Steven Lee "Luke" 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' albums Down Two Then Left (1977) and Middle Man (1980),[1] and was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller (1982). Lukather has released nine solo albums, the latest of which, Bridges, was released in June 2023.
Influenced by blues-rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, and such jazz fusion players 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 plays primarily 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.
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Lukather is the first solo studio album by Toto guitarist SteveLukather, released on August 28, 1989 through Columbia Records. Lukather came about after...
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Baked Potato's 40th anniversary show at the Ford Amphitheater with SteveLukather's band; she accompanied Hancock across the U.S., Canada, and Europe promoting...
home-state of Louisiana and his Cajun heritage. According to Toto guitarist SteveLukather, the real reason for this choice of band name was that Toto was "Just...
writing Exposed, the first solo album for Vince Neil, the Luke album for SteveLukather and "After You're Gone" the opening track to Mindfields the album from...
later Bissonette would start playing shows with Fields, Garfield and SteveLukather on guitar and with John Peña on bass as Los Lobotomys. These shows took...
band's 20-year career. Despite its being labeled as a compilation album, SteveLukather in 2014 defined the album as the tenth studio album overall (see Toto...
Mabvuto Carpenter, Marc Bonilla, SteveLukather, Lenny Castro, Jimmy Haun, Shannon Forrest, Jeff Porcaro and Mike Porcaro. Steve Porcaro played a huge variety...
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Produced by: CJ Vanston, David Paich, SteveLukather, Joseph Williams (except for tracks 7 & 12, produced by Steve Porcaro and CJ Vaston) Engineered by:...
studio album with lead vocalist Joseph Williams until Toto XIV (2015). SteveLukather described the writing of The Seventh One as a period of prolific "one-upmanship"...
albums and sold over 40 million records. He and guitarist and singer SteveLukather are the only members to appear on every studio album. In addition, Paich...
by Toto, released in 1992. It is the first album on which guitarist SteveLukather assumed sole lead vocal duties and the final album to feature drummer...
David Paich, SteveLukather, Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams, while "Struck by Lightning" was previously unreleased. "Alone" SteveLukather: guitars, bass...
by SteveLukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Joseph Williams, except where noted. All credits sourced from liner notes: Toto SteveLukather – guitars...
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