About Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke is an American acoustic guitarist. He is known for a fingerpicking style that draws on blues, jazz, and folk music, and for syncopated, polyphonic melodies. He has overcome a series of personal obstacles, including partial loss of hearing and a nearly career-ending bout with tendon damage in his right hand, to emerge as a widely recognized master of his instrument. He resides in the Minneapolis area with his family. It remains one of the works most closely associated with Kottke and has been re-released many times on various record labels. Fahey's manager, Denny Bruce, signed Kottke to Capitol Records, and in 1971, Capitol released Kottke's first major-label record, Mudlark. There, he recorded his debut album, 12-String Blues, which was released on the independent Oblivion record label in 1969.
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