American drummer: Born: 12 March 1938, Dallas, Texas, United States, Died: 16 October 2021
Ron Tutt was part of Elvis Presley’s TCB touring band (1969-1977) and 18 years as Neil Diamond’s drummer (1981-2018). He performed and/or recorded with Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, The Flying Burrito Bros, Los Lobos, Elvis Costello, Jerry Garcia, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks and Michael 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.