Also known as: Ceyleib People, The
Origin: Los Angeles, CA, USA
This short-lived L.A. studio band was the brainchild of successful session musician and producer Mike Deasy (guitar, sitar), and prior Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band member Ry Cooder (slide guitar). They successfully blended Indian and western instrumentation and music, creating a truly awesome late 60s psychedelic sound. Other members included Mike Deasy's six-year-old son Michael "Sean" Deasy (drum, vocals), Joe Osborne (bass, engineer), Larry Knechtel (bass, keyboards), Jim Gordon (drums), Ben Benay (sitar), Mike Melvion (keyboards) and Jim Horn (woodwinds). "Lybuk Hyd", who was also …