Hedges' modus operandi was much broader than a circusy two-handed hammering technique (Stanley Jordan, Van Halen). He used new tunings and guitars that allowed him to sound like...well...usually two deft guitarists and a bassist. Intricate rhythms, percussive attacks, and 100% less cheese than his Windham Hill labelmates made him a good crossover artist for the label.
Discography:
Breakfast in the Field (1983)
Aerial Boundaries (1984)
Watching My Life Go By (1985)
Live on the Double Planet (1987)
Taproot (1990)
The Road to Return (1994)
Oracle (1996)
Michael Hedges died in Dec 1997 in an auto accident. The obligatory posthumous release is Torched (1999).