David Denny (born February 5, 1948, Berkeley, California) is an American rock guitar player and founding member of Frumious Bandersnatch, a seminal psychedelic rock band from 1960s San Francisco. Denny was a member of the Steve Miller Band, playing on 1971's Rock Love (uncredited), 1977's Book of Dreams, Greatest Hits 1974–1978 (released in 1978, it sold more than 13 million copies), and 1993's Wide River. Denny wrote the hit song "The Stake" (Book of Dreams, Greatest Hits 1974–1978) and "Circle of Fire" (Wide River).
While running a Mission District studio during the late 1980s, Denny contributed his guitar and vocal talents as a founding member of The Bombay Crawlers and played several Bay Area gigs with the rock ensemble. He later released two albums with his Diesel Harmonics band, Diesel Harmonics (1991) and Louisiana Melody (1997). Denny and ex-wife Kathy Peck (executive director and co-founder of H.E.A.R., former bass player for The Contractions) are artists, songwriters, film score composers, music publishers and owners of Monima Music. Denny recently released two full-length solo albums, Take a Deep Breath (2022) and Agree to Disagree (2023) with co-producer Michael Hurwitz.
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Discography
With Frumious Bandersnatch
1968 – Frumious Bandersnatch 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"); Rhino Records
With the Steve Miller Band
1971 – Rock Love; Capitol Records (uncredited)
1977 – Book of Dreams; Capitol Records
1978 – Greatest Hits 1974-1978; Capitol Records
1993 – Wide River; Polydor Records
Six Degrees of Freedom
1991 – Diesel Harmonics; Diesel Harmonics
1997 – Louisiana Melody; Diesel Harmonics
Monima Music
2000 – Live at Hyde Street; David Denny & Carlos Reyes
2014 – The Winds of Lyon; The Winds of Lyon (David Denny, Kathy Peck)
2014 – Passing By; The Winds of Lyon (David Denny, Kathy Peck)
2014 – Need A Lift; The Winds of Lyon (David Denny, Kathy Peck)
2022 – Take a Deep Breath; David Denny
2023 – Agree to Disagree; David Denny
