Michael Hedges
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Michael Hedges was an innovative American acoustic guitarist and composer known for his groundbreaking percussive fingerstyle technique and influential recordings in the new-age and contemporary instrumental genres.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Hedges canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1997 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| album |
Aerial Boundaries
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Breakfast in the Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Oracle NERFINISHED ⓘ Taproot NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Return NERFINISHED ⓘ Torched NERFINISHED ⓘ Watching My Life Go By NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| albumReleaseYear |
Aerial Boundaries, 1984
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Oracle, 1996 ⓘ Taproot, 1990 ⓘ The Road to Return, 1994 ⓘ Torched, 1999 ⓘ Watching My Life Go By, 1985 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Michael Manring
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Shadowfax NERFINISHED ⓘ Windham Hill Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best New Age Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Oracle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Michael Alden Hedges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Niles, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-12-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-12-02 ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Breakfast in the Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Peabody Conservatory of Music
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Phillips University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acoustic guitar performance
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music composition ⓘ |
| genre |
acoustic music
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contemporary instrumental music ⓘ new-age music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andy McKee
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Antoine Dufour NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaki King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
acoustic guitar
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flute ⓘ harp guitar ⓘ voice ⓘ |
| name | Michael Hedges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative alternate tunings
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percussive fingerstyle guitar technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aerial Boundaries
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Breakfast in the Field NERFINISHED ⓘ Oracle NERFINISHED ⓘ Taproot NERFINISHED ⓘ Watching My Life Go By NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sacramento, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Mendocino County, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Windham Hill Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | percussive fingerstyle guitar ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
alternate tunings
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slap harmonics ⓘ tapping on acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| website | http://www.nomadland.com/ ⓘ |
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