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Ronnie Tutt spent 10 years playing for Elvis Presley.
In fact, he
still plays with the King as part of the
"virtual Elvis" tour along
with his former bandmates and
audio/visual representations of Mr.
Presley.
Ron either performed and/or recorded with them all
from
country greats Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash and
Kenny Rogers to
rock-n-rollers Los Lobos, Elvis Costello and Jerry Garcia
to pop
stars Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks and Michael McDonald,
among many
others.
A native-born Texan, there was never a question that entertaining
was Ron's calling.
From the early age of three, Ron was
enrolled in
both voice and tap dance classes.
By the third grade he
was playing violin with the school orchestra,
and at ten won first
prize in a Dallas ukelele contest.
At 11 he danced on the first
program broadcast live on television in Dallas.
It wasn't until the
summer of his senior year in high
school that Ron gave up the
trumpet and began playing drums, not surprisingly
he excelled and
it became his passion.
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On working with such legendary singers,
Ron
comments, "If I had to narrow it down,
the two greatest music
influences on my life would be Elvis Presley
and Neil Diamond.
Elvis
for the flashy, explosive, slightly out of control,
style of playing
that he brought out in me that mirrored his
performance and
personality.
Neil has influenced me to be a disciplined team player.
He leaves little to chance.
He makes sure we are all well-rehearsed
and fundamentally prepared. We know we are going to win every time
we go on stage
just like a great sports team,
and that's a great
feeling!"
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