Len Tuckey
Len Tuckey | |
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Also known as | "Strucky" |
Born | 15 December 1945 Aberdeen |
Genres | Rock, hard rock, folk rock, country rock, new wave |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Lead guitar, guitar synthesizer, slide guitar |
Years active | 1960s–present |
Richard Leonard 'Len' Tuckey is a Scottish musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Tuckey was the guitarist for The Chasers and The Riot Squad before joining the Nashville Teens,[1] and came to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead guitarist for Suzi Quatro. He is credited as the co-writer of many of Quatro's songs, including hits such as "Mama's Boy".
Musical career
In the 1960s Tuckey was a member of the bands The Chasers and The Riot Squad. In 1968 he joined the Nashville Teens, and in 1972 he became a member of Suzi Quatro's backing band and came to worldwide prominence. After leaving Quatro's band he formed blues-rock band "Legend" with Bill Legend of T. Rex and for a while managed a version of Slade featuring original members Dave Hill and Don Powell.[citation needed]
Personal life
In 1976, Tuckey married Suzi Quatro. They had two children together (Laura in 1982 and Richard Leonard in 1984) and divorced in 1992.[2]
References
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- Suzi Quatro
- Quatro
- Your Mamma Won't Like Me
- Aggro-Phobia
- If You Knew Suzi...
- Suzi ... and Other Four Letter Words
- Rock Hard
- Main Attraction
- Annie Get Your Gun – 1986 London Cast
- Oh, Suzi Q.
- What Goes Around – Greatest & Latest
- Unreleased Emotion
- Free the Butterfly
- Back to the Drive
- In the Spotlight
- Quatro, Scott & Powell (with Andy Scott and Don Powell)
- No Control
- The Devil in Me
- Face to Face
- "Rolling Stone"
- "Can the Can"
- "48 Crash"
- "Daytona Demon"
- "All Shook Up"
- "Devil Gate Drive"
- "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"
- "If You Can't Give Me Love"
- "Stumblin' In"
- "Glad All Over"
- "Heart of Stone"
- "Tonight I Could Fall in Love"
- "I Got Lost in His Arms"
- Discography
- Rockin' with Suzi Q
- The Pleasure Seekers
- Sherilyn Fenn