On this date in 1936 Guitarist, Session Musician and former member of The Wrecking Crew, Alvin Wayne 'Al' Casey was born in Long Beach, California. In 1964, Casey gave up touring and began to play a variety of music styles for studio sessions. In 1965, Casey moved to Los Angeles and became part of the group of session musicians which became known as the Wrecking Crew. He worked with this group for 18 years playing a variety of music styles including jazz, country, rock, and pop. As a member of the Wrecking Crew, he worked for artists such as the Beach Boys (including on their 1966 album Pet Sounds, the 1966 non-album single "Good Vibrations", and their 1970 album Sunflower), Phil Spector, Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, the Association, the Monkees, Johnny Cash, Eddy Arnold, Simon & Garfunkel, the 5th Dimension, Harry Nilsson, the Partridge Family, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Sinatra. During this time, Casey also worked for 3 years as a member of the band on The Dean Martin Show. Casey died on September 17th, 2006 from Colon cancer at the Dewitt Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Manhattan, New York City, where he had been hospitalized for approximately 1 year leading up to his death. He was 69 years old. October 26, 1936 – September 17, 2006