Steve Lukather Plays 'Crossroads' with Sammy Hagar and Kenny Aronoff | Rock & Roll Road Trip
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2022
- The Toto founding member talks with Sammy Hagar about music and George Harrison before the two jam out with Kenny Aronoff to "Crossroads" by Cream.
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Steve is one of the most important musicians in history, very few know about. I feel he should have a movie made about his life.
For sure. Toto, in general, is one of the most important band in history. People always remember them for Africa but forget that they helped forge the success of Boz Scaggs, Steely Dan, Michael Jackson, etc. The list goes on.
Haha yeah! But who’s going to play him, Tom Cruise? 😂😂
Agreed! Also just a really cool, kind, FUNNY, charismatic dude.
Yeah, nobody knows who he is.
@@GigiUK that would certainly be a stunt.
Steve Lukather watched our trio play for 2 hours in a bar in St. John’s nl Canada, bought us beer and stayed around to tell us how much enjoyed our group. Loved our harmonies and complimented our playing
We couldnt believe it was happening such a down to earth, humble human being.
That was a really cool story about a really decent dude, who happens to be a super baddass. Respect.
Wow! I think I'd retire on that! I hope you somehow framed that moment. Everyone speaks well of him, no smoke without fire.
Just WOW!
He likes music. You played music. Its all good.
No way, im from NL. When was this? why was he here
Steve and Sammy are two living examples of 'if you maintain a positive attitude and treat everyone with respect, good things will happen to you." What a rock and roll life these two legends have had and are still going strong!
I've seen them both live this year, and they both are definitely still going strong. Two top notch people.
The "Red Rocker" interviewing "Luke" what could be better for a guitar player like me... I saw Sammy @ "The Texas Jam" 1980...that was so cool to see an up & coming star... warmed up for April Wine, Chris Cross (Sailing), Foreigner & a few more, then finally the Eagles, what a concert!
@@gearmeister *envy*
@@scottnagy3222 lol.. you would have hated being a foot away from Angus Young & Bon Scott when Scott carried Young on his shoulders as they traverse through the crowd, or being a stone's throw from Greg Allman at a different concert the same year.. or being front row to see Journey just before their big arena years
R u sure they treat people or treated with respect? not a life that is kind to artists.....
Steve Lukather is so talented, most people don’t realize how good he is as a guitar player, but also all the songs he has written for other musicians, truly amazing guy.
Steve is one of the greatest song writers, guitar player, session player, singer and all around musician to walk the planet. Also, what humble, down to earth person he is. He is the "Man".
@FryxUr yes he is THE man
Amen to that brother, Steve is the cream of the crop
agreed!
@FryxUri think he is a SuperMan..😉
agree that he has made great music, but surely not being humble -- I found him to be rather arrogant.
Toto are the reason I learned to play drums at 16. Still playing now at 47. Jeff Porcaro is to me one of the best drummers ever to have played
So sad Jeff Porcaro left us too early. He was a phenomenal teacher as well as player/innovator/composer.
Jeff could keep time with his fingernails on the bottom of a paper cup.
he is the best man love his energy and character on top of the absolute beast of a player
There`s more talent in that room than on an entire day of Pop radio .It totally makes sense to me that Steve wrote One in a Million Girl and Talk to You Later. Awesome rocking songs!
Yeah buddy The Tubes with Fee Waybul
Amen!
"She's a Beauty" is definitely one of the greatest songs of the 80's. Believe it or not, the other co-writer of that song was none other than super producer/musician David Foster. Very talented guy but he wasn't exactly known for doing sultry hard rock songs.
@@coolcat6303 yes that’s right. Foster had his hand in a lot of big hits and albums. There’s a documentary on him available. It’s interesting and entertaining.
And what was the third song he mentioned?
I have to add. I was at the NAMM show a few years back, and I asked Luke for a picture with him. I knew it was such an inconvenience, but he was so totally gracious, and he knew I was a fan, and he was so real, and so nice.
Thank you Luke!
Steve’s a cut above. He calls himself a ‘rock n’ roll’ guy, but his discography speaks for itself… rock, soul, jazz fusion, funk, pop.. he can do it all
Can we all take a second and give props to Kenny "f'ing" Aronoff!! Dude doesn't seem to get the recognition in the drum discussions that he has earned and deserves. The man is a beast in my opinion and should be at least considered for anyone's top drummers list. Not saying he is the best by no means, but he's right up there with the best of em!
Depends on how you define. Certainly not the most innovative or recognizable playing style but he's an absolute master at fitting into the pocket and the mix. The dude is basically a human drum mixer.
Sorry, but I never cared for his drumming. He does sound pretty good on this one though...
That guy has been everywhere. Solid. Heavy hitter. Much respect!
Check him out on that recent Satriani song, 1980. He's great.
Kenny is my man folks, no discussion bout that 😎🤘🏻
Wow, Sammy hasn't lost a step in his vocals. Great performance.
He started in and he sounded like he was 25 again.
Steve Lukather is the most underrated guitar player in music.
Bullshit.
Those in the know hold him in very high regard.
There isn't a guitar player on the planet who's worth his salt that doesn't know who Steve Lukather is. That's hardly "underrated".
Thats a big call...haha, I saw him put Vai and Satriani in his pocket one night
No, that dis-honor would go to Rik Emmett.
Steve's son Trevor playing bass is just so cool. Must be a proud dad. That first solo is just bloody cool.
Trev’s a helluva guitarist himself.
Toto only band I dropped VIP coin on, 3 times, and each time it was ALL about meeting Luke! He was always no rush and so very present and engaging. What a thrill and inspiration.
Did that too, but just once in AC. Meeting Luke and Paich was worth every penny! Saw the last show at The Met in Philly too, not VIP though.
Me and my buddies saw them in Vegas for the Mindfields tour with backstage passes as guests of Buddy Hyatt and it was an unforgettable experience. (my first and only time for any concert) The guys were just amazing and the concert was FIRE!!
@@danrobertson7095 I flew out from Vancouver, BC to see that Philly show. Lost it when Paich came out.
The most boring band I have ever seen
That was one of THE best versions of Crossroads I've ever heard! I would pay good money to hear that!
Toto is one of the best bands in history. They wrote some epic songs, ballads, and rock songs.
Steve is one of the all time greats giving so much music to us. It's hard to wrap your head around everything he's done.
Lukather and Toto should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In addition, he (they) played on over 5000 other artists albums at the highest level.
RnR HOF is a JOKE
HOW MANY worthy bands, artists NOT in and how many in that aren't worthy
I am just amazed at such a fantastic job that Sammy Hagar does for all the wonderful musicians putting them on the spotlight and rekindling their showmanship and god given talents! Keep up the marvelous work! You are such a joy to watch at work!
This series is so good - it's criminal it's not more known. 🤘 Thanks Sammy.
Fuck millinieals and everything being "criminal" and "underated". Evolve please
SAMMY IS THE BEST
WOW
Great interview, but damn, that jam ROCKED. Tremendous chemistry. How have Sammy and Lukather not recorded together?
Lukather sang backup vocals on a couple Van Halen albums fyi
new super group??? works for me
That jam was off the scale!
Just a few of the guitarists Sammy has recorded with: Ronnie Montrose, Neil Schon, EVH, Satch, Vic Johnson… dude can’t record with every badass guitar player on the planet. lol
@ LC: But MAN! Wouldn’t that be a great goal and album though?
Two guys that are absolutely at the top of my list of the always consistent greats. Sammy and Luke…WOW!
Come on, you KNOW everybody was listening to the MONTROSE album in '73, including Steve..LOL luv it. :)
Man, if you're ANY kind of fan of this cat, you'll luv his book..."The Gospel According to Luke". Such real, raw and hearty storytelling, escapades and disasters. He's got more connections and degrees of separation with players than you can shake a stick at. I call 'em "LukeLinks". Mind-blowing stuff, for real :)
Just finished it, great read, and now I have a bunch of music to look up and listen to! Seeing Toto in Toronto, March 12
That rendition of Crossroads is badass. Best thing I've heard come from Hagar's voice in a while... Sometimes a group of musicians just jell... I want to hear more from Lukather and Hagar
He's a great player and definitely a great song writer. I got the pleasure of catching the Toto and Journey tour this year in Columbus OH. Both were really great, but Toto stole the show. Bravo!
Hey! I was there too! Couldn't miss my original 2 influences to pickup the guitar in 1978!
Agreed! Toto was on another level beyond Journey!
Lukather = Legend 💯🎸🎤🎶♥️
This is a great one, Sammy, great jam too. Steve's guitar nearly caught fire.
Such a humble and great musician. Saw his solo act back in 2008 at a club called Durty Nellie's in palatine IL. He had a tour bus outside and I got to meet him after the show and just talked to us and answered questions right on the stage. Got to check out his rig on a small stage. Most musicians his caliber wouldn't play a club like that, let alone hang out after the jam. Great night. I think it was a Monday night too.
Blew my socks off. Love that fast tempo. That guitar and vocal was right on.
Luke is probably THE nicest guy EVER. I used to deliver his gear to the Steakhouse back in the day, and he was always next level kind to everyone. I remember him breaking a string on his new Luke model guitar at the Village on a Peter Gabriel session. He came out and handed it to me and said "I need this in one minute". Even in the highest pressure situation he was the best. Him and Michael Thompson, just absolutely world class. Congratulations on your sobriety, Luke. You look 10 years younger already. All the best to you!
#1 Steve is my favorite rocker, all time, then EVH. #2 Steve is also my number one-if I could hang out with a Rocker, he is so cool, down to earth, and seems so dude easy. I was extremely disappointed in Rolling Stone a few years ago leaving him off the top 100 players of all time. Still mad about that one. Legend.
Lukather is the most chill dude ever, I love his vibe. He can improv like no other and his sense of rhythm and melody is why he is ones of the session GOATS. Sammy, what a great interview.
Holy sh!t was that good! Steve was awesome and Sammy sounds great! The whole band was in the pocket.
Awesome , absolute legends ! Kenny one hell of a drummer !
Lovely to see Steve’s kid on bass, I believe he does sessions as well as being a touring guitarist… so the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
LOVE Turn Your Love Around. Also, went on an I Won't Hold You Back kick recently. Played the live video over and over.
Don't forget Trevor Lukather in that title.
Trevor is oddly barely noted.. but played great alongside those 2 🙂
Wow, the humility. Not only a virtuoso guitarist but a singer, songwriter, arranger. A track sheet second to none. One of his best friends was Jeff Porcaro - those two ruled the studio world.
Out of nowhere an allstar band appears. Nice.
I've always been a Toto fan, but as a classical pianist, I'm totally impressed and enamored with what Steve Lukather and his band mates have done. BRAVO!! 🎹🎶👏👏👏
I have been an avid fan of st. Luke from way back. Long before toto. Back to silk degrees days with bozz. Saw Luke live at the baked potato in 1980 with some friends (I think it was Jeff and Greg Mathieson ,I think. It was awhile ago,but it was great and LLLOOOUUUDD beings I was sitting almost in Luke's lap. It must have so cool to grow up in the LA area with all those great musicians and places like the BP and Dante's where you could hone your chops & your ear jamming with people like Robben,Larry,Jay,Captain fingers -the list goes on.There are many very talented players around the country that never have an opportunity purely cause they are born and raised in nowhere USA
What a blessing to live and hang out and grow up and go to school with cats like that in that area I'm jealous I guess. Anyway, I still watch my STAR LICKS vhs of Luke thru his split stereo mesa boogies and his favorite Valley Arts strat. The sound of that combination was unreal
Especially for back in 1985 I believe it was. Hope to meet up one of these days so he can atuograph my VHS tape for me.Luke, your a true pro in the studio or on the stage.Keep it up
One of the best renditions of Crossroads I've heard in a long time. Steve was awesome …. And Sammy? You can't keep him down! Well done. Great interview!
Check out Steve's version of "Bridge of Sighs" and "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" KILLER
To the best ever! Sammy is up there with the greatest singers of all time! His voice is as strong today as it was 30 years ago amazing!
Steve is such a talented guy. I play guitar, and I'm ashamed to say, for the longest time I never realized how good he is . Seems like a fun guy to interview as well.
Nobody plays better than Steve Lukather. He's so versatile and expressive. And he has a great voice, regardless of what he thinks. Always comes across as a great guy. Tremendous rendition of Crossroads.
Brought tears to my glass eye, makes you want to hear more from these cats
Kenny is a beast in this.
Lukather.
Nile Rodgers.
Prince.
I know there are others I can't think of off the top of my head, but the list of truly, truly prolific and diverse 20th century artists with such range in their body of work where you go, "oh crap - they were involved with that too?" is such an exclusive club.
When Steve blasted his leaf blowing neighbors with baddass guitar licks...classic!
What a great musician, guitar player, person is Steve. Love ya Sammy!!....🍁
It's rare to find a person with the same name. Also, my brother's name is Eric. I probably have you by a few years, I'm 69. Take it easy brother.
@@BUNKERJR53 Hey, Leif, I am going on 69, early November brotha!!.....🍁
Sammy nailing the vocals and wearing flip flops. That's the way you do it! Way to go, man!
Whenever I get into one of those "who's the greatest guitarist" type of discussions, Steve's name is one of the first to come out of my mouth. Just an excellent player all around.
Sammy can still sing! God bless him!
..and scream!
Pure talent.........I wont hold you back, and so many more.......pure talent,
OMG... this is an INCREDIBLE cover of Crossroads! Loved every single bar of it!
Everytime I watch one of the Red Rockers videos it like discovering something undiscovered
Luke is the perfect combo of swagger and humility. One of the greats.
I don’t know why you don’t have 2 million subscribers yet. Or 10. This is the best UA-cam on the planet.
Steve Lukather is an amazing musician and human being, he is such a genuine man. He could be interviewed forever and mesmerise you, For my money the best ever.
Awesome! Great interview. And the jam at the end with Steve's kid on bass was fantastic!
Steve is the rock master! What a great musician and songwriter with such a humble spirit. One of the best! Rock On!
Boy, did I just stumble across a gem of a video. Great interview, clever graphics and some great loud rock and roll!
I could listen to Lukather solo for hours. Such fresh approaches to blues.
Brilliant! Thank you Sammy for keeping the Rock flame alive! Steve, Kenny, Sammy in same room. Holy moley!! I'm so fired up right now!!
Always look forward to another video of yours Sammy! Thank you. This was truly awesome. Such talent!
Thank you for this - awesome, as expected!! 🙂
I realize everyone's here bcuz of Steve Lukather... but can we all just give Kenny Aronoff his flowers now?!!? Kenny's the session player's session player... he _is_ that dude
Definitely one of my all-time heroes! Great musician, writer, performer. Just awesome 🙂
It's astounding how many people don't understand how great Luke is. He's a monster.
That was badass. The interview and performance. Loved it.
What a pleasure to see real top musicians playing their hearts out, great interview too.
Wow! Great interview and performance! Steve,Sammy and Kenny. True talent and legends of music making!!! Sammy keep up the great sessions as you are doing an unbelievable job!!
Thanks a lot Sammy for sharing this interview with us! So, Steve was and still is the number 1 of my personal Top 10 list of guitarists of all time! I followed him and Toto since the late 70ies! I am thankful for all the music he and his band ToTo have composed! Love it! Cheers DimiZ
I literally love this gentleman and his history of musicianship. I'm glad I got the chance to see him and Toto at an intimate venue in my hometown last year. Great show. Great guy.
Steve is the man...so many great songs and great guitar feel and tone.
Steve is an amazing guitar player and obviously has been since very early on. I can remember playing “Hold the Line” when I first was learning electric guitar. I played that rhythm guitar hundreds of times and thought I had it down and I was about 16 years old. The lead though, well let’s just say I improvised! 😂
He seems like a very nice guy and definitely underrated. Good interview and probably one of the best versions of Crossroads I’ve heard. Everyone was really into it. That made the difference. Sammy’s voice was hitting those high notes effortlessly and Kenny, well that drummer is just so damn versatile it’s insane. Thanks for the video and wish them all great health and many years of making the best music that inspires and allows us to temporarily escape this crazy world!
Aronoff is so effing cool.
tops...
Him & Jeff Porcaro recorded hundreds of the hits that we all love
@@j2388 Definitely… another great drummer and an incredible songwriter as well.
Just two of my most favorite musicians for the last 35 years - love it!
Luke is THE MAN! I love when I hear interviews with him and they’re picking his brain about his career. The stories this dude has. The people he’s jammed with. The people he’s recorded with. The songs. My God! The songs he has written and co-written. The funny stories. His stories and the love he had for his brother from another mother, Edward Van Halen. Luke is one of those guys you want to be around and be friends with. The fact that he has survived what has taken so many great musicians down is incredible. Yeah….to be able to hang with Steve Lukather for a day is on my bucket list. And at my age and what life is handing me, the time to empty my bucket is getting shorter and shorter.
Killing it with Crossroads.
I think I could listen to those two talk all day. Specially the stuff the would talk about when there are no camera's..
What an epic interview and jam at the end!
Both of these legends have still got it! Wow! Great interview and what an epic live performance!
That dude is a wicked guitarist!
... And he can write songs
and sing! 😁
Absolutely loved this! Steve is fantastic.
Steve will always be one of my all time favorite guitar player and musician. I spent a lot of my time since high school until now, listening and enjoying Steve's playing in Toto and other artist' albums. Learned a lot about him and his work in this interview too. A salute to you Sammy Hagar, for interviewing Steve and a lot of other artist! 👍
Sammy plays a mean air guitar, lol! Seriously, he's one of my all time favorites, still putting out great music & live concerts... AT 75 YEARS OLD!!!!
You're kidding, right? 75? Is that real? I'm stunned.
one after the other.............love ya Sammy, all of this is music history,present and future
So cool! Great interview!
Wow!!! That was really entertaining. Sammy did such a great job of interviewing. What a great skill to have.
Steve Lukather, along with many founding members of Toto, is the best musician that somehow a bit underrated
Luke and the late Tommy Tedesco are the most recorded guitar players of all time. That should pretty much tell you everything you need to know.
Luke = LEGEND!
2 iconic legends together! So good ! Heroes of mine !!😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing this video! Interview so interesting! I always will be a fan of Beatles also! So fun to listen to y’all talk of the Beatles! Cross roads song I have always loved! Awesome song with super guitar playing!👏💯🌟❤️👋
Sammy sounding damn good on those vocals. And Steve….what can you say? The man knows his guitar. 🤙🏼 🔥
THAT was Luke using the Force! Any other player would have been like “nah… it’s a tv/internet spot… I’ll play the chords and the changes and noodle a bit…”. Luke does what? He opens an entire case of Whoop-a$$ and slays! Love that guy!
Looove this. Great interview!
Steve is so frickin cool. I've only recently discovered his work but, the man is incredible. Toto is incredible. I wish I'd found him at the beginning of my guitar journey.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE both of these dudes!!! Maybe the hottest version of Crossroads ever!!!
Steve is such a great musician. I got to see Toto in May and he was unbelievable. Love the solo on “I Won’t Hold You Back”
The interview was so cool, I forgot about the performance coming! Steve is really down to earth, I fell, and a helluva guitarist
Wonderful to see you guys jamming this tune 👍
Awesome jam. I must add that it's great to see Steve playing the very guitar that he endorses with EBMM