Posted: 19:47, 20 June 2022 | Updated: 20:43, 20 June 2022
Renowned keyboardist Brett Tuggle has died at the age of 70 after battling cancer. He had toured with Fleetwood Mac for 20 years and was one of the founding members of The David Lee Roth Band. Tuggle also helped Roth write the 1988 lead solo song Just Like Paradise. Brett has worked with a wide range of artists, including Rick Springfield, Jimmy Page, John Kay and Steppenwolf, Styx’s Tommy Shaw and Mitch Ryder throughout his 50-year career. “Our sweet Brett Tuggle arrived home tonight,” friend Springfield wrote on Twitter as he shared a photo with the musician. “God bless his beautiful spirit.” He left very early: Renowned keyboardist Brett Tuggle died at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. Appeared in 2019 Tribute: “Our sweet Brett Tuggle arrived home tonight,” friend Springfield wrote on Twitter as he shared a photo with the musician. “God bless his beautiful spirit” Brett was survived by daughter Michelle and son Matt. They shared with Rolling Stone that his family was “with him throughout his illness.” Matt added that he had a “wonderful” father, adding, “He gave me music in my life.” The star was born in Denver, Colorado and at a young age learned to play the piano and then the guitar. He gave small concerts in Denver before working in Texas. Legendary: He toured with Fleetwood Mac for 20 years and was one of the founding members of The David Lee Roth Band. Tuggle also helped Roth write the 1988 hit song Just Like Paradise. Appeared in 2019 The lead: His collaboration with Fleetwood Mac lasted until 2018 when he was asked to leave the band. Singer Nicks appeared on June 19 in Tennessee Drama: There were rumors that Nick wanted him out because he was too close to the former Buckingham with whom he had an affair Not after 20 years: “In the end, I think Stevie thought I was more at Lindsey Camp,” he said after leaving the band. (LR) John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac in 1975 In 1970 he toured with Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels. And in 1971 the star played guitar on the Detroit album. He started working more with Springfield in the 1980s when Jessie’s Girl’s hit song took off. In the late 1980s he worked on Roth Skyscraper’s second album and his greatest success as a solo artist, Just Like Paradise. In the 1990s he collaborated with Jimmy Page and David Coverdale on their album. He seemed to find his most enduring musical bond in 1997 when he began collaborating with Fleetwood Mac band members Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks. Busy musician: Take to the stage during the charitable Music Strong concert at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza 2019 in Thousand Oaks, California He took over the keys to McVie when he left the band in 1998. They visited together again the old classic Dreams, Gypsy and Go Your Own Way of the band when they were on tour. His collaboration with Fleetwood Mac lasted until 2018 when he was asked to leave the band. There was talk that Nick wanted him out because he was too close to the former Buckingham man he was dating. “In the end, I think Stevie thought I was more at Lindsey Camp,” he shared with Rolling Stone after he left the band. “But I tried to be Switzerland according to all the principles of Mac. “I felt that this was my job.” He also said: “I care about all of them. “It’s all a big part of my life.” A favorite rock: from left, Waddy Wachtel, Brett and Rick Rosas behind the scenes of The Joint in Los Angeles in 2006
