Steve Lukather
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Biography
[Edit]Best known as the guitarist for early MTV-era hitmakers Toto, Steve Lukather remains one of the world's top session men, having played on well over a hundred recordings by a wide variety of artists over the years. Born in Los Angeles, CA, on October 21, 1957, Lukather discovered rock music the way just about every single other young U.S. citizen did during the '60s — via the Beatles. Starting off as a drummer and keyboardist, it wasn't until his father purchased Lukather a guitar that he found his true musical calling. At first self-taught, Lukather eventually sought the help of older guitar-playing classmates, as well as a formal teacher, which led to an interest in becoming a session guitarist (courtesy of drummer Jeff Porcaro and keyboardist Steve Porcaro, both of whom attended the same high school as Lukather). Right around the time Lukather turned 20, the guitarist was invited to join the Porcaro brothers in a pop/rock band comprised primarily of studio musicians, Toto (which also featured singer Bobby Kimball, bassist David Hungate, and keyboardist/singer David Paich). While Lukather would join the band, he also managed to maintain his busy session schedule, playing on albums by Leo Sayer, Boz Scaggs, Alice Cooper, Barbra Steisand, the Pointer Sisters, Cher, and Cheap Trick during the late '70s. Specializing in the same mainstream radio rock sounds as Foreigner and Journey, Toto scored a hit right off the bat with their debut album, 1978's Toto, which cracked the U.S. Top Ten, as did one of its singles, "Hold the Line." Despite the immediate commercial success, many critics gave Toto the tag of being a "faceless slick band," and it appeared as though it was a fitting description, as Toto's next two releases, 1979's Hydra and 1981's Turn Back, failed to match the artistic and commercial success of their hit debut. Just as it appeared as though Toto would continue their slide off the charts, the group issued one of 1982's biggest albums, the Grammy Award-winning Toto IV, a Top Five album that spawned such monster hits as "Rosanna" (number two) and "Africa" (number one), as well as a single that Lukather penned entirely himself, "I Won't Hold You Back" (number ten). The same year, most of Toto was invited to play on Michael Jackson's Thriller, one of the biggest-selling albums in pop music history. As a result, session work poured in for Lukather, as he played on '80s-era recordings by Elton John, Herb Alpert, Warren Zevon, Chicago, Lionel Richie, Joni Mitchell, and Neil Diamond, among countless others. Toto continued to issue albums on a semi-regular basis, but after deciding to part ways with singer Kimball after Toto IV, the group was unable to sustain their success. Despite juggling his busy schedule between session dates and Toto, Lukather managed to also launch a solo career during the late '80s, with the release of his 1989 debut, Lukather. Further solo releases followed (1994's Candyman, 1997's Luke, 2001's Grammy Award-winning collaboration with Larry Carlton, No Substitutions, and 2003's Santamental), as did further sessions (Bob Seger, Rod Stewart, Spinal Tap, Van Halen, and the Yardbirds).
Title: All's Well That Ends Well
Artist: Steve Lukather
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Lotus Gem (CD2)
Artist: Jeff Beck Band, The Santana Band, Steve Lukather
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Instrumental Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Lotus Gem (CD1)
Artist: Jeff Beck Band, The Santana Band, Steve Lukather
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Instrumental Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Live at The North Sea Jazz Festival 2000
Artist: Edgar Winter, Steve Lukather
Title: No Substitutions: Live In Osaka
Artist: Steve Lukather, Larry Carlton
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: No Substitution - Live In Osak
Artist: Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Rock, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Live At North Sea Jazz Festival 2000
Artist: Edgar Winter, Steve Lukather
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Jazz Rock, Punk Rock
Title: Woodstock, Vol. II
Artist: Michael Schenker, Steve Lukather, Chris Thompson, Geoff Whitehorn, Siggi Schwarz
Genre: Rock
Collections
Title: Love Valentine 2014
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Country, Pop, Alternative
Title: Rock Classics - Best Of Classic Rock (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: Breathe A Tribute To Pink Floyd
Genre: Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal
Title: We Wish You A Metal Xmas
Genre: Pop
Title: Melodic Rock, Volume 10: Inside My Head
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock (R) Evolution - Greatest Rock Ballads (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Jeffology: A Guitar Chronicle
Genre: Blues Rock
Title: NOW! That's What I Call Melodic Rock (CD1)
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: 100% Blues Ballads & Slow Blues 5CD Vol. 4
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best British Legends In The World... Ever! (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave, World Music, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: 100% Instrumentals Blues Guitar (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Progressive Metal, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Astronomy Domine Tribute To Pink Floyd
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Alternative
Title: Rock In The City (Vol. 02) (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Rock Matrix (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: R&B Feel That Music: Remastering Mix (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: New Found Home: Rebel Rock Review (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Romantic R&B Sunday (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: RnB: Music Is My Life (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Holiday Reset 2021
Genre: Traditional Pop Music, Easy Listening
Title: Lyrical Rhythm And Blues (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Jazz Continentale: Instrumental Collection (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Modernity Instrumental Jazz Music 2022 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Jazz Mosaic: Instrumental Improvisation (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Instrumental Inspiration: Easy Jazz Music (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: International Jazz Day 23 (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Latex Jazz 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Rock N Roll Christmas Music 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Ambient
Featuring albums
Title: The Very Best of Todd Rundgren (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: Todd Rundgren
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Great Gypsy Soul
Artist: Tommy Bolin
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Mythology
Artist: Derek Sherinian
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Rock Of Ages - Hard Rock Hits Of The '80s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: Flying High Again - The World's Greatest Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Metal, Heavy Metal
Title: A Guitar Supreme: Giant Steps In Fusion Guitar
Artist: John Coltrane
Title: Raw Deal (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Tom Bahler, Albhy Galuten, Chris Boardman
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Pure Fire - the Ultimate Kiss Tribute
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal
Title: 50 Years Of Rock'n'Roll (Live & Rare) (CD3)
Artist: Siggi Schwarz
Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock