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Michael Alden Hedges (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American acoustic guitarist and songwriter. He was known as a virtuoso who used unorthodox playing techniques, and much of his output was classified as new age music. Hedges died in an auto accident, and won a posthumous Grammy Award for his album Oracle.
Michael Hedges was an innovative guitarist and composer who released eight solo albums and collaborated on numerous other projects before his untimely death in 1997. His talent brought him from small-town Oklahoma to Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory, and Carnegie Hall.
Michael Hedges (1953–1997) was an American composer, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known for his innovative acoustic guitar/harp guitar compositions and high-energy live performances.
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Dec 4, 1997 · Quintessential new age composer/guitarist Michael Hedges, known for his unique two-handed picking style, died in an apparent automobile accident earlier this week in Mendocino County, Calif ...
Aerial Boundaries by the legendary musician Michael Hedges.Tuning: C2 C3 D3 G3 A3 D4"Some Informations: This video was originally shot for a K-Tel Records "d...
Oct 18, 2023 · Michael Hedges: The Man With the Guitar From the Clouds. Forty years ago, he “blew the doors open” for the acoustic guitar with his second LP, Aerial Boundaries. Here, that landmark album’s producers go inside the sessions. Hedges records in Vermont, 1983.
May 5, 2021 · With his tragic death on a northern California highway in early December 1997, a great artistic voice was silenced. But now, Michael Hedges’ last recordings have been assembled into a magnificent final tribute, Torched, the album he was working on at the time of his death.
Accomplished American guitarist and composer, with a highly individual folk/new age-based style, died tragically young. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s - 1990s. Born. December 31, 1953 in Enid, OK. Died. December 2, 1997 in Mendocino County, CA.
Dec 3, 1997 · Acoustic guitarist Michael Hedges, one of the performers who helped establish the Windham Hill music label, has died in a car crash. Hedges had a unique style of playing the guitar, in which he...
Dec 6, 1997 · Michael Hedges, a guitarist whose distinctive style meshed folk music, jazz and an exploration of the guitar's sonic capacity, was found dead on Tuesday of...
