David Perry Lindley (March 21, 1944 – March 3, 2023) was an American musician who founded the rock band El Rayo-X and worked with many other performers including Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Warren Zevon, Curtis Mayfield and Dolly Parton. He mastered such a wide variety of instruments that Acoustic Guitar magazine referred to him not as a multi-instrumentalist but instead as a "maxi-instrumentalist." On stage, Lindley was known for wearing garishly colored polyester shirts with clashing pants, gaining the nickname the Prince of Polyester.
Lindley was a founding member of the 1960s psychedelic band Kaleidoscope and worked as musical director for several touring artists. He occasionally scored and composed music for film.
1981. David Lindley - El Rayo-X
1982. David Lindley & El Rayo-X - Win This Record!
1988. David Lindley & El Rayo-X - Very Greasy
1991. Henry Kaiser & David Lindley - A World Out Of Time
1993. Kazu Matsui & David Lindley - Wheels of the Sun
1995. David Lindley & Hani Naser - Playing Even Better
1998. David Lindley & Wally Ingram - Twango Bango Deluxe
2003. David Lindley & Wally Ingram - Twango Bango III
2010. David Lindley & Jackson Browne - Love Is Strange