Steven Lee 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 from its founding in 1976 to the present day. A prolific
session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger and producer. Most 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 eight solo albums, the latest of which,
I Found the Sun Again, was released in February 2021.