Editing Michael Hedges (section)

{{Short description|American guitarist (1953–1997)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name               =  Michael Hedges
| image              =  Michael Hedges.jpg
| background       =non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name       = Michael Alden Hedges
| birth_date         =  {{birth date|1953|12|31}}
| birth_place        = [[Sacramento, California]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|1997|12|2|1953|12|31}}
| death_place       =[[Mendocino County, California]], U.S.
| genre               =  [[New acoustic music|New acoustic]], [[World music|world]], [[New-age music|new-age]] 
| occupation        = Musician, songwriter
| instrument        = Guitar, flute

| years_active     = 1974–1997
| label                = [[Windham Hill Records|Windham Hill]]
| associated_acts =[[Michael Manring]]
| website            = {{URL|michaelhedges.com}}
}}

'''Michael Alden Hedges''' (December 31, 1953 – December 2, 1997) was an American [[acoustic guitar]]ist 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 album)|Oracle]]''.