Brett Tuggle
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| Born | September 23, 1951 Denver, Colorado,U.S. |
| Died | June 19, 2022(aged 70) |
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| Years active | 1979–2022 |
Brett Tuggle(September 23, 1951 – June 19, 2022)[1]was an American musician who is best known for his keyboard playing withFleetwood Macand theDavid Lee Rothband.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]As a child, he studied classical piano and learned guitar and organ in his birthplace ofDenver,Colorado.As a teenager, he played in local Denver bands, including "The Dimensions," "U.S. Male" and "Phaedra." When he left home, he played in touring bands in Texas, where he learned a range oftraditional musicstyles. He then returned to Colorado where he launched the band Head First. In 1979, record producer Keith Olsen invited Tuggle to go to Los Angeles to meet an artist who needed a keyboard player.[2]
Performing
[edit]In Los Angeles, Tuggle made numerous professional contacts withbandleaders,which helped to start his touring career. He was the keyboardist forJohn Kay & Steppenwolf,before meetingRick Springfieldand joining his band in early 1982. He also played keyboards withDavid Lee Rothin Roth's post-Van Halencareer 1986–1994 and briefly returned in 1997. In 1988, Tuggle co-wrote the top 10 hit single "Just Like Paradise"with Roth.[3]In 1992, Tuggle was invited byMick Fleetwoodto be a member of the band The Zoo. Tuggle also toured withSteve Lukatherfrom Toto. Tuggle played withChris IsaakandWhitesnake.[2]
While Tuggle was known for his onstage keyboard playing forFleetwood Mac,he was best known for his performing and songwriting as keyboard player for Roth on the 1986/1987Eat 'Em and Smiletour, the 1988Skyscrapertour, the 1991A Little Ain't Enoughtour where he also has several co-writes on that album, and up to the 1994Your Filthy Little Mouthtour. He continued to perform on various occasions with Roth until some point in 1996/1997. Tuggle also played keyboards, guitars and sang backing vocals forFleetwood Macon their live recordingThe Dancein May 1997 and the ensuing tour through the fall of 1997.
Scoutingmagazine's review of Roth's albumSkyscraper,praised Tuggle's co-writing work on what it called the "best tunes" on the album. The review calls Tuggle and Roth's co-written song "Just Like Paradise""...sexy, sassy, and memorable "and states that Tuggle's keyboard playing"...give[s] the music an extra dimension and make[s] "Paradise" the bounciest cut Roth's been involved in since "Jump". "[4]Rick Springfield's bookLate, Late at Nightstates that with his touring band, "Tim on guitar, Mike Siefret on bass, Brett Tuggle on keyboards", Springfield formed a "special camaraderie" with Tuggle on the road due to their shared interest in "illicit sex" with women.[5]
Death
[edit]Brett Tuggle died on June 19, 2022, of complications related to cancer. He was 70 years old.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Greene, Andy (June 20, 2022)."Brett Tuggle, Fleetwood Mac and David Lee Roth Band Keyboardist, Dead at 70".Rolling Stone.RetrievedJune 20,2022.
- ^ab"Brett Tuggle: Yamaha Artists".Yamaha.com.RetrievedNovember 5,2017.
- ^Greene, Andy (October 15, 2020)."Veteran Sideman Brett Tuggle on His Years With Fleetwood Mac, David Lee Roth, and More".Rolling Stone.RetrievedOctober 16,2020.
- ^Scouting. May 1988, ISSN 0036-9500. Published by Boy Scouts of America, Inc. p. E 11
- ^Springfield, Rick.Late, Late at Night.Simon and Schuster, 2010
- ^"Brett Tuggle, Fleetwood Mac and David Lee Roth Band Keyboardist, Dead at 70".Rolling Stone.June 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Brett Tugglediscography atDiscogs
- Brett TuggleatIMDb
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- 1951 births
- 2022 deaths
- Musicians from Denver
- American heavy metal keyboardists
- American heavy metal guitarists
- Songwriters from Colorado
- Singers from Colorado
- American male singers
- 20th-century American musicians
- 20th-century Canadian male musicians
- 21st-century American keyboardists
- 21st-century American musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians
- Steppenwolf (band) members
- 20th-century American keyboardists
- Deaths from cancer in the United States
- The David Lee Roth Band members