The Santa Ana winds were howling, so typical of San Bernardino in November. Tutt stayed with The King until the end of his life in 1977, and can be heard on the spectacular As Recorded at Madison Square Garden album from 1972 and Aloha from Hawaii Via Satellite from 1973.Home | Graceland | Elvis News | Elvis Biography | Elvis InterviewsĮlvis Presley | San Bernardino | November 12, 1972Įlvis boarding his chartered jet in Oakland, CA on his way to San Bernardino, CA on November 12, 1972.Ī look back at Elvis' 1972 concert at swing auditorium in San Bernardino. Album collectors first heard him driving the King’s rhythm section on the Elvis in Person at the International Hotel live half of the double album From Memphis to Vegas / From Vegas to Memphis, released in October 1969. Tutt, usually called Ronnie, joined Elvis’s group after his successful 1968 “comeback special,” taking the seat vacated by Presley’s longtime drummer D.J. As a well-regarded session player, he can also be heard on records by The Carpenters, Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons, Neil Diamond, Elvis Costello, and hits by Billy Joel like “Piano Man.” Tutt was 83 years old. In addition to his work with Presley, he recorded and toured with the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia for years on numerous side projects. ![]() Ron Tutt, the Dallas-born drummer best known for touring with Elvis Presley from 1969 to 1977 as part of the TCB (Taking Care of Business) Band, has died according to a statement on the official Graceland website.
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