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- Birth nameDennis Matthew Budimir
- Dennis Budimir was born on June 20, 1938 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Blood In, Blood Out (1993), The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and One from the Heart (1981). He died on January 10, 2023 in the USA.
- In 1960-1961 he worked with Bud Shank and accompanied Peggy Lee, then entered into military service in 1961.
- He was considered to be a member of The Wrecking Crew.
- Budimir learned to play piano and guitar in his youth and first played professionally when he was fourteen years old.
- He recorded in his capacity as studio musician with Joni Mitchell, The Carpenters, Brian Wilson, Barbra Streisand, Ravi Shankar, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Julie London, Dusty Springfield, Dave Grusin, Quincy Jones, David Axelrod, Lalo Schifrin, Marty Paich, Don Ellis, Gil Melle, Tom Waits, Harry Nilsson, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Johnny Mathis, Cher, and Doris Day.
- After his discharge from military service in 1963 he toured Japan with Bobby Troup and returned to the Los Angeles area, where he played as a studio musician for the next several decades.
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