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Steve Lukather Biography

Steve Lukather is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on October 21, 1957 in California, United States. Singer, guitarist and songwriter who was a member in the rock group Toto The group is famous for its songs such as “Africa.”

He was a guitarist for many songs in He played the guitar for multiple tracks on Michael Jackson‘s album Thriller.’s album Thriller.

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 from its founding in 1976 to its latest hiatus in 2019. A prolific session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer. He played guitar on Boz Scaggs’ albums Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980). Lukather was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller (1982), Lukather has released seven solo albums, the latest of which, Transition, was released in January 2013.

Lukather achieved notability in the 1970s and 1980s as one of the most sought-after session guitarists in Los Angeles, playing with a wide range of artists from Aretha Franklin to Warren Zevon. He has performed on over 1,500 records spanning 36 years. Music journalist Jude Gold noted, “It’s hard to name a guitarist who has had a more prolific and fulfilling career than Steve Lukather.” Lukather credits fellow Toto members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro for getting him exposure in the industry—although he lamented in an April 2011 interview that opportunities for session musicians have curtailed in recent years: “There is no ‘session guy’ thing any more—not like it was. It’s not like the old days when I was doing 25 sessions a week. All the studios are gone. The budgets are gone. The record companies are all gone.” His own output as a session musician has slowed along with the rest of the industry—as of 2009, Lukather stated he was doing only a few sessions a year.

He was first married to his second partner Shawn Batten from 2002 to 2010.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Jeff Porcaro, who had been playing drums with Steely Dan since 1973, became a mentor to Lukather and furthered his interest in session work. Lukather’s first job in the music industry was studio work with Boz Scaggs, after which Paich and Jeff Porcaro—who had become prominent session musicians in their own right—asked Lukather to join them in forming Toto in 1976 along with Bobby Kimball, David Hungate, and Steve Porcaro.

Steve Lukather Net Worth

Steve Lukather is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Lukather's net worth $80 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began learning to play guitar and keyboard when he was seven. He was a co-founder of Toto together with his pals in the year 1976.

He has the four Grammy Awards with Toto, including Album of the Year as well as Producer of the Year.

Steven Lee Lukather was born on October 21, 1957, in the San Fernando Valley, California. He first played keyboards and drums, and then taught himself how to play the guitar starting at age seven, when his father bought him a Kay acoustic guitar and a copy of the Beatles album Meet the Beatles. Lukather has said that the album “changed his life” and that he was greatly influenced by the guitar playing of George Harrison in particular.

In 1976, when Lukather was nineteen years old, he was invited by his high school friends David Paich and the Porcaro brothers Steve and Jeff to join them in forming their band, Toto. He remained a member of the band throughout its entire history, in latter years serving as its manager, musical director, and live emcee. Lukather’s reputation as a guitarist and his association with Paich and the Porcaro brothers, who also became established artists, allowed him to secure a steady flow of session work in the 1970s and 1980s. Lukather has been nominated for twelve Grammy Awards, and has won five. While his work with Toto was predominantly based on pop rock music and his solo work ventures into progressive rock and hard rock, many of Lukather’s side-projects are focused on jazz fusion. He held a long-time collaboration with jazz guitarist Larry Carlton that produced a Grammy-winning live album, and he was a member of the jazz fusion band Los Lobotomys, a collaboration of notable session musicians. Since 2012, Lukather has toured with former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr’s live supergroup, the All-Starr Band.

Lukather is the original lead guitarist for Toto, serving in that capacity for the band’s entire history, as well as a lead and backing vocalist and composer. Lukather won three of his five Grammy Awards for work with Toto, twice as an artist and once as a producer. David Paich led the band’s songwriting efforts during the development of 1978’s Toto—he penned all but two of the album’s tracks, including all four of its singles. Lukather also credits Jeff Porcaro for his leadership within the band during that period. However, Lukather’s role in Toto evolved over time owing to the changing needs of the band. In August 1992, Jeff Porcaro collapsed while doing yard work at home and subsequently died of heart failure. The death profoundly affected Toto and Lukather in particular, who felt that he needed to step up and make sure the band kept going. Thus, he began taking more of a leadership role.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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At Grant High School, Lukather met David Paich and the Porcaro brothers (Jeff, Steve, and Mike), all of whom eventually became members of Toto. Lukather, who had been a self-taught musician, began taking guitar lessons from Jimmy Wyble. With Wyble, Lukather expanded his knowledge of wider aspects of music, including orchestration. It was during this period in the early 1970s that Lukather became interested in the idea of becoming a session musician, a vocation that provided opportunities to play with a variety of famous musicians.

Lukather’s songwriting contributions grew from a smattering of tracks on early Toto albums to co-writing almost every track starting in the late 1980s. Lukather admitted that the reason why he has no songwriting contributions on the first two Toto albums was that he wasn’t writing many songs at the time, being intimidated by the talent of the band’s chief songwriter, David Paich. He credits Paich himself with encouraging him to contribute more songs to the band. He wrote very few of Toto’s songs by himself, an exception being the hit single “I Won’t Hold You Back” from Toto IV. Lukather has said that writing lyrics is not one of his strengths. Thus, he collaborated with other band members to complete song ideas and make them into viable album tracks. Lukather’s official site claims he contributed to writing all the songs on Toto’s 2006 album Falling in Between, even though “Spiritual Man” officially credits Paich as the sole writer.

Who is Steve Lukather Dating?

According to our records, Steve Lukather married to Shawn Batten . As of December 1, 2023, Steve Lukather’s is not dating anyone.

Lukather was a long-time member of the band Los Lobotomys, a collaboration of session musicians including jazz and be-bop player David “Creatchy” Garfield and Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro, replaced after his death by Simon Phillips, who also replaced Porcaro in Toto. Los Lobotomys formed in the mid-1980s and played regular shows in the Los Angeles area, often inviting whatever session musicians happened to be available and in the area. They recorded an album under the Los Lobotomys name in 1989, and the band was heavily involved in the recording of Lukather’s Candyman. Los Lobotomys recorded a live album in 2004 comprising several tracks from Candyman and from the 1989 album.

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Steve Lukather celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

Named by Gibson Guitar Corporation as one of the Top 10 session guitarists of all time, Lukather has performed on many notable tracks. Other notable session performances include Earth, Wind & Fire’s Faces album soloing on the tracks “Back on the Road” and “You Went Away”, two tracks from the Lionel Richie album Can’t Slow Down, and the Richard Marx album Repeat Offender. Lukather and Jeff Porcaro were heavily involved in the recording of virtually all of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. In addition to recording guitar tracks, Lukather has also written or produced music for Lionel Richie, Richard Marx, Chicago, Donna Summer, and The Tubes. He won a Grammy award in 1982 for the George Benson song “Turn Your Love Around” (co-written with Jay Graydon and Bill Champlin).

Is Steve Lukather a great guitarist?

When it comes to session guitarists, no one ranks higher than Steve Lukather. Many famous musicians have sought his guitar talent for over 40 years now. He is one of the few versatile guitarists who can play across multiple music genres, including rock, jazz, blues, and R&B.

Is Steve Lukather still with Toto?

However, in June of the same year, Lukather decided to leave Toto. This decision directly led to the official dissolution of the band.

What is Steve Lukather doing now?

During the past decade, Lukather has devoted most of his time to recording & touring with TOTO, and touring with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. However, in the past year he has focused on writing & recording a new solo album.

What kind of guitar does Steve Lukather play?

Lukather played the LIII™ guitar with Transition™ pickups throughout the new record. The passive Transition™ humbuckers are both subtle and tough. They have power and they have depth. Steve says they’re organic, and they allow him to own his sound.

Who is the best session guitarist?

• Tommy Tedesco. …
• Danny Kortchmar. …
• Joe Messina. …
• Larry Carlton. …
• Steve Lukather. …
• Chris Spedding. …
• Carol Kaye.

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