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Guitarists · b. 1957

Steve Lukather

American musician (born 1957)

Born: 21 October 1957
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Active: 1975–
Record labels: Columbia Records, Mascot Records
Discography: 12 albums

Biography

Steve Lukather is a jazz musician who plays guitar and voice. Steve Lukather was born on 21 October 1957 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under rock music and pop rock. Record labels: Columbia Records and Mascot Records. The discography here lists 12 albums, from “Lukather” (1989) to “Bridges” (2023).

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.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Lukather 1989 · CBS Candyman 1994 · Columbia Luke 1997 · Miramar In Concert 2002 · Live · inak Santamental 2003 · Bop City Records Ever Changing Times 2008 · Irond All's Well That Ends Well 2010 · Mascot Records An Odd Couple Live 2010 · Live · Music Avenue Transition 2012 · Mascot Music Production and Publishing B.V. Tokyo 1998 2020 · Live · Iconography I Found the Sun Again 2021 · The Players Club Bridges 2023 · The Players Club

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Albums where Steve Lukather is credited as a sideman

1977	Down Two Then Left — Boz Scaggs	guitar
1978	Songbird — Barbra Streisand	guitar
1978	Toto — Toto	guitar, vocals, background vocals, lead vocals, electric guitar
1979	Wet — Barbra Streisand	electric guitar
1979	Hydra — Toto	guitar, vocals, background vocals, lead vocals
1979	Feel the Night — Lee Ritenour	guitar
1979	Extensions — The Manhattan Transfer	guitar
1979	Groovin' You — Harvey Mason	guitar
1980	Middle Man — Boz Scaggs	guitar
1981	“The Dude” — Quincy Jones	guitar
1981	Breakin’ Away — Al Jarreau	electric guitar
1981	Turn Back — Toto	guitar, vocals
1981	Secret Combination — Randy Crawford	guitar
1981	Pirates — Rickie Lee Jones	guitar
1981	Mecca for Moderns — The Manhattan Transfer	guitar
1982	Wild Things Run Fast — Joni Mitchell	electric guitar
1982	Lite Me Up — Herbie Hancock	guitar
1982	Toto IV — Toto	guitar, background vocals, lead vocals, vocals, piano, electric guitar
1982	Windsong — Randy Crawford	guitar
1983	Nightline — Randy Crawford	guitar
1984	Emotion — Barbra Streisand	guitar
1984	Isolation — Toto	guitar, vocals, background vocals, lead vocals
1984	Dune: Original Soundtrack Recording — Toto	guitar, performer
1984	The Magazine — Rickie Lee Jones	guitar
1985	Behind the Sun — Eric Clapton	guitar
1985	Dog Eat Dog — Joni Mitchell	guitar
1986	Fahrenheit — Toto	guitar, vocals, background vocals, lead vocals
1986	Chicago 18 — Chicago	arranger
1988	The Seventh One — Toto	guitar, background vocals, vocals, lead vocals
1988	Other Roads — Boz Scaggs	guitar