained Lindley, who rose to fame as the accompanist for a bevy of stars, including Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, James Taylor and Rod Stewart.
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