Steve Lukather of Toto on Close Encounters With the Beatles and That Leaf Blower Incident
Ringo Starr announced on June 10, 2022 that two of his All Starr Band members, Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather, had contracted Covid, forcing the group to reschedule the remaining 12 dates of his current tour. The dates will be added to the band’s September tour.
Steve Lukather is the guitarist extraordinaire of Toto, best known for the Top 5 hits “Hold the Line,” “Rosanna,” and “Africa.” Toto had stopped touring during the Covid lockdown of 2020 but Lukather made good use of his time. Lukather released his latest solo album, I Found the Sun Again, on February 26, 2021. The tracks feature Lukather’s trademark guitar solos, which sound live because, he says, “All that stuff you’re hearing is being played live. No sequences, there’s no click tracks.”
Lukather is also a renowned session player and here he’s assisted by some of the best: keyboardist Jeff Babko, drummer Gregg Bissonette and bassist John Pierce. Toto keyboardist David Paich and singer Joseph Williams are also on board. Like Lukather, Williams is on The Players Club/Mascot label, which released his solo album Denizen Tenant on the same day.
I Found the Sun Again features five originals, including “Serpent Soul” and “Run to Me,” written for Ringo Starr’s 80th birthday. A member of the…
