David Denny (musician)
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David Denny is an American
rock
guitar
ist who was a founding member of Frumious Bandersnatch
, a seminal psychedelic rock
band from 1960s San Francisco
. Denny also later played on two album
s with the Steve Miller Band
, 1977's Book of Dreams
and 1993's Wide River
. He later released two solo
albums, 1991's Diesel Harmonics and 1997's Louisiana Melody. Denny is also credited for writing the hit song "The Stake," from the Book of Dreams album.
United States
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist who was a founding member of Frumious Bandersnatch
Frumious Bandersnatch
Frumious Bandersnatch was a psychedelic rock band in the late 1960s. The band was named after a character from the Lewis Carroll poem "Jabberwocky". Based out of San Francisco, California, the band was active from 1967 to 1969. Their initial three-song EP produced a minor underground hit with...
, a seminal psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
band from 1960s San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. Denny also later played on two album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
s with the Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in 1967 in San Francisco, California. The band is managed by Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals, and is known for a string of mid-1970s hit singles that are staples of the classic rock radio format.-History:In 1965, Steve Miller and...
, 1977's Book of Dreams
Book of Dreams
Book of Dreams is the tenth studio album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band. The album was released in 1977 on the Capitol label in North America and on the Mercury label in Europe...
and 1993's Wide River
Wide River
Wide River is the fifteenth album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in 1993. The title track was their last Hot 100 hit. It would be Steve Miller Band's last studio album until Bingo! seventeen years later .-Track listing:...
. He later released two solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
albums, 1991's Diesel Harmonics and 1997's Louisiana Melody. Denny is also credited for writing the hit song "The Stake," from the Book of Dreams album.
With Frumious Bandersnatch
- 1967 – Untitled EP; self-produced
- 1995 – The Berkely EP's (compilation, 3 songs featured); Big Beat UKBig Beat Records (Ace subsidiary)Big Beat Records is a British record label and import distributor owned by Ace Records, specialising in garage rock.-Roster:Releases include:*Big Star*Dean Carter*The Chocolate Watchband*Count Five*The Cramps*The Flaming Stars*Frumious Bandersnatch...
- 1996 – A Young Man's Song; Big Beat UK
- 2003 – Golden Songs of Libra, Get Back
- 2007 – Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 is the fourth Nuggets box set released by Rhino Records. It was released in 2007. The compilation focuses on San Francisco Sound bands...
(compilation, feat. "Hearts to Cry"); Rhino Records
With the Steve Miller Band
- 1977 – Book of DreamsBook of DreamsBook of Dreams is the tenth studio album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band. The album was released in 1977 on the Capitol label in North America and on the Mercury label in Europe...
; Eagle RecordsEagle RecordsEagle Records is a leading independent record label, a division of Edel Records. Also exists as Eagle Rock Entertainment.In the United Kingdom the label's managing director is Lindsay Brown, former manager of Van Halen, while in the United States the head is Mike Carden, formerly of CMC... - 1993 – Wide RiverWide RiverWide River is the fifteenth album by American rock band The Steve Miller Band, released in 1993. The title track was their last Hot 100 hit. It would be Steve Miller Band's last studio album until Bingo! seventeen years later .-Track listing:...
; Polydor RecordsPolydor RecordsPolydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
Solo
- 1991 – Diesel Harmonics; Six Degrees of Freedom
- 1997 – Louisiana Melody; Six Degrees of Freedom