{"id":4306,"date":"2014-10-01T11:59:52","date_gmt":"2014-10-01T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/?p=4306"},"modified":"2014-11-14T14:33:50","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T19:33:50","slug":"leo-kottke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onemanz.com\/guitar\/leo-kottke\/","title":{"rendered":"Leo Kottke &#8211; Guitarist Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- Leader Board --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 728px; height: 90px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1390874476445023\" data-ad-slot=\"5995692994\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\nLeo Kottke popularized fingerstyle acoustic guitar like no one else.<\/h1>\n<h2>Like his contemporaries John Fahey and Jorma Kaukaunan, he turned on the Woodstock generation to wonders of hardcore fingerpicking, and for many years Kottke was named Folk Guitarist of the Year repeatedly by Rolling Stone Magazine&#8217;s readers poll.<\/h2>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/CX-jOhZ3b4A?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Born in Athens, Georgia on September 11, 1945, at 69 years of age the &#8220;great big boy&#8221; continues to delight audiences through his recordings, broadcast appearances, and live concerts.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sqH5lOGVbVE?list=RDoN73p0nIMDo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>His innovative style of fingerpicking on 6 and 12-string guitar shows the influence of Mississippi John Hurt and Merle Travis, but mostly in how it differs, and how it employs an expanded use of harmony, counterpoint and polyphony.<\/p>\n<p>Hallmarks of his style include using his forefinger in tandem with his thumb to create kinetic bass parts, and a tendency to avoid using the highest treble string, except when necessary, where as most traditional fingerstylists\u00a0rely on it as the primary source of the melody.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WzsvN5HpYh8?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Leo Kottke is also known for his engaging stories, and his baritone singing voice, even if he only uses it now and again. 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