Leo Kottke -- "Eggtooth" and "Airproofing 2" (sub-heading: if God could play a 12 string guitar)

[DFW]

[Paladin]

1. Extraordinary talent. I've been a fan for more than 40 years. (nt)

[DFW]

2. This year makes an incredible 48 years for me

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My brother turned me on the the Armadillo album when I was 19. It was like a lifelong curtain had been lifted from my musical consciousness.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I remember him from the late '60s, when he had become sort of a fixture

at one of the coffeehouses near the University of Minnesota. He was pretty well-known in the area even then.

[Paladin]

5. I saw him live in Dallas, in the 70's.

He was tuning his 12-string on stage, there were a few requests being hollered from the crowd, and I yelled out "Living In The Country." He smiled, and was nice enough to play it for us. My favorite album of his is the live performance "My Feet Are Smiling." Amazing stuff.

[Beausoleil]

4. This is really good

Been a fan of Leo since the early 70s.

Got to see him in 78.

Here he is with a couple other guitar players, well, masters, just hanging around in a hotel lobby:

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[DFW]

6. This is an iconic clip

Three masters of different styles blending in with each other.

Leo has done that on various occasions, notably with Michael Hedges. His recordings with slide/pedal steel guitarist Cal Hand (especially "Ice Water" and "Dreams And All That Stuff" ) are also the stuff of legend.

[panader0]

7. Thanks for this---great stuff.

[bif]

8. Had the pleasure of seeing him live, years ago in Detroit

What an amazing performer and performance.

[DFW]

9. He just smiles that sly smile of his and blows the audience away every time

I first saw him when he was 27. He is now 74, and is still brilliant.