We've Lost David Lindley

Paying my respects to the great, David Lindley.

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[jmsjms]

Thanks Mr. Dave for turning me on to that magic Supro sound. RIP dear Master!

[bglrj]

David Lindley was a gigging musician long before David Gilmour recorded. He was so diverse! He ran the band for the Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt album, Trio. He played the electric fiddle for the Youngbloods' Darkness Darkness. He has done everything with everyone! And his heart was so pure. Friends of mine knew him well in different areas of his life. He wasn't like anyone else and he never sold out. He was never a partier. Linda Ronstadt loved him so much that she told her label that she wouldn't record for them anymore unless they let her produce an album by him. Like all of his albums, it didn't sell, but it is outstanding: Very Greasy. I met him once. He was just as sweet as could be. Funny funny funny man.

[kennewton]

I started following Him after I was introduced to Jackson Browne in 72 or 73. The music that those two made is MAGICAL! I spent the whole day when I heard that David had passed, like you, listening to Everyman and Late for The Sky with Guitar in hand. I shed some tears that day. David was my inspiration to start playing. I spent many days trying to sound like him. Back in those days all we had was vinyl. It seemed impossible to ever get in tune with them. But I gave it all I got. Jackson’s music has a way of taking you to a different place and with a new perspective on this life. I’m 70 now and this music is still as Fresh as it was back then. My wife understands how sad this made me because of the passion I have about music. My first wife didn’t. That’s why I love this one so much. She will allow me to spend all day playing and listening to music. Thank You David . RIP. YOU ARE ALREADY MISSED!

[stevevice]

I think David's playing defined Jackson Brown's unique sound. I am a huge JB fan and David's playing always dovetails with Jackson's lyrics to set the mood of each piece. He will be missed.

[mitchmatthews]

If only he were remembered for his solo on "Running on Empty, " that would be more than enough. He was amazing to be sure.

[texasplumr]

David didn't emulate anybody, he was a true original. He bought and played cheap department store guitars because of the different sound he got from them. He was one of those rare people who are capable of original thought. The world suffered a huge loss when he passed. RIP David.

[otisgibbs]

Here are the links to the videos I talked about.

[PeterLindelauf]

Otis, here's something you might not know about David Lindley -- what he wore when he wasn't wearing outrageous polyester and wild shoes. T-shirt, jeans with the cuffs rolled up, and likely Blundstone pull-on boots. First time I saw him play was the Running on Empty tour in Vancouver in the mid 70s. Browne and the band were pretty awesome but it was Lindley and his lapsteels that really blew me away. Still one of the loudest shows I've ever seen. My balance was off on the way out of Pacific Coliseum.

If you'd told me I'd meet him 40 years later, I would've said, "You're really high, aren't you?" But he played our town, Penticton, BC, several times in the last decade and last time around, spent some time with him. I asked him at the back door of the venue if he'd ever played a Duesenberg with benders. Next thing I knew, I was visiting him the next afternoon in the venue's guest accomodation suite and he played my Duesenberg Pomona, a 58 National, and my Fender Deluxe Reverb. He signed the mother-of-toilet seat National for me after an anecdote about why Ry Cooder never signed stuff anymore -- because it kept popping up on eBay for sale. So I assured him the National would now be a family heirloom and NEVER show up on eBay. The most memorable thing that stuck with me was him saying how Cooder was always a student -- even when in the middle of playing on stage. When I phoned Dave to arrange our meeting, he was drinking coffee at 9 or so in the morning and practicing oud for a few more hours. Always a student. Can't think of a finer musical experience in my own life. Thanks, Dave.

[brucegasboxingjazzandmore]

I saw him with Jackson in 73'. The piano came undone and David took over with a fiddle solo that lasted for about 20 min till the piano got fixed. They didn't miss a beat as David held the audience in the palm of his hand till the band resumed.

[MarkViator]

Thanks for honoring David Lindley here. Like others, I’m sure, Lindley was fundamental to my musical development. As a young teenager learning slide guitar, when I first heard Redneck Friend I knew I had found a deep source. It was just a lap steel plugged into a tweed deluxe at that point, but man did it sound amazing! When I heard the opening of Late For the Sky I was moved in a way no solo has ever moved me. It’s so pure, a perfect reflection of Jackson’s lyrics. There was so much mystery in his playing, no matter who he was with. I saw at least 20 times over the years, with Jackson Browne at least 5 times, with El Rayo several more, and acoustic with Hani Nasar or Wally Ingraham many more. He was totally approachable, always hung around to talk and generously share musical ideas and tips. I’d encourage anyone interested to read all the interviews floating around right now; he was an open fount of musical knowledge and history like no one else, except maybe his close friend Ry Cooder. He knew no boundaries when it came to music. You can hear saz, bouzouki, oud, and flamenco moves in his guitar playing. He was a musical world unto himself. I feel tremendous gratitude to have discovered his music.

[ew]

Hey Otis, I saw David LIndley and El Rayo X many times in Santa Cruz in my college days. Colorful Polyester and and awesomely tight yet soulful band that was unique and loved by the dancing crowd. Women especially loved his music and so did we all. I was at Reggae on the River for that show. I cant really compare him to anybody else. Inspired, funny, and one of a kind. Thanks David!!!

[brianbeattympls]

Lindley did some great work with Ry Cooder. That's where I discovered his artistry.

[speedfreak]

He did "Mercury Blues" better than anyone, hands down.... Thanks Otis

[georgecav]

What an amzing lifetime of musical contribution for me esp with JB. Vale

[elvisc]

One of our true loves is gone. My favorite Dave story is this: The first time I met him at one of his post-show “meet and greets”, I excitedly gushed that his playing on the title track “Late for the Sky” was probably the best thing I’d ever heard and that Martin Scorsese must have thought the same by using it in a key scene in Taxi Driver. Dave proceeded to generously share minute details of how he got such an amazing tone. He then tells me that he and his wife Joan went to see Taxi Driver at their neighborhood theatre when it was released. When the scene with his solo came on he was floored because he had no idea that it was going to be in the movie! RIP Dave☮️❤️

[anthonywhite]

His playing with Jackson Browne had a huge impact on me as a player. As a listener, I would buy any album that had his name on it. He played with so many great musicians, but I also loved his solo records. I will miss him. Thank you Otis and stay safe.

[JohnLeePedimore]

His Reggae version of "Twist and Shout" is one of my favorites.

[brushstroke]

Damn, David Lindley and now Gary Rossington. Tough couple days for great guitar players. Legends. Rest in peace brothers.

[bjorntannberg]

Sad times. They're falling off, one after the other, our old heroes.

[theoakmontsage]

Those two Kaleidoscope LPs, Side Trips and Beacon From Mars are spectacular 60's psychedelia. Lindley was masterful at everything from early on it seems.