One of the most distinctive and talented instrumentalists of his time, David Lindley was best known as a first-call sideman, working his magic on nearly any instrument with strings for Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Warren Zevon, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, Graham Nash, and dozens of other major artists. Lindley was proficient on guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, saz, bouzouki, autoharp, and many other instruments from around the world, and his soloing had a sense of depth and drama few others could match. (He also provided the falsetto vocal on Browne's hit cover of "Stay,...