Tony Marsico (born November 8, 1957) is an American bassist and composer best known as the co-founder of the rock and roll band the Cruzados, formed in 1983, with two albums on Arista Records in 1985 and 1987. Prior to Cruzados, Marsico was a member of the Los Angeles punk band

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, Joe Ely, Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Dr. John, Susanna Hoffs, The Thorns, The DiVinyls, John Doe, Peter Case, Juliana Hatfield, Paul Jones, Rick Vito, and Barry Goldberg, among others. Marsico has co-written songs that appear in the motion picture ''Desperados''. In addition, Marsico was the bassist for indie pop singer

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for over 10 years. Marsico recorded the soundtrack to the Oscar-winning film ''Session Man''. He has written four books: ''I'm Just Here for the Gig'', ''Late Nights with Bob Dylan'', ''Wild Things'' and ''King of Andalusia''. Marsico has produced two motion pictures: ''Satan's Angel'' and ''Camp Burlesque''. Marsico leads his own jazz band, The Martini Kings, and has released 25 albums, with music appearing in HBO's ''Entourage'' and ''Six Feet Under''. Marsico has acted in motion pictures, including ''Roadhouse'', ''Georgia'', ''Somebody to Love'', ''LA Story'' and ''Static''. In 2021 Marsico reformed his band Cruzados and released a new album titled ''She's Automatic'', as well as the 2023 releases ''Dead Inside'' and ''Live from Marseille''. Marsico has two children and lives in La Palma, California.

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