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SUMMARY:Leo Kottke
DESCRIPTION:Acoustic guitarist Leo Kottke was born in Athens\, Georgia\, bu
 t left town after a year and a half. Raised in 12 different states\, he ab
 sorbed a variety of musical influences as a child\, flirting with both vio
 lin and trombone\, before abandoning Stravinsky for the guitar at age 11.\
 n\nAfter adding a love for the country-blues of Mississippi John Hurt to t
 he music of John Phillip Sousa and Preston Epps\, Kottke joined the Navy u
 nderage\, to be underwater\, and eventually lost some hearing shooting at 
 lightbulbs in the Atlantic while serving on the USS Halfbeak\, a diesel su
 bmarine.\n\nKottke had previously entered college at the U of Missouri\, d
 ropping out after a year to hitchhike across the country to South Carolina
 \, then to New London and into the Navy\, with his twelve string. “The t
 rip was not something I enjoyed\,” he has said. “I was broke and met t
 oo many interesting people.”\n\nDischarged in 1964\, he settled in the T
 win Cities area and became a fixture at Minneapolis’ Scholar Coffeehouse
 \, which had been home to Bob Dylan and John Koerner. He issued his 1968 r
 ecording debut LP “Twelve String Blues\,” recorded on a Viking quarter
 -inch tape recorder\, for the Scholar’s tiny Oblivion label.\n\nAfter se
 nding tapes to guitarist John Fahey\, Kottke was signed to Fahey’s Takom
 a label\, releasing what has come to be called the Armadillo record. Fahey
  and his manager Denny Bruce soon secured a production deal for Kottke wit
 h Capitol Records.\n\nKottke’s 1971 major-label debut\, “Mudlark\,” 
 positioned him somewhat uneasily in the singer/songwriter vein\, despite h
 is own wishes to remain an instrumental performer. Still\, despite argumen
 ts with label heads as well as with Bruce\, Kottke flourished during his t
 enure on Capitol\, as records like 1972’s “Greenhouse” and 1973’s 
 live “My Feet Are Smiling” and “Ice Water” found him branching out
  with guest musicians and honing his guitar technique.\n\nWith 1975’s 
 “Chewing Pine\,” Kottke reached the U.S. Top 30 for the second time\; 
 he also gained an international following thanks to his continuing tours i
 n Europe and Australia.\n\nHis collaboration with Phish bassist Mike Gordo
 n\, “Clone\,” caught audiences’ attention in 2002. Kottke and Gordon
  followed with a recording in the Bahamas called “Sixty Six Steps\,” p
 roduced by Leo’s old friend and Prince producer David Z.\n\nKottke has b
 een awarded two Grammy nominations\; a Doctorate in Music Performance by t
 he Peck School of Music at the U of Wisconsin\, Milwaukee\; and a Certific
 ate of Significant Achievement in Not Playing the Trombone from the U of T
 exas at Brownsville with Texas Southmost College.\n\nTickets $60 advance\,
  $65 door\n\nALL SALES ARE FINAL\n\nDINNER RESERVATIONS REQUIRE 1 ENTREE P
 ER PERSON\n\nSHOW ONLY TICKETS ADMITTED 15 MINUTES BEFORE SHOWTIME\n\nADVA
 NCE SALE PRICE ENDS 1 HOUR BEFORE DOORS
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