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David Lindley

1944 - 2023

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David Perry Lindley (March 21, 1944 – March 3, 2023) was an American musician who founded the rock band El Rayo-X and worked with many other performers including Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton. He mastered such a wide variety of instruments that Acoustic Guitar magazine referred to him not as a multi-instrumentalist but instead as a "maxi-instrumentalist." On stage, Lindley was known for wearing garishly colored polyester shirts with clashing pants, gaining the nickname the Prince of Polyester. The majority of the instruments that Lindley played are string instruments, including violin, acoustic and electric guitar, upright and electric bass, banjo, mandolin, dobro, hardingfele, bouzouki, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud and zither. He was described as "the unparalleled master of the lap steel guitar" in the rock music sphere, and an expert in Hawaiian-style slide guitar blues. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Lindley is the 2,187th most popular musician (down from 2,026th in 2019), the 11,873rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,488th in 2019) and the 880th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, David Lindley ranks 2,187 out of 3,175. Before him are Håkan Hardenberger, Stanley Jordan, Vilayat Khan, Jeff Ament, James Moody, and Savina Yannatou. After him are Patrick Leonard, Macy Gray, Joan Armatrading, John Hiatt, Jeff Berlin, and Mike Bordin.

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Among people born in 1944, David Lindley ranks 687. Before him are Barrie M. Osborne, Avinash Dixit, Peter Giles, Loren Shriver, Petra Roth, and Giorgi Sichinava. After him are Anand Satyanand, Antonio Arias, Sonal Mansingh, Chris Dodd, Nancy Cartwright, and David Hemery. Among people deceased in 2023, David Lindley ranks 520. Before him are Agneta Andersson, Ron Cephas Jones, Odd Børre, Bill Hayden, Hamish Harding, and Attila Abonyi. After him are Palhinha, George Maharis, Razi Mousavi, Edward Ferry, Anfisa Reztsova, and Benjamin Zephaniah.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Lindley ranks 11,875 out of 20,380. Before him are James Moody (1925), Alonzo Mourning (1970), Hampton Fancher (1938), LeRoy Pope Walker (1817), Beverly Cleary (1916), and James Barbour (1775). After him are William S. McArthur (1951), Bob Kenney (1931), Patrick Leonard (1956), Molly Picon (1898), Raylene (1977), and Mississippi Fred McDowell (1906).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, David Lindley ranks 880. Before him are Perry Farrell (1959), John Kiffmeyer (1969), Gar Samuelson (1958), Stanley Jordan (1959), Jeff Ament (1963), and James Moody (1925). After him are Patrick Leonard (1956), Macy Gray (1967), John Hiatt (1952), Jeff Berlin (1953), Mike Bordin (1962), and Marshmello (1992).

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