Ronald tutt

RT: Oh yeah, very much. We had a day off and did the typical tourist thing. Ronald tutt went to the Odeon complex. It's just nice to take a break from the concert.

Born in Dallas , Texas , United States, Tutt was a native Texan and was involved with music and performing arts for most of his childhood. In an early gig, he appeared on the same bill as a then little-known Elvis Presley. Tutt didn't think much of him, as his girlfriend spent the evening making eyes at him. Tutt recounted this story to Presley years later when he was working for him, which Presley found hilarious. He flew in with his drum kit, which he set up in the recording studio, though while he was waiting to be called, another drummer walked in and began playing his kit.

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He said, 'we really need to go to LA to get the studio position well known.

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Ronnie Tutt, the drummer who backed Elvis Presley from until his death eight years later, has died aged Elvis Presley Enterprises broke the news on its website on Saturday, saying it was "deeply saddened". In a interview with an Elvis fan club in Australia , Tutt admitted that he was "never really a big fan" of the star until he met him at an audition for that tour. Visually, our eyes were constantly watching each other. On occasion in between songs, Presley would jokingly mimic karate moves on stage in time with Tutt's drumming.

Ronald tutt

He was Ron was a power drummer who also played with finesse. His timing was impeccable and he played his drum parts to the lyrics, as well as the music in any song he played on. His live performances with Elvis Presley were legendary. He will be greatly missed. Tutt's daughter, Terie Tutt, on Sunday announced her father's death. His wife, Donna, told TMZ.

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ET: Neil Diamond stays on stage for two hours? Tutt recounted this story to Presley years later when he was working for him, which Presley found hilarious. We where using a small dicta-tape recorder with tapes that lasted only 15 minutes, and we had to continually change tapes. ET: What he explained, there wasn't any rehearsals going on, he just came in, he's given what to play by somebody, he appears on stage, Elvis comes from his dressing room, does the show, Introduces Bobby and gives him his turn in the spotlight, then Elvis leaves. Is Elvis The Concert coming back to Europe? Then he'd started wearing Western clothes and everybody wore Western clothes, then it would be one thing and then it would be something else. RT: Oh yes. I'd look around on stage and after something Suspicious Minds or something where he was working really hard and sweating, I'd look around and there'd be all this black dye pouring down his eyes, you know. We hope you find this interview as interesting as we did. Germany United States. It's just nice to take a break from the concert. He's a great talent, I wish we could work together more.

Tutt played with the JGB until late Presley and Garcia are rarely associated with one another at least without the aid of mind-expanding substances but in a interview with Rolling Stone , Tutt looked back on his two big bosses. But with Jerry we never talked about it, but I just knew my role with that band, no matter what configuration it was, was to help keep it together.

So going to college was basically going for an education than to study music seriously. American drummer — Unless there was a specific show or tour or whatever. It would be Elvis [Costello] with the TCB band that would be great, he's one of my favourite singers, without a doubt, such a powerful voice. Wikimedia Commons. Elvis was not in the best of health. That was the main difference, of course we always had second shows in Vegas that where just seating, no food, just drinks and that was more like a concert. We went to the Odeon complex. Retrieved October 17, Is Elvis The Concert coming back to Europe? RT: It was kidney shaped. RT: Well I don't know who auditioned, I've never gone around and researched who were the drummers who auditioned. I finally became so busy, so involved doing gigs that I didn't have time to go to school anymore. That must have caused a real problem with both eye contact and knowing exactly what Elvis was doing?