Born on this day in 1957, Steven Lee Lukather, the American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of Toto, turns 66. A prolific session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums. Most notably, Lukather played guitar on Boz Scaggs' albums Down Two Then Left and Middle Man, and was a prominent contributor to several studio albums by Michael Jackson, including Thriller.
In his honor, check out Steve telling the funny story of recording "Beat It" (above) and showing off some cool guitar licks (below).