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- Works
- 1
Top works
- The gospel according to Luke
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Film & TV
Acting · San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for
- Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary — Self2024
- Thriller 40 — Self2023
- Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band: Live at the Greek Theater 2019 — Himself2022
- Sonic Fantasy — Self2021
- Toto: With a Little Help from My Friends2021
- Toto: Dogz of Oz Tour (Global Live Stream)2020
- Toto - 40 Tours Around The Sun — Guitar, Vocals2019
- I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock — Himself2019
- I Can Go for That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock — Self2019
- Hired Gun — Self2017
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1957
Discography
- Lukather1989
- Candyman1994
- Down on My Luck1996
- Luke1997
- In Concert2002
- Santamental2003
- Ever Changing Times2008
- All's Well That Ends Well2010
- An Odd Couple Live2010
- Can't Look Back2010
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 64,606
- Total plays
- 805,067
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Steve "Luke" Lukather (born 21st October 1957 in San Fernando Valley, California) is a session musician, songwriter, arranger, producer and guitar player, best known for his work with pop/prog-rock band Toto. In addition to his work with Toto, Lukather has released several solo albums. Lukather made himself famous by being the most sought-after session guitarist in LA in the 70s and 80s. He would walk into a studio last minute and lay down perfect tracks the first time, in whatever style requir
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Key facts
- Born
- Steven Lee Lukather , ( 1957-10-21 ) October 21, 1957 (age 68) , San Fernando Valley , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter singer record producer
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Spouse
- Shawn Batten ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2010 )
- Relatives
- Paul Lukather (uncle)
- Genres
- Hard rock pop rock jazz fusion adult contemporary pop yacht rock pop metal heavy metal classic rock blue-eyed soul blues rock soft rock
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals bass guitar keyboards
- Label
- Mascot
- Member of
- Toto Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band El Grupo
- Website
- stevelukather.com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.stevelukather.com
- Image
- Steve Lukather with guitar, singing.jpg
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- Commons category
- Steve Lukather
- date of birth
- 1957-10-21
- Commons gallery
- Steve Lukather
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- social media followers
- 70400
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Steven Lee Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto. His reputation as a skilled guitarist led to a steady flow of session work beginning in the 1970s that has since established him as a prolific session musician, recording guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums spanning a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger, and producer. Notably, Lukather played guitar on Boz Scaggs's albums Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980), and was a prominent contributor to Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982). Lukather has released nine solo albums, the latest of which, Bridges, was released in June 2023.
He has stated George Harrison is the reason he started playing guitar. Influenced by blues-rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page and jazz fusion players such as Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin, Lukather is known for a "melodic and intense" playing style. He is also recognized for his efficiency in the studio, often recording tracks in one take using minimal sound processing. While he once used many guitar effects in the studio and on stage, he now frequently disparages such practice and instead advocates cleaner tones and minimal studio processing. Lukather primarily plays a signature electric guitar manufactured by Ernie Ball Music Man bearing his nickname, Luke. He also plays Yamaha and Ovation Adamas series acoustic–electric guitars.