1. Michael William Deasy was born on February 4,1941 and is an American rock and jazz guitarist.
10 Facts About Mike Deasy
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Mike Deasy was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, where he learned to play guitar as a child.
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Mike Deasy married Jim Horn's sister Kathie in 1961, and the couple later set up their own recording studio and production company, Saltmine Recording.
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Mike Deasy 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.
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Under the pseudonym Lybuk Hyd, Mike Deasy played guitar and sitar on the psychedelic concept album Tanyet, credited to The Ceyleib People, which featured Ry Cooder.
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Mike Deasy played guitar on Elvis Presley's 1968 TV special, Elvis.
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Mike Deasy performed live with musicians including Cannonball Adderley and Little Richard.
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Mike Deasy left Manson's home after three days, "in a state of drug-fueled paranoia".
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Mike Deasy continued to record with leading musicians, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Chet Baker, and Mel Torme.
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Mike Deasy's guitar playing has appeared on the soundtrack of many films including The Graduate, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Duel, Bullitt, and Dirty Harry, as well as on many commercials.