Engineering · Production

George Tutko

real name George Jake Tutko

George Tutko is credited on 1,380 releases across 173 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1973–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,380

Credits

173

Albums

6

Decades active

801

In collections

Biography

American audio engineer and producer. Born August 7, 1953 in Streator, Illinois, USA, died March 8, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Played drums, percussion & marimba on the 1973 album of Thunderpussy
Started his career at Cherokee Studios. He worked at various studios in Los Angeles with some or the biggest pop and rock acts of the 1970s and 1980s including Rod Stewart, Duran Duran, John Cougar Mellencamp, Bob Dylan, Lita Ford and Kiss. Moved to in Nashville in the mid-1990s where he worked for the rest of his life.

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Credited work

1,380 releases · 173 albums · active 1973–2024

  • Engineering · 1,497
  • Production · 430
  • Performance · 33
  • Mastering · 10
  • Other credits · 2

Studios: Cherokee Studios · Delta Recording Studios · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · Criteria Recording Studios

Discography

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