Steve Lukather

American musician (born 1957)
Person human Q318483
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Summary

Steve Lukather was born on October 21, 1957[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], banjoist[5], record producer[6], and songwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,821 views/month, #4,171 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Occupation: singer-songwriter[10], jazz musician[11], mandolinist[12], session musician[13], music arranger[14]
  • Educated at: Grant High School[15]
  • Member of: Toto[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Genre: pop rock[18], rock music[19]
  • Record label: Columbia Records[20], Mascot Records[21]
  • Discography: Steve Lukather discography[22]
  • Commons category: Steve Lukather[23]
  • Family name: Lukather[24]
  • Given name: Steve[25]
  • Official website: http://www.stevelukather.com[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Steve Lukather[27]
  • Commons gallery: Steve Lukather[28]
  • Instrument: guitar[29], voice[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[31]
  • Start of work period: 1975[32]
  • Copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[33]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[34]

  • Country: US[35]

  • Began / founded: 1957-10-21[36]

  • Genre(s): jazz, jazz fusion, neo-progressive rock, pop rock, rock[37]

  • Community tags: american, jazz, jazz fusion, neo-progressive rock, pop rock, rock, session[38]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bd268536-b428-4e8f-b358-77b0622b62ff[39]

Why It Matters

Steve Lukather has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Steve Lukather born?

Steve Lukather was born in Los Angeles[2].

What did Steve Lukather do for work?

Steve Lukather worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], banjoist[5], record producer[6], and songwriter[7].

Where did Steve Lukather go to school?

Steve Lukather was educated at Grant High School[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Grant High School
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → pop rock, rock music
    Member of → —
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