# Allan Holdsworth | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 23:52 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Allan Holdsworth
- Visible lyric pages: 5

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `allan-holdsworth`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 23:52 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-140f4cbc1d94c432
- Visible lyric pages: 5
- Pages with stored lyric text: 5
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3271
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Checking Out, Metal Fatigue, Out From Under, Panic Station, and The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Allan Holdsworth was a British guitarist who played in the jazz fusion style. He started on guitar at age 11 in Yorkshire, and early on he listened to Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Page, and John McLaughlin. He got some notice playing with the band Tempest. Holdsworth put out records like I.O.U. in 1982 and Metal Fatigue in 1985. His playing used fast arpeggios and legato lines, and he worked with musicians...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Checking Out — https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/checking-out
2. Metal Fatigue — https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/metal-fatigue
3. Out From Under — https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/out-from-under
4. Panic Station — https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/panic-station
5. The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun) — https://lyroverse.com/allan-holdsworth/the-things-you-see-when-you-haven-t-got-your-gun