On March 3, 2023, David Perry Lindley died aged 78. He was musician (violin, acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, upright and electric bass, cittern, bağlama, gumbus, charango, cümbüş, oud and zither. Lindley was founding member of the bands Kaleidoscope and El Rayo-X, recorded and performed with Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Curtis Mayfield, Dolly Parton, Waren Zevon, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, David Crosby, Terry Reid, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Toto, Rod Stewart, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Walsh, Henry Kaiser, G. E. Smith, Wally Ingram, Hani Naser, Leonard Cohen, The Youngbloods, America, Maria Muldaur, Iain Matthews, Lonnie Mack, Karla Bonoff, Jimmy Barnes, Emmylou Harris, Tanita Tikaram, Marshall Crenshaw, Shawn Colvin, Jerry Joseph, Dzukis Kuche, Ben Harper, Jordan Zevon, Rickie Lee Jones, Arlen Roth and The Sound Field.
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David Lindley: El Rayo – X
In April 1981, “Asylum” label released “El Rayo-X”, the debut David Lindley album. It was recorded in 1981, at “Record One” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi.
Personnel:
- David Lindley – vocals, bass, fiddle, guitar, violin, guitars, whistle, bandurria, divan saz
- Bill Payne- organ, keyboards
- William D. “Smitty” Smith- organ, keyboards
- Garth Hudson- horn, keyboards
- George “Ras Baboo” Pierre – vocals, percussion, timbales, accordion
- Curt Bouterse – hammer dulcimer
- Bob Glaub- bass
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Ian Wallace- drums
- Jckson Browne- vocals
- Jorge Calderón- vocals
- Greg Ladanyi- engineer
- George Ybara – engineer assistant
- Doug Sax- mastering
- Jimmy Wachtel- art direction, design
- Gloria Von Jansky – lettering
Track listing:
- She Took Off My Romeos – Bob “Frizz” Fuller
- Bye Bye Love – Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant
- Mercury Blues – C. Douglas, Bob Geddins
- Quarter of a Man – Bob “Frizz” Fuller
- Ain’t No Way – Bob “Frizz” Fuller
- Twist and Shout – Phil Medley, Bert Russell
- El Rayo-X – Jorge Calderón, David Lindley
- Your Old Lady – Elmo Glick, O’Kelly Isley, King Curtis
- Don’t Look Back – Smokey Robinson, Ronald White
- Petit Fleur – Solomon Feldthouse, Nancy Lindley
- Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues – Huey “Piano” Smith
- Pay the Man – David Lindley, George “Baboo” Pierre