The multi-instrumentalist (best-known for mastery of dozens of string instruments) died on March 3. He was well-known within the rock world for the work he did with Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, and Rod Stewart, among others, in the 1970s (it's his slide guitar on, for example, Browne's hit "Running on Empty"). But his most interesting work, in my book, was in the 1960s with Kaleidescope, which I've featured periodically over the years. So here's a retrospective:
Kaleidescope, "Egyptian Garden," the lead number from their debut album in 1967:
Kaleidescope with Larry Williams and Johnny "Guitar" Watson did a version of "Nobody" in 1968:
1969's Incredible Kaleidescope was their best album, in my view. It leads off with the brilliant "Lie to Me":
It also includes this instrumental, "Banjo," with Lindley front and center:
Their last album, 1970's Bernice, led off with this number, "Chocolate Whale":
Finally, here's one number from his solo career, his cover version of "Mercury Blues" in 1981:
Feel free to add links to your favorite Lindley clips in the comments.
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