Leo Kottke
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Leo Kottke is an American acoustic guitarist renowned for his virtuosic fingerpicking style and genre-blending instrumental compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leo Kottke canonical | 3 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
John Fahey
NERFINISHED
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Mike Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Phish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-09-11 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kottke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
American primitive guitar
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country blues ⓘ folk ⓘ instrumental ⓘ jazz ⓘ new acoustic ⓘ |
| givenName | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
12-string guitar
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6-string guitar ⓘ acoustic guitar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Leo Kottke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of folk, blues, jazz, and classical influences
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complex polyphonic fingerstyle technique ⓘ use of alternate tunings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
6- and 12-String Guitar
NERFINISHED
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A Shout Toward Noon NERFINISHED ⓘ Chewing Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ Clone ⓘ Greenhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Guitar Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Water NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Kottke (1976 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mudlark NERFINISHED ⓘ My Father’s Face NERFINISHED ⓘ One Guitar, No Vocals NERFINISHED ⓘ Peculiaroso NERFINISHED ⓘ Sixty Six Steps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Athens, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Blue Note Records
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Capitol Records ⓘ Chrysalis Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Private Music NERFINISHED ⓘ RCA Records ⓘ Takoma Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | fingerpicking ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | baritone voice ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.