Steve Lukather Bio, Wiki, Age, Toto, Net Worth, Wife, Family, House, Guitar and Book

Steve Lukather Biography

Steve Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who was born in San Fernando Valley, California, the U.S as Steven Lee Lukather. Lukather is most famous for being the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto.

Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. As a songwriter, arranger, and producer, Lukather also has contributed to albums and hit singles.

Lukather is a very famous contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, such as the Thriller, the best-selling album of all time. In January 2013 is when the latest of his seven solo albums were released. In 1976, he was invited by David Paich (his high school friends) and Steve and Jeff(Porcaro brothers) to join them in forming their band, Toto.

Lukather began the Toto band, and he is still fully contributing to their album composition and touring. Hi’s reputation as a guitarist and his association with Paich and the Porcaro brothers allowed him to secure a steady flow of session work in the 1970s and 1980s.

Lukather held a long-time collaboration with, Larry Carlton, jazz guitarist that produced a Grammy-winning live album. Also, he was a member of the jazz-fusion band Los Lobotomys(a collaboration of notable session musicians). Lukather has toured with former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr’s live supergroup, the All-Starr Band Since 2012.

Lukather is also highly recognized for his efficiency in the studio, often recording tracks in one take using minimal sound processing. He 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 Timothy B. Schmit. In 2017, he wrote a book called”The Gospel According to Luke”.

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10 Quick Facts About Steve Lukather

1. Name: Steve Lukather
2. Age: 63 years old
3. Birthday: 21 October
4. Zodiac Sign: Libra
5. Height: 5 feet 8 inches
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: To be updated
10. Net worth: $90 million dollars

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Steve Lukather Age

Lukather is 63 years old as of 2020, he was born on 21 October 1957 in San Fernando Valley, California, the U.S. He celebrates his birthday on October 21 every year and his birth sign is Libra.

Steve Lukather Height

Lukather stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 79 kg. He also appears to be quite tall in stature in his photos. Lukather has black hair and blue eyes color.

Steve Lukather Education

At Grant High School, Steve Lukather met David Paich and the Porcaro brothers (Jeff, Steve, and Mike), all of whom eventually became members of Toto. He had been a self-taught musician, and he started taking guitar lessons from Jimmy Wyble.

Lukather expanded his knowledge of wider aspects of music, including orchestration with Wyble. In the early 1970s, he became interested in the idea of becoming a session musician, a vocation that provided opportunities to play with a variety of famous musicians.

Steve Lukather Family

Steven Lee Lukather was born and raised by his parents Bill Lukather (father) and Kathy Lukather(mother) in the San Fernando Valley, California. Lukather’s father Bill died on 2 March 1994, in Burbank, CA, and his mother Kathy died on 20 June 2010, in North Hollywood, CA.

His paternal parents are William Lee Lukather(Paternal Grandfather), Phyllis Pinto (Paternal Grandmother), William Elof Johnson (Maternal Grandfather), Jean Schrom Myles (Maternal Grandmother). It is not known if he has any siblings. Nevertheless, this section will be updated as soon as it is available.

Steve Lukather Young, George Harrison

Lukather first played keyboards and drums, and then taught himself how to play the guitar starting at age seven, when he was bought a Kay acoustic guitar and a copy of the Beatles’ album Meet the Beatles by his dad. he has said that the album “changed his life” and that he was greatly influenced by the guitar playing of George Harrison in particular.

Steve Lukather Wife

Lukather was married to Shawn Batten, the couple married in 2002 and divorced in 2010.  Steve and Shawn have a  daughter Lily Rose, born in 2007, and a son Bodhi, born in 2010. Previously Lukather was married to Marie Currie in November 1981.

The pair had married in an intimate wedding ceremony. Steve and Marie divorced in 1990. The couple had a daughter named Cristina Marie Lukather, born in May 1985, and a  son named Trevor Lee Lukather, born in May 1987.

Steve Lukather Net Worth

Steve Lukather has an estimated net worth of $90 million dollars as of 2020. This includes his Assets, Money, and Income. His primary source of income is his career as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. Through his various sources of income, Steve has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Steve Lukather Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Steve Lukather.

Steve Lukather Bio and Wiki

• Full Names: Steven Lee Lukather
• Popular As: Sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Guitarist
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Jewish
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Steve Lukather Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 63 years old as of 2020
• Zodiac Sign: Libra
• Date of Birth: 21 October 1957
• Place of Birth: San Fernando Valley, California, the U.S.
• Birthday: October 21

Steve Lukather Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: To be updated
• Height / How Tall?: 1.74 m
• Weight: 79 kg
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Black
• Shoe Size: To be updated

Steve Lukather Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Bill Lukather
• Mother: Kathy Lukather
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): To be updated
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse: Married to Shawn Batten(2002-20210)
• Dating / Girlfriend: Single
• Children:  Sons (Bodhi, Trevor Lee Lukather) Daughter(s) (Lily Rose, Cristina Marie Lukather)

Steve Lukather Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $90 million dollars (2020)
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer

Steve Lukather House and Cars

• Place of living: San Fernando Valley, California, U.S.
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

Steve Lukather Guitar

Lukather plays primarily a signature electric guitar manufactured by Ernie Ball Music Man bearing his nickname, Luke. Also plays Yamaha as well as Ovation Adamas series acoustic-electric guitars.

Steve Lukather Toto

Lukather who is the founder of Toto talked about the end of the iconic band saying the last show on the 40th-anniversary tour will be their last. However, he also doesn’t write off a later reformation. In an interview with John J. Moser of The Morning, Call Lukather said, that he does not know what the future futures going to be, but he does know that’s going to be the last show in Philly for the foreseeable future.

And certainly the end of the Toto configuration of Toto. Exactly what that means is anyone’s guess at this stage. Toto had a two-year hiatus in 2008. That was hardly a breakup. The band features original members Steve Lukather, David Paich, and Steve Pocaro. Lead singer Joseph Williams has been with the band since 1986. Toto’s last show was on October 20. 2019 in Philadelphia.

Toto guitarist and frontman Steve Lukather said his band isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame because “they hate our guts.”

“Because they hate our guts and have since 1978,” he matter-of-factly declared.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, it should be noted, was not established until 1983. Lukather’s comments seemingly link back to Jann Wenner, co-founder of the Rock Hall and the publisher of Rolling Stone.

“Now, the interesting part about that is that for the first time in 43 years, I was just called to do an interview for Rolling Stone. And I asked my PR people, ‘Is this a setup?’ Because they shit on me in the Ringo band,” Lukather explained, alluding to his run as a member of the Beatle’s All-Starr Band.

The musician went on to note that Rolling Stone has been extremely critical of one of Toto’s biggest hits. “Some other ass clown wrote some horrible shit about ‘Africa,’ a song that was written in 1981, by the way – 1981, and it’s still fucking everywhere. It’s like herpes, it comes back when you least expect it. But at the same time, it’s a golden nugget. But that’s the golden nugget that the Satan person has, and they hold it over our heads now.”

In Lukather’s opinion, Hall’s distaste for “Africa” has continually kept Toto at bay. “It’s like they think we’re only worth one song,” he noted. ” And it’s like, ‘Dude, we got a lot of material.’”

With six Grammy Awards and more than 40 million albums sold, Toto have the credentials worthy of Hall consideration. Despite his harsh words toward the establishment, Lukather insisted he’s not bitter regarding the Rock Hall. “I don’t care. We’re moving on. I wish everybody well,” he said.

Steve Lukather House

The Grammy Award-winning guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger as well as record producer, best known for his work with the rock band “Toto”, live in San Fernando Valley, California, U.S. We shall upload pictures of his house as soon as we have them.

Steve Lukather Ever Changing Times

Lukather has released seven solo studio albums: Lukather (1989), Candyman (1994), Luke (1997), Santamental (2003), Ever Changing Times (2008), All’s Well That Ends Well (2010), and Transition (2013). Ever Changing Times was released on 22 February 2008.

It is a collection of songs Lukather recorded in the year 2007 between Toto tours. The album contains contributions from fellow session musicians Bill Champlin, Abe Laboriel, Jr., Leland Sklar, Steve Porcaro, and many others. Lukather’s son Trevor contributed as well.

Steve Lukather Michael Jackson

Lukather was a prominent contributor to a number of studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller in 1982. Steve and Jeff Porcaro were heavily involved in the recording of virtually all of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

Steve Lukather Candyman

Candyman is a second solo album of Lukather. The musicians who collaborated the album were for the most part also in Lukather’s band Los Lobotomys. Simon Phillips, David Paich, David Garfield, John Pêna, Chris Trujillo, Lenny Castro, Larry Klimas, Fee Waybill, Richard Page, and Paul Rodgers.

It was not clear whether Candyman is on an album of Lukather or it belongs to Los Lobotomys. It was released under the Los Lobotomys name rather than Lukather’s, by Japanese and US. The release of Candyman was credited to Lukather alone by Europeans. It was sometimes introduced as “Steve Lukather and Los Lobotomys” and sometimes as just “Los Lobotomys by its touring band.

Steve Lukather Music Man

Lukather endorses Music Man guitars and has a signature model named “Luke” that incorporated his signature EMG pickup system. The guitar began out with only MusicMan specifications (including a Floyd Rose locking vibrato, later replaced with a vintage-style fulcrum bridge), but in the year 1998, the manufacturer made several customizations to the model to better fit Lukather’s playing style.

Also, Music Man produces a Ball Family Reserve Steve Lukather Model that features an alder body with a mahogany “tone block” inlaid under the pickups, capped with a figured maple top and transparent finish.

Steve Lukather Transition

Lukather announced the beginning of work on Transition in December 2011. The album was produced with songwriter and record producer C.J. Vanston and involved musicians Chad Smith, Gregg Bissonette, Leland Sklar, Steve Weingart, and others.

Throughout the year 2012, Lukather released notes and news of the album development through his web site. The title was announced on 12 October 2012. The album was released on 21 January 2013. Lukather collaborated with DiMarzio pickups on a new set of signature pickups called “Transition” in December 2012. He has been using these pickups in his Music-Man Luke 3 guitar.

Steve Lukather Africa

Ringo Starr announced in February 2012, that Lukather would be the guitarist in his All Starr Band for their summer tour. Lukather has been touring with that ensemble since that time, performing three Toto songs (“Hold the Line,” “Rosanna,” and “Africa”) nightly.

Steve Lukather Book

The Gospel According to Luke: In his new autobiography, The Gospel According to Luke, guitarist Lukather tells the story of how he and his high school friends became the most in-demand session players in L.A., and then went on to form Toto, a band that continues to defy the odds and has sold over 40 million albums.

Steve Lukather Discography

Steve Lukather Albums

• Transition 2013
• Candyman 1994
• All’s Well That Ends Well 2010
• Falling in Between Live 2007
• Toto 1978

• Ever Changing Times 2008
• Santamental 2003
• No Substitutions: Live in Osaka 2001
• Luke 1997
• Lukather 1989

• Live At North Sea Jazz Festival 2013
• Tales From the Bulge 1996
• Toto IV 1982
• Here at Last… Bee Gees… Live 1977
• Dune 1984

• Spirits Having Flown 1979
• Toto XIV 2015
• 40 Tours Around The Sun (Live) 2019
• Bee Gees’ 1st 1967
• Children of the World 1976

• Tambu 1995
• Break Like the Wind 1992
• This Is Spinal Tap 1984
• Cucumber Castle 1970
• Kingdom of Desire 1992

• Living Eyes 1981
• Falling in Between 2006
• St. Elmo’s Fire 1985
• Turn Back 1981 Hydra 1979
• The Seventh One 1988

• Tribute to the Bee Gees 2014
• Still Waters 1997
• This Is Where I Came In 2001
• Staying Alive 1983
• Size Isn’t Everything 1993

• The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs 1965
• Odessa 1969
• Melody 1971
• Fahrenheit 1986
• High Civilization 1991

• Isolation 1984
• Life in a Tin Can 1973
• A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants 1973

• Baked Potato Super Live! 1982
• Through the Looking Glass 2002
• Baywatch: Music From the Motion Picture 2017

Steve Lukather Songs

• Stayin’ Alive Saturday Night Fever · 1977
• Africa Toto IV · 1982
• How Deep Is Your Love Saturday Night Fever · 1977
• Hold The Line Toto · 1978

• Massachusetts Horizontal · 1968
• Night Fever Saturday Night Fever · 1977
• Too Much Heaven Spirits Having Flown · 1979
• To Love Somebody Bee Gees’ 1st · 1967

• You Should Be Dancing Children of the World · 1976
• Rosanna Toto IV · 1982
• I’ll Be over You Fahrenheit · 1986
• I Started a Joke One Night Only · 1998

• 99 Hydra · 1979
• More Than A Woman Saturday Night Fever · 1977
• You Win Again E.S.P. · 1987
• Don’t Forget To Remember Cucumber Castle · 1970

• I Won’t Hold You Back Toto IV · 1982
• Rest Your Love On Me. 1978
• Wish You Were Here One · 1989
• Stop Loving You The Seventh One · 1988

• Georgy Porgy Toto · 1978
• First of May Odessa · 1969
• Melody Fair Odessa · 1969
• Jive Talkin’ Main Course · 1975

• Tragedy Spirits Having Flown · 1979
• I Will Remember Tambu · 1995
• Nights on Broadway Main Course · 1975
• Alone Still Waters · 1997

• Run to Me To Whom It May Concern · 1972
• New York Mining Disaster 1941 Bee Gees’ 1st · 1967
• Heartbreaker One Night Only · 1998
• Islands in the Stream One Night Only · 1998

Frequently Asked Questions About Steve Lukather

Who is Steve Lukather?

Steve Lukather is a famous guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who was born in San Fernando Valley, California, the U.S as Steven Lee Lukather. Lukather is most famous for being the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto.

How old is Steve Lukather?

Lukather is an American national born on 21 October 1957 in San Fernando Valley, California, the U.S.

How tall is Steve Lukather?

Lukather stands at a height of 1.74 m.

Is Steve Lukather married?

Yes, he was married to Shawn Batten, the couple married in 2002 and divorced in 2010. The couple had two children together. Previously Lukather was married to Marie Currie in November 1981. The couple separated in 1990 and together they have two children.

How much is Steve Lukather worth?

Lukather has an approximate net worth of $90 million. This amount has been accrued from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.

Where does Steve Lukather live?

He is a resident of San Fernando Valley, California, U.S., we shall upload pictures of his house as soon as we have them.

Is Steve Lukather dead or alive?

Lukather is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of him being sick or having any health-related issues.

Where is Steve Lukather Now?

Guitarist: Lukather is still an active participant in the creative entertainment industry.

What kind of guitar does Steve Lukather play?

Electric guitar: Lukather plays primarily a signature electric guitar manufactured by Ernie Ball Music Man bearing his nickname, Luke.

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