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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Nothing was planned. It was all a first take.” The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Louie Shelton and the founding members of Toto didn’t think the song had “a chance in hell” of succeeding. A DJ proved them wrong  ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe Matera ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WN9yD4RC3QcRWxYSeY7xCE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;strong&gt;Boz Scaggs autographs a copy of &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Children of the Future&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;,  the Steve Miller Band debut album on which he appeared as a member, in Atlanta, Georgia, April 20, 1976. Scaggs was making an in-store appearance at Peaches Records on behalf of his hit album &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Silk Degrees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;. &lt;/strong&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Singer-guitarist Boz Scaggs autographs &quot;Children of The Future&quot;,  the first Steve Miller Band album (which he appeared on as a former band member) at an instore appearance at Peaches Records on April 20, 1976  in Atlanta, Georgia. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I’ve got something special to do tonight”: Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's white Strat   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Toto guitarist revealed that Beck's camp has offered a number of other guitar heroes – including Billy Gibbons and John Mayer – a chance to use the Strat onstage as part of an ongoing tribute to the late guitar hero ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:18:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitars]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jackson.maxwell@futurenet.com (Jackson Maxwell) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jackson Maxwell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ybpXoRgRFtKJRbo6LVFBMD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Steve Lukather plays Jeff Beck&#039;s white Strat onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 1, 2024]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve Lukather plays Jeff Beck&#039;s white Strat onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 1, 2024]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "I Once Did a Solo on a David Crosby Record Without Ever Hearing the Song": Steve Lukather Reveals His Most Shocking Studio Sessions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "He said, 'You bastard! You never even heard the song!'" recalls Luke in this hilarious interview ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Blackett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WPyVrGs3u4NnMtu69sHDF7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I See It as a Bridge Between My Solo Music and Toto Music”: Check out Steve Lukather’s New “Someone” Visualizer From His Forthcoming Album, ‘Bridges’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Toto will never record another studio album," says Luke ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2023 10:18:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Albums, Singles &amp; New Releases]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Brakes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KvnamNnakExXErjSHvKm7Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “My Goal Was Simply Longevity – to Have a Long Career – Not to Become Famous”:  Steve Lukather Looks Back on His Extraordinary Life as a Guitarist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Toto and Boz Scaggs to Michael Jackson and Ringo Starr, it’s hard to name a guitarist who has landed more dream gigs than Luke ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Apr 2023 15:08:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jude Gold ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TV8VqdjDjN7q87v6dGdPx7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[ Steve Lukather from TOTO onstage at the Over Oslo Festival on June 20, 2019 in Oslo, Norway. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ Steve Lukather from TOTO onstage at the Over Oslo Festival on June 20, 2019 in Oslo, Norway. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “People Don't Buy a Guitar Solo. They Buy a Song”: Steve Lukather Talks Soloing, Songwriting and Success ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As ‘Toto IV’ hits 40 this year, we take a rummage through the vaults to bring you some classic Luke snippets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:19:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:36:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jas Obrecht ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MhzpHEZGiikEjAnHTD2sMZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Steve Lukather Shred The Beatles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Luke lets rip on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” with Toto. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:06:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Brakes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zpoFGUAg9XoDjRADEsqMXR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ringo Starr’s New EP 'Change the World' Now Available to Pre-Order ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Beatles legend has teamed up with a host of other artists including guitarists Joe Walsh and Steve Lukather. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2021 13:48:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Brakes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P82fLekLjKEv8K9vTFwYkk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ringo Starr and Joe Walsh at Starr&#039;s 81st birthday celebration this year]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Joe Walsh and Ringo Starr attend Ringo Starr&#039;s Peace &amp; Love Birthday on July 07, 2021 in Beverly Hills, California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Steve Lukather's 12-Tone Secrets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn how Luke puts chromatic phrasing to impeccable use in his licks and solos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:14:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Lessons]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Brewster ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/atX7647HGRNPTmnTASL7vK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Steve Lukather Talks His New Solo Album, Reforming Toto and Going Viral at Age 63 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I'm not trying to be the biggest, best at anything anymore,” Luke says, “I just want to have a good time and have a few laughs.” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 16:19:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 19:02:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Bienstock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a6s8hVXaznRgfHnfsBDyEc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Steve Lukather has released a new solo album, &#039;I Found the Sun Again&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve Lukather has released a new solo album, &#039;I Found the Sun Again&#039;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Neighbors Making Too Much Noise? Get Your Revenge, Steve Lukather-Style ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fed up with the 7 a.m rounds of his neighbors' gardeners, the Toto guitarist decided to unleash some early-morning noise of his own. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:56:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jackson Maxwell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ngFv8LVWMJPr44pkNFuSFd-1280-80.jpg">
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