American acoustic guitarist and composer known for virtuosic fingerstyle on 6- and 12-string guitars. Early landmark recordings include 6 & 12 String Guitar (Takoma) and the live album My Feet Are Smiling. Recognized for a percussive touch, subtle baritone vocals on some later records, and links to John Fahey's circle.

Reviews note he suffered hearing damage during his military service in the Navy and tendonitis in the early 1980s. Peculiaroso (1994) was produced by Rickie Lee Jones and features guest musicians such as Dean Parks and Van Dyke Parks. He influenced later guitarists including Michael Hedges.

Reviews praise Kottke's extraordinary fingerstyle technique on 6- and 12-string guitars, his subtle baritone vocals on later records, and the contrast between his creative 1970s work and later periods. Peculiaroso and 6 & 12 String Guitar are singled out.

For:Fans of acoustic fingerstyle guitar, folk/acoustic listeners, guitar students and collectors of 20th-century guitar records.

 When the passion for music persists through difficulties and unfortunate events, it means we are dealing with a talented artist.

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 With Leo Kottke or even with Robbie Basho and, of course, Jerry Garcia, Ry Cooder, and David Grisman (to name a few), I am particularly talking about the American folk guitar par excellence from the late Sixties to today, the voice of the great country, blues, and bluegrass tradition.

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