Beginning in the early '90s, guitarist Pete Huttlinger carved out a respectable career as a Nashville session musician, sideman, instructor, and solo artist. Huttlinger was the touring guitarist for John Denver during the singer's final years before turning his focus to music education and releasing numerous solo guitar albums which emphasized his versatility across many genres. Following a stroke in 2010, he rallied to record several more albums and complete a memoir before a second stroke took his life in early 2016.
A native of Washington, D.C., Huttlinger began playing th...