American drummer: Born: 12 March 1938, Dallas, Texas, United States, Died: 16 October 2021
Ron Tutt was part ofElvis Presley's "TCB" touring band (1969-1977) and 18 years asNeil Diamond's drummer (1981-2018). He performed and/or recorded withGlen Campbell,Johnny Cash,Kenny Rogers,The Flying Burrito Bros,Los Lobos,Elvis Costello,Jerry Garcia,Billy Joel,Stevie Nicks andMichael McDonald, among many others. Tutt didn't actually begin playing his signature instrument until his final year of high school learning ukulele, guitar, violin and trumpet before the drum kit.