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[Vox_Reason]

I've spent much of my day today digitizing a tape of a Michael Hedges concert in Portland, Maine from 1995.

I'm curious--how many of my fellow DU'ers were fans of the late, great acoustic guitarist Michael Hedges?

He passed tragically in a single-car accident in late 1997 on the pacific coast highway. I can't believe that it's been almost 10 years.

Did you ever see Michael Hedges live? Where and when? What are your memories of the occasion?

[Floogeldy]

1. Love him!

:)

[greendog]

2. Saw him twice...

...first time: right after the release of "Arial Boundries".
Second time: after the release of his "vocal" album (can't remember title). Both times in Boulder, Colorado. He was one of the best.

[BlackVelvetElvis]

3. Do you have this video with Hedges?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005YUOM/qid=1145848255/sr=2-2/103-6971498-2145452?s=dvd&v=glance&n=130

It has many clips of him playing-including the acoustic version of "Follow Through" which I have yet to find released.
I saw him live at the Cubby Bear in Chicago in early 1994, after Taproot was released.
The man could not only play unlike no other, he had a fantastic voice.
Have you heard his version of the Stones "Gimme Shelter"? I like it better than the original.

[chaska]

4. Oh god, just shut up and play. That man should have been born mute.

Genius guitarist, and more importantly, composer. Just don't let him sing.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

5. I used to watch him perform at the Johns Hopkins Ratskellar

He attended Peabody Conservatory when I was there. This was before he'd made any recordings, and he was still defining his style. Through the beer haze, I remember enjoying his music very much. And though I'm not sure too many people were actually listening, he always had a crowd of loyal fans.

[Orsino]

6. I was a big-time Windham Hill fan...

...and Hedges was one of their best. Another poster makes a valid point about his singing--Hendrix didn't need to open his mouth, either.