Mike Deasy
| Mike Deasy | |
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Mike Deasy in Pärnu, Estonia 1992
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael William Deasy |
| Also known as | Friar Tuck, Lybuk Hyd, The Flower Pot, The Guitar Man |
| Born |
February 4, 1941 Los Angeles |
| Origin | Irish-American |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, musician, session musician, |
| Instruments | Guitar, sitar, vocals, |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Labels | Capitol, Sparrow, Saltmine |
| Associated acts | Richie Valens, Eddie Cochran, Phil Spector, Ricky Nelson, Everly Brothers, Dick Dale, Elvis Presley, Dean Martin, The Ventures, Frank Sinatra, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, Bobbie Gentry, Billy Joel Sonny & Cher, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Cannonball Adderley, Andy Williams, The Wrecking Crew, The Turtles, The Association, The Byrds, The Jackson Five, Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Keith Green, The Ceyleib People, others |
| Website | www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Fender Guitars, PRS Guitars | |
Michael William Deasy (born February 4, 1941) is an American rock and jazz guitarist. As a session musician, he played on numerous hit singles and albums recorded in Los Angeles in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He is sometimes credited as Mike Deasy Sr..
He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he learned to play guitar as a child. While still at high school, he played in bands backing visiting musicians such as Ricky Nelson and The Everly Brothers, and also played in Ritchie Valens' touring band with Bruce Johnston, Larry Knechtel, Sandy Nelson, and Jim Horn. After graduating in 1959, he joined Eddie Cochran's band, the Kelly Four, where he played both guitar and baritone sax and made his first recordings. He also played with The Coasters and Duane Eddy.
Following Cochran's death in 1960, he became an active session musician in Los Angeles. Deasy married Jim Horn's sister Kathie in 1961, and the couple later set up their own recording studio and production company, Saltmine Recording. He worked as a member of "The Wrecking Crew", with Hal Blaine, Joe Osborn, Larry Knechtel and others, on sessions for Phil Spector, and contributed guitar parts to The Beach Boys' album Pet Sounds. In the 1960s and later years he also worked on records by the Monkees, the Association, Scott McKenzie, Johnny Rivers, the Fifth Dimension, Rick Nelson, Randy Newman, Spanky & Our Gang, Tommy Roe, Fats Domino, The Byrds, Michael Jackson, Helen Reddy, Frank Zappa, and others.
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