Renowned maxi-instrumentalist David Lindley passed away March 3, 2023, at the age of 78. Republished here is a profile and in-depth interview with Lindley, which originally ran as cover story for Acoustic Guitar’s June 2000 issue. —Ed.The Weird and Wonderful World of String Wizard David Lindley by Paul KotapishDavid Lindley has been smashing music barriers and fusing…
Home Features (Image credit: Press) Richard Crandell was a uniquely talented acoustic guitarist who passed largely under the radar, but rose to some prominence when his song Rebecca was covered by the great Leo Kottke. Sadly, Crandell passed away in October 2022, a fact that went largely unreported at the time. It will come as little…
Family and friends of homicide victim Daniel Squalls participate in a candlelight vigil on Saturday, December 10, 2022 near Parent Avenue and Hanna Street. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star As the historic global pandemic lingered on, the past year saw numerous noteworthy community members from across Windsor and Essex County pass on. Advertisement 2…
Many guitarists and former musical collaborators were dismayed to learn that Mick Goodrick died on November 16, 2022, at age 77, due to Parkinson’s disease. “Mr. Goodchord,” as he was affectionately known by those lucky enough to have studied with him, encouraged two generations of guitarists to venture beyond the limits of their imagination and…
The Colts on Monday became the second team of the 2022 NFL season to fire their coach, cutting ties with Frank Reich following a 3-5-1 start to the season. The man they announced as the interim coach has plenty of ties with Indianapolis, but not a lot (or any) NFL coaching experience. Indeed, the last…
Andriy Shevchenko arrived at Chelsea with a massive reputation. And he lived up to it — for exactly one-half of the 2006 Community Shield. “Andriy has always been my first choice for Chelsea since I arrived.” That was the party line, and Jose Mourinho would stick with it for a whole seven years. The “Andriy”…
In an essay titled The I in Writing in Listen To Your Footsteps (Pan Macmillan), I wrote about how, many moons ago (some time in the early 00s), I ended up on the receiving end of a mini, impromptu lecture by Don Mattera where he lamented the tendency of young poets and writers to centre…
One of the main Godfather stars, James Caan, was an actor known for his television and film performances. Active for 61 years, during his career, he was nominated for an Academy Award, 4 Golden Globe Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 1978, he was also inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the motion pictures category.We at Bright Side were crushed to find out that this acting…
Hey, fellow guitarist! AcousticGuitar.com is here to support you with fantastic articles (like this one.) If you like what we do, please give $1 (or whatever you can afford) in support of our work. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Rick Turner’s résumé in the music business, as a player, luthier, and electronics designer, was almost impossibly…
Lata Mangeshkar, who captivated generations of audiences as the voice behind countless Bollywood films, died aged 92 in Mumbai, India over the weekend. Many from the around the world mourn the loss of a songbird that came to define the history of our Motherland.Mangeshkar’s songs have a way of eliciting redolent memories from my childhood.…