David Denny (born February 5, 1948,

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player who was a founding member of

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, a seminal

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band from 1960s

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. Denny was a member of the

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, playing on 1977's '' Book of Dreams'', '' Greatest Hits 1974-1978'' (released in 1978, sold over 13 million copies), and 1993's ''

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''. Denny wrote the hit song "The Stake," which was on the '' Book of Dreams'' and '' Greatest Hits 1974-1978'' albums. While running a

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studio during the late 1980s, Denny contributed his guitar and vocal talents as a founding member of the Bombay Crawlers and played several

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gigs with the rock ensemble. He later released two

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albums, 1991's Diesel Harmonics and 1997's Louisiana Melody. David Denny and his ex-wife Kathy Peck (Executive Director and Co-founder of H.E.A.R. and former bass player with

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) are artists, songwriters, film score composers, and music publisher owners of Monima Music.Neil Daniels Don't Stop Believin': The Untold Story Of Journey-0857128213 2012 "He was joined byguitarist David Denny, drummer Jack King and bassist Bobby Winkelman, all of whom would become members of the Steve Miller Band. In factit was Jim Nixon, the manager of Frumious Bandersnatch, who would introduce the ."

Discography

With Frumious Bandersnatch

*1967 – Untitled EP; self-produced *1995 – ''The Berkeley EP's'' (compilation, 3 songs featured); Big Beat UK *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 1965-1970'' (compilation, feat. "Hearts to Cry");

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With the Steve Miller Band

*1977 – '' Book of Dreams'';

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*1993 – ''

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*1973-1978 – '' Greatest Hits 1974-1978'' (Steve Miller Band album);

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Solo

*1991 – ''Diesel Harmonics''; Six Degrees of Freedom *1997 – ''Louisiana Melody''; Six Degrees of Freedom

Monima Music

*2000 – ''David Denny and Carlos Reyes Live at Hyde Street''; (David Denny and Carlos Reyes) *2014 – ''The Winds of Lyon''; The Winds of Lyon (David Denny and Kathy Peck) *2014 – ''Passing By''; The Winds of Lyon (David Denny and Kathy Peck) *2014 – ''Need A Lift''; The Winds of Lyon (David Denny and Kathy Peck)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Denny, David 1948 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Musicians from Berkeley, California Guitarists from California Steve Miller Band members Frumious Bandersnatch members 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians