Former Location –
Huey Lewis and the News album “Sports”
Both Charlie Deal and the 2 A.M. Club became quasi-famous in 1984 when Huey Lewis and the News had a blockbuster album called Sports which featured on its album cover a picture at the club’s bar. Prominently in view on the wall behind the band is a Charlie Deal toilet seat guitar.
Charlie Deal, affectionately known as “Toilet Seat Charlie,” was a beloved figure in Mill Valley, California. In 1965, he crafted a guitar using a toilet seat, giving birth to the now-iconic “toilet seat guitar.”
Charlie’s creations were not just musical instruments but also cultural artifacts. He often rode his bicycle around town with a toilet seat hanging from the handlebars, embodying the quirky spirit of Mill Valley.
Sadly, Charlie passed away on October 30, 2007
Charlie Deal’s Toilet Guitars
45 Plymouth Avenue
Mill Valley CA 94941
Charlie Deal was EVERYBODYS buddy.