Fahey's agent Denny Bruce signed Kottke to Capitol Records and in 1971, Capitol released Kottke's first major label record, Mudlark.

In between these two duet albums, Kottke released a solo album, 2004's Try and Stop Me.

Kottke has also combined previously-recorded tunes into new compositions, notably the mini-suite " Bigger Situation ", also released on One Guitar No Vocals.

* Balance ( Leo Kottke album )

* Clone ( Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon album ), the first studio album from Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon.

* The Best ( Leo Kottke album )

Kottke closed out his contract with Capitol with his seventh album, Chewing Pine, in 1975.

In 2002, Kottke and Mike Gordon ( the bassist from the band Phish, which was on an extended hiatus ) collaborated on Clone, an album featuring instrumental work and vocals from both musicians.

The album was slightly more successful than its predecessor, reaching # 111 on the Billboard 200, and was notable for its collaboration with Leo Kottke, its musical diversity, and a cover of David Bowie's " Rebel Rebel ", which was slated to be the title track for the Oscar-winning film Boys Don't Cry, when Bowie's publishing pulled the plug by asking for too much money from the little independent movie.

In 2002, Gordon recorded the critically acclaimed Clone album with acoustic guitar master Leo Kottke.

* " Buckaroo ", an instrumental piece by Leo Kottke from Leo Kottke ( album )

Acts range from newer bands just emerging onto the scene ( such as Tea Leaf Green, Nellie McKay and Raq ) to big name acts and jam rock staples, such as Les Claypool, Blues Traveler, and Mike Gordon ( of Phish fame ), to pop rock icons, such as Leo Kottke, The Flaming Lips, The Violent Femmes, and most recently, Perry Farrell.

In concert, Kottke intersperses humorous and often bizarre monologues with vocal and instrumental selections from throughout his career, played solo on his signature 6-and 12-string guitars.

After being discharged from the Naval Reserve due to his partial loss of hearing, Kottke attended St.

In the early 1980s, Kottke began to suffer from painful tendonitis and related nerve damage caused by his vigorous and aggressive picking style ( particularly on the 12-string guitar ).

Leo Kottke received an honorary Doctorate in Music Performance from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee on May 18, 2008, where he gave the commencement address.

He has paid significant attention to the evolution of guitar playing across genres, however, and is familiar with the playing of notables from the likes of rocker Eddie Van Halen to Leo Kottke.

New Age music was influenced by a wide range of artists from a variety of genres — for example, folk instrumentalists John Fahey and Leo Kottke, classical minimalists Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Philip Glass, synthesizer performers Pink Floyd and Brian Eno, and impressionistic jazz artists Keith Jarrett, Paul Horn ( beginning with 1968's Inside ) and Pat Metheny.

* " Kottke and Gordon: Calypso-Brushed Guitars " by David Dye, from NPR's World Cafe November 24, 2005

After graduating with a degree in physics from Coe College in 1995, Kottke started work as a web designer in 1996, on projects for clients such as Charles Schwab.

Kottke has served on the Advisory Board for SXSW Interactive from 2000 – 2003 and has spoken at the SXSW Interactive conference as well as the Seybold and NetMedia conferences.

Kottke overcame 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.

Born in Athens, Georgia, Kottke moved with his parents so frequently that he was raised in twelve different states.

It remains one of the works most associated with Kottke and has been re-released many times on various record labels.

Two years later, Kottke returned with Peculiaroso, produced by Rickie Lee Jones.

In 1976, Kottke collaborated with arranger Jack Nitzsche on the release Leo Kottke, which featured Kottke backed by a small orchestral section on a number of tracks.

Ice Fields featured five movements, each based on an existing Kottke composition, with orchestral backing and interlude sections.

Kottke has also collaborated on his records with his mentor John Fahey, as well as with Chet Atkins, Lyle Lovett, Margo Timmins, Mike Gordon, and Rickie Lee Jones.

* Clone ( with Leo Kottke ) ( October 8, 2002 )

* Sixty Six Steps ( with Leo Kottke ) ( August 23, 2005 )

** Clone ( 2002, with Leo Kottke )

A reminder of their earlier folk incarnation was Kaukonen's solo acoustic guitar tour de force, " Embryonic Journey " ( his first composition ), which referenced contemporary acoustic guitar masters such as John Fahey and helped to establish the popular genre exemplified by acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke.

In 2000, Kottke and his then-girlfriend ( now wife ) Meg Hourihan were profiled in a New Yorker article, " You've Got Blog ", which introduced blogging to a wider audience.

This guitar was made famous by Artists such as Lead Belly, Pete Seeger and Leo Kottke are famous 12 string players.

As a youth living in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Kottke was influenced by folk and delta blues music, notably that of Mississippi John Hurt.

One cited early use of the term permalink in its current sense was by Jason Kottke on March 5, 2000, in a post titled: " Finally.

The song has occasionally been recorded by other instrumentalists in the decades since its original release, including notable versions by guitarists Leo Kottke, Tim Farrell, and dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas.

His Taylor acoustic guitars are very popular among professional musicians, and are used by Doyle Dykes, Leo Kottke, Dan Crary, Jason Mraz, Prince, Dave Matthews, Matthew Bellamy, Taylor Swift, and Jeff Cook ( of the country band Alabama ), among others.

" Eight Miles High " has been covered by many different bands and artists, including, The Ventures, Leathercoated Minds, Lighthouse, Leo Kottke, Roxy Music, Ride, Stewart / Gaskin, Robyn Hitchcock, Rockfour, Les Fradkin, and The Postmarks.

Fahey contemporary Robbie Basho added elements of Indian classical music and Leo Kottke used a Faheyesque approach to make the first solo steel-string guitar " hit " record.

Leo Kottke ( born September 11, 1945, Athens, Georgia, U. S .) is an acoustic guitarist.

Kottke learned to play trombone and violin before trying the guitar and developing his own unconventional picking style.

These albums showed Kottke moving toward an eclectic mixture of musical genres, including folk, rock, jazz and bluegrass.

Private Music was considered a New Age music label in the Windham Hill style, and Kottke often found his music categorized as such during this period.